2008 Turkish GP, 2nd Free Practice Session: Raikkonen on top
In the second free practice session for the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen was the fastest man on track with a lap time of 1:27.543. The Finn was followed by McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:27.579, 31 laps) and his teammate Felipe Massa (1:27.682, 29 laps). Red Bull’s David Coulthard had the fourth best time (1:27.763, 24 laps) while his teammate Mark Webber the 19th, as he ran wide on the exit of Turn 6, lost grip on the kerb and grass strip and crashed onto the barriers. He was unhurt, but his RB4′s front sustained significant damage.
Hamilton’s teammate, Kovalainen finished fifth (1:27.954, 27 laps) and was followed by Robert Kubica (6th), Jarno Trulli (7th), Kazuki Nakajima (8th), Fernando Alonso (9th) and Nick Heidfeld (10th).
2008 Turkish GP, 2nd Free Practice Session Results:
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
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1 | 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:27.543 | 30 | |
2 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.579 | 0.036 | 31 |
3 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.682 | 0.139 | 29 |
4 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:27.763 | 0.220 | 24 |
5 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.954 | 0.411 | 27 |
6 | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:28.431 | 0.888 | 29 |
7 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:28.619 | 1.076 | 29 |
8 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:28.664 | 1.121 | 27 |
9 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:28.681 | 1.138 | 26 |
10 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:28.817 | 1.274 | 31 |
11 | 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:28.826 | 1.283 | 28 |
12 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:28.849 | 1.306 | 26 |
13 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:28.907 | 1.364 | 29 |
14 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:29.008 | 1.465 | 35 |
15 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:29.024 | 1.481 | 22 |
16 | 6 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:29.212 | 1.669 | 26 |
17 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | STR-Ferrari | 1:29.462 | 1.919 | 30 |
18 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:29.630 | 2.087 | 32 |
19 | 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:29.633 | 2.090 | 4 |
20 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:30.832 | 3.289 | 9 |