2008 French GP, 2nd Free Practice Session: Fernando Alonso on top 

Written by David on June 20th, 2008 at 3:47 pmLast Update: June 20th, 2008 at 3:52 pm

Fernando AlonsoThe second free practice session for the French Grand Prix has ended with Renault’s Fernando Alonso on top of the timesheets. The Spaniard completed 37 laps with a best time of 1:15.778. Ferrari’s Felipe Massa finished second (1:15.854, 24 laps) followed by teammate Kimi Raikkonen on third (1:15.999, 42 laps) and Lewis Hamilton on fourth (1:16.232, 29 laps). The Briton was followed by Sebastian Vettel (P5, 1:16.298, 42 laps), Robert Kubica (P6 1:16.317, 35 laps), Heikki Kovalainen (P7 1:16.340, 36 laps), Nick Heidfeld (P8 1:16.458, 43 laps) and Nelson Piquet jr. (P9 1:16.543, 39 laps).

When the session was over, the drivers tested the new electronic system that limits the speed of the car under Safety Car. The new system however is set to be introduced once developed fully.

2008 French GP, 2nd Free Practice Session Results:

Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:15.778 37
2 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:15.854 0.076 24
3 1 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:15.999 0.221 42
4 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.232 0.454 29
5 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:16.298 0.520 42
6 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:16.317 0.539 35
7 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.340 0.562 36
8 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:16.458 0.680 43
9 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:16.543 0.765 39
10 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:16.572 0.794 36
11 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:16.682 0.904 42
12 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:16.743 0.965 43
13 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:16.758 0.980 42
14 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:17.002 1.224 32
15 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:17.092 1.314 39
16 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:17.106 1.328 38
17 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:17.244 1.466 37
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:17.394 1.616 42
19 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:17.591 1.813 27
20 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:17.868 2.090 33

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