2008 Hungarian GP, 1st free practice: Felipe Massa fastest
The 1st free practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix took place this morning at the Hungaroring circuit and Ferrari’s Felipe Massa was the fastest man on track. The Brazilian, who used the shark fin engine cover tested last week at Jerez, set a best time of 1:20.981 preceding by 0.3 seconds his teammate Kimi Raikkonen (1:21.345). The Finn was followed by McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen (1:21.410), Lewis Hamilton (1:21.535) and Fernando Alonso (1:21.802) rounding up the top five.
Toyota’s Timo Glock finished sixth (1:21.931) quickly followed by BMW’s Robert Kubica (1:22.267), Renault’s Nelson Piquet jr. (1:22.326) and Nick Heidfeld (1:22.370).
The drivers will be back on track in about two hours for the 2nd free practice.
2008 Hungarian GP, 1st Free Practice Session Results:
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:20.981 | 19 | |
| 2 | 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:21.345 | 0.364 | 21 |
| 3 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.410 | 0.429 | 17 |
| 4 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.535 | 0.554 | 18 |
| 5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:21.802 | 0.821 | 18 |
| 6 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:21.931 | 0.950 | 22 |
| 7 | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:22.267 | 1.286 | 18 |
| 8 | 6 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:22.326 | 1.345 | 19 |
| 9 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:22.370 | 1.389 | 22 |
| 10 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:22.457 | 1.476 | 25 |
| 11 | 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:22.654 | 1.673 | 23 |
| 12 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:22.700 | 1.719 | 16 |
| 13 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:22.900 | 1.919 | 26 |
| 14 | 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:22.917 | 1.936 | 27 |
| 15 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:23.093 | 2.112 | 26 |
| 16 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:23.147 | 2.166 | 21 |
| 17 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:23.274 | 2.293 | 22 |
| 18 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:23.353 | 2.372 | 25 |
| 19 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:23.459 | 2.478 | 28 |
| 20 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | STR-Ferrari | 1:23.923 | 2.942 | 4 |
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