2008 Monaco GP, 1st Free Practice Session: Kimi Raikkonen fastest 

Written by David on May 22nd, 2008 at 11:49 amLast Update: May 22nd, 2008 at 12:06 pm

Monaco Grand PrixThe first free practice for the Monaco Grand Prix, practice which as per tradition takes place on Thursday, just ended with Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen clocking the fastest lap time (1:15.948, 26 laps completed). The Finn was followed by McLaren-Mercedes duo with Lewis Hamilton (1:16.216, 27 laps) ahead of teammate Heikki Kovalainen (1.16.248, 28 laps). Felipe Massa finished fourth (1.16.292, 26 laps), followed by Nico Rosberg (1.16.653, 27 laps), Robert Kubica (1.16.834, 23 laps), Fernando Alonso (1.17.498, 25 laps) and Rubens Barrichello (1.17.511, 26 laps).

The practice was unfortunate for Red Bull’s David Coulthard who couldn’t clock a lap time as his RB4 had a throttle problem and halted between the chicane and Tabac.

Jarno Trulli and Nick Heidfeld were the two drivers who touched the barriers. The Italian brushed up against the wall near the tunnel and broke his suspension. The German instead, halted at the Casino Square as he damaged the rear of his F1.08.

The session was red flagged for about 15 minutes as a loose drain cover on the hill out of Sainte Devote had to be repaired by the FIA officials.

2008 Monaco GP, 1st Free Practice Session Results:

Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 1 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:15.948 26
2 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.216 0.268 27
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.248 0.300 28
4 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.292 0.344 26
5 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:16.653 0.705 27
6 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:16.834 0.886 23
7 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:17.498 1.550 25
8 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:17.511 1.563 26
9 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:17.798 1.850 23
10 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:17.835 1.887 26
11 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:17.942 1.994 26
12 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:18.153 2.205 26
13 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:18.245 2.297 30
14 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:18.263 2.315 13
15 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:18.274 2.326 28
16 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:18.360 2.412 16
17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:18.360 2.412 25
18 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:18.955 3.007 32
19 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:19.176 3.228 35
20 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault no time 3

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