2009 Brazilian GP: Rosberg tops delayed final practice
Practice delayed and shortened due to torrential rain
Williams’ Nico Rosberg has climbed on top of the timesheets in the final free practice for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix, after a delayed start due to torrential rain and an early end due to a red flag in the final moments.
The German completed 9 laps, the quickest in 1:23.182, beating by 0.650 seconds team-mate Kazuki Nakajima (1:23.832). Third time for Brawn GP’s Jenson Button (1:24.122), ahead of Renault’s Fernando Alonso (1:24.125) and Force India’s Adrian Sutil (1:24.149).
Sixth time for Renault’s Romain Grosjean (1:24.389) who brought again a red flag in the final minutes after he aquaplaned off the track and hit the barriers.
Seventh time for Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi (1:24.443), followed by Toyota’s Jarno Trulli, BMW’s Nick Heidfeld, Red Bull’s Mark Webber, Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen and McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen.
The drivers will be back racing in less than two hours for the Brazilian GP qualifying session.
2009 Brazilian Grand Prix, Saturday Practice results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:23.182 | 9 | |
| 2 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:23.832 | 0.650 | 7 |
| 3 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:24.122 | 0.940 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:24.125 | 0.943 | 5 |
| 5 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:24.149 | 0.967 | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:24.389 | 1.207 | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:24.443 | 1.261 | 5 |
| 8 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:24.859 | 1.677 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:24.867 | 1.685 | 5 |
| 10 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:25.440 | 2.258 | 5 |
| 11 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:25.508 | 2.326 | 4 |
| 12 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:25.685 | 2.503 | 5 |
| 13 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:26.224 | 3.042 | 6 |
| 14 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:26.530 | 3.348 | 4 |
| 15 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:27.047 | 3.865 | 4 |
| 16 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.341 | 4.159 | 4 |
| 17 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.798 | 4.616 | 4 |
| 18 | 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:29.285 | 6.103 | 4 |
| 19 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:29.895 | 6.713 | 3 |
| 20 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota | 1:30.259 | 7.077 | 4 |
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