2008 German GP, 1st free practice: Hamilton fastest
Written by David on July 18th, 2008 at 4:17 pmLast Update: July 18th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
The 1st free practice session for the German Grand Prix took place this morning at the Hockenheim circuit and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton was the fastest man on track. The Briton set a best time of 1:15.537 preceding his teammate Heikki Kovalainen. The Finn was followed by Ferrari’s Felipe Massa (1:15.796), Fernando Alonso (1:16.163) and Kimi Raikkonen (1:16.327) rounding up the top five. Williams’ Nico Rosberg finished sixth (1:16.606) quickly followed by Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel (1:16.618), BMW’s Nick Heidfeld (1:16.719) and Williams’ Kazuki Nakajima (1:16.821).
2008 German GP, 1st Free Practice Session Results:
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.537 | 22 | |
| 2 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.666 | 0.129 | 19 |
| 3 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.796 | 0.259 | 22 |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:16.163 | 0.626 | 22 |
| 5 | 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:16.327 | 0.790 | 23 |
| 6 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:16.606 | 1.069 | 27 |
| 7 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | STR-Ferrari | 1:16.618 | 1.081 | 25 |
| 8 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.719 | 1.182 | 20 |
| 9 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:16.821 | 1.284 | 26 |
| 10 | 6 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:17.063 | 1.526 | 26 |
| 11 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:17.108 | 1.571 | 18 |
| 12 | 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:17.131 | 1.594 | 28 |
| 13 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:17.185 | 1.648 | 28 |
| 14 | 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:17.268 | 1.731 | 11 |
| 15 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:17.471 | 1.934 | 30 |
| 16 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:17.500 | 1.963 | 24 |
| 17 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:17.556 | 2.019 | 29 |
| 18 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:17.784 | 2.247 | 29 |
| 19 | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:18.779 | 3.242 | 8 |
| 20 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:21.506 | 5.969 | 16 |
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