2008 European GP (Valencia), 1st free practice: Vettel fastest
The 1st free practice session for the inaugural European Grand Prix at the new Valencia street circuit in Spain has ended with Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel on top of the timesheets. The young German set a best time of 1:40.496 preceding by a tenth of a second Ferrari’s Felipe Massa (1:40.654). The Brazilian was followed by McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:40.822), Sebastien Bourdais (1:41.099) and Heikki Kovalainen (1:41.163) rounding up the top five.
BMW’s Robert Kubica finished sixth (1:41.281) quickly followed by Kimi Raikkonen (1:41.317), Kazuki Nakajima (1:41.329) and Fernando Alonso (1:41.385).
The drivers will be back on track in about two hours for the 2nd free practice.
2008 European GP (Valencia), 1st Free Practice Session Results:
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
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1 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | STR-Ferrari | 1:40.496 | 29 | |
2 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:40.654 | 0.158 | 27 |
3 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.822 | 0.326 | 21 |
4 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:41.099 | 0.603 | 31 |
5 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:41.163 | 0.667 | 23 |
6 | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:41.281 | 0.785 | 24 |
7 | 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:41.317 | 0.821 | 27 |
8 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:41.329 | 0.833 | 26 |
9 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:41.385 | 0.889 | 31 |
10 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:41.706 | 1.210 | 22 |
11 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:41.830 | 1.334 | 27 |
12 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:41.930 | 1.434 | 27 |
13 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:41.951 | 1.455 | 23 |
14 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:42.036 | 1.540 | 27 |
15 | 6 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:42.107 | 1.611 | 32 |
16 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:42.453 | 1.957 | 23 |
17 | 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:42.460 | 1.964 | 29 |
18 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:43.075 | 2.579 | 25 |
19 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:43.312 | 2.816 | 23 |
20 | 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:43.524 | 3.028 | 24 |