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