2008 Chinese Grand Prix: Hamilton tops both Free Practice Sessions 

Written by David on October 17th, 2008 at 10:25 amLast Update: October 17th, 2008 at 10:25 am

Lewis HamiltonMcLaren’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
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
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

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