2008 Chinese Grand Prix: Hamilton tops both Free Practice Sessions
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets both in the first and the second free practice session for the 2008 Chinese Grand Prix. The Briton clocked a 1:35.630 in Practice 1 and a 1:35.750 in Practice 2. Championship contender Felipe Massa, was able to come up second in Practice 1 with a best time of 1:36.020, 0.390 seconds slower than Hamilton, but had to settle with the 6th time in Practice 2 following yet another good performance from the two Renaults: Fernando Alonso second (1:36.024) and Nelsinho Piquet third (1:36.094). BMW’s Robert Kubica, third in the Drivers’ Championship standings, ended 5th in Practice 1 (1:36.507) but failed to improve in Practice 2 finishing 12th (1:36.775).
2008 Japanese Grand Prix, 1st Free Practice Session Results:
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
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1 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.630 | 23 | |
2 | 2 | 1Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.020 | 0.390 | 24 |
3 | 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:36.052 | 0.422 | 23 |
4 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.103 | 0.473 | 21 |
5 | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36.507 | 0.877 | 25 |
6 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:36.661 | 1.031 | 25 |
7 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:37.040 | 1.410 | 23 |
8 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:37.070 | 1.440 | 32 |
9 | 6 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:37.180 | 1.550 | 30 |
10 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | STR-Ferrari | 1:37.278 | 1.648 | 25 |
11 | 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:37.491 | 1.861 | 26 |
12 | 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:37.619 | 1.989 | 25 |
13 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:37.630 | 2.000 | 23 |
14 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:37.638 | 2.008 | 22 |
15 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:37.638 | 2.008 | 26 |
16 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:37.664 | 2.034 | 29 |
17 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:37.827 | 2.197 | 28 |
18 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:38.219 | 2.589 | 24 |
19 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:38.285 | 2.655 | 25 |
20 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:38.479 | 2.849 | 26 |
2008 Japanese Grand Prix, 2nd Free Practice Session Results:
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
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1 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.750 | 33 | |
2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:36.024 | 0.274 | 36 |
3 | 6 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:36.094 | 0.344 | 38 |
4 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.159 | 0.409 | 32 |
5 | 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:36.375 | 0.625 | 38 |
6 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.480 | 0.730 | 31 |
7 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:36.529 | 0.779 | 32 |
8 | 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:36.542 | 0.792 | 34 |
9 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:36.553 | 0.803 | 38 |
10 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:36.556 | 0.806 | 33 |
11 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:36.615 | 0.865 | 33 |
12 | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36.775 | 1.025 | 37 |
13 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.797 | 1.047 | 33 |
14 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:36.808 | 1.058 | 36 |
15 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | STR-Ferrari | 1:36.925 | 1.175 | 38 |
16 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:36.975 | 1.225 | 31 |
17 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:37.473 | 1.723 | 38 |
18 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:37.617 | 1.867 | 33 |
19 | 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:37.800 | 2.050 | 37 |
20 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:37.904 | 2.154 | 36 |