2009 Belgian GP: Trulli fastest in first practice
No times for Vettel and Hamilton
Toyota’s Jarno Trulli has clocked the fastest time in the dry before a heavy rainfall, during the first free practice session for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix at the historic Spa Francorchamps circuit. The Italian completed 13 laps, the fastest in 1:49.675 – 0.608 seconds quicker than championship leader Jenson Button (1:50.283).
Third fastest time for Renault’s Fernando Alonso (1:50.368) ahead of Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi (1:51.045), Jaime Alguersuari (1:51.0529), Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello (1:52.321), Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen (1:52.930 and McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen (1:53.383).
Ninth time for BMW’s Robert Kubica (1:53.650) followed by Ferrari’s Luca Badoer (1:55.068), Force India’s Giancarlo Fisichella (2:03.972), Williams’ Nico Rosberg (2:04.505), Renault’s Romain Grosjean (2:05.513) and BMW’s Nick Heidfeld (2:05.614).
19th and 20th time for Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton with no times set.
2009 Belgian Grand Prix, 1st free practice results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:49.675 | 13 | |
| 2 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:50.283 | 0.608 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:50.368 | 0.693 | 13 |
| 4 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:51.045 | 1.370 | 20 |
| 5 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:51.529 | 1.854 | 24 |
| 6 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:52.321 | 2.646 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:52.930 | 3.255 | 16 |
| 8 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:53.383 | 3.708 | 11 |
| 9 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:53.650 | 3.975 | 12 |
| 10 | 3 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | 1:55.068 | 5.393 | 20 |
| 11 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 2:03.972 | 14.297 | 11 |
| 12 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 2:04.505 | 14.830 | 13 |
| 13 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 2:05.513 | 15.838 | 13 |
| 14 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 2:05.614 | 15.939 | 14 |
| 15 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 2:05.705 | 16.030 | 15 |
| 16 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 2:05.839 | 16.164 | 10 |
| 17 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 2:06.181 | 16.506 | 6 |
| 18 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 2:06.331 | 16.656 | 15 |
| 19 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | no time | 1 | |
| 20 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | no time | 4 |
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