2008 Belgian GP, 1st free practice: Felipe Massa fastest
During the first free practice for Sunday’s Belgium Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Felipe Massa has climbed on top of the timesheets with the fastest lap time. The Brazilian clocked a 1:47.284, 0.33 seconds faster than his teammate’s Kimi Raikkonen best lap (1:47.623). Third time for McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:47.878) ahead of Heikki Kovalainen (1:47.932) and Fernando Alonso (1:48.104). The Spaniard was followed by Mark Webber (1:48.428), Toro Rosso duo with Sebastien Bourdais (1:48.557) ahead of team mate Sebastian Vettel (1:48.958) and Toyota’s Timo Glock (1:48.997).
2008 Belgian GP, 1st Free Practice Session Results:
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
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1 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:47.284 | 26 | |
2 | 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:47.623 | 0.339 | 26 |
3 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.878 | 0.594 | 27 |
4 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.932 | 0.648 | 24 |
5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:48.104 | 0.820 | 26 |
6 | 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:48.428 | 1.144 | 29 |
7 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:48.557 | 1.273 | 31 |
8 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | STR-Ferrari | 1:48.958 | 1.674 | 24 |
9 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:48.997 | 1.713 | 26 |
10 | 6 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:49.068 | 1.784 | 25 |
11 | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:49.139 | 1.855 | 25 |
12 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:49.185 | 1.901 | 26 |
13 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:49.611 | 2.327 | 30 |
14 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:49.625 | 2.341 | 14 |
15 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:49.849 | 2.565 | 18 |
16 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:49.986 | 2.702 | 27 |
17 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:50.117 | 2.833 | 19 |
18 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:50.125 | 2.841 | 30 |
19 | 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:50.464 | 3.180 | 25 |
20 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:50.905 | 3.621 | 25 |