2009 Brazilian GP: Webber fastest in first practice
Barrichello second fastest, Vettel third.
Red Bull’s Mark Webber has clocked the fastest time in the first free practice session for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix. The Australian completed 29 laps, the fastest in 1:12.463 – 0.411 seconds quicker than local hero and title contender Rubens Barrichello (1:12.874).
Third fastest time for Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel (1:12.932), fourth and fifth for the two McLarens, with Heikki Kovalainen (1:12.989) ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton (1:13.048). The Briton was followed by Williams’ Kazuki Nakajima (1:13.067), championship leader Jenson Button (1:13.141), Nico Rosberg (1:13.147), Force India’s Adrian Sutil (1:13.232) and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen (1:13.321).
15th time for Giancarlo Fisichella (1:13.619), 16th for Fernando Alonso (1:13.787), 17th for Tonio Liuzzi (1:13.829), 18th for Kamui Kobayashi at his grand prix debut (1:14.029), 19th for Jaime Alguersuari (1:14.040) and 20th for Romain Grosjean (1:14.173) who brought a red flag after he ran wide at Turn 12 and hit a polystyrene braking board.
2009 Brazilian Grand Prix, 1st free practice results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:12.463 | 29 | |
| 2 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:12.874 | 0.411 | 32 |
| 3 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:12.932 | 0.469 | 27 |
| 4 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:12.989 | 0.526 | 25 |
| 5 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.048 | 0.585 | 25 |
| 6 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:13.067 | 0.604 | 21 |
| 7 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:13.141 | 0.678 | 29 |
| 8 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:13.147 | 0.684 | 23 |
| 9 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:13.232 | 0.769 | 23 |
| 10 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:13.321 | 0.858 | 24 |
| 11 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:13.326 | 0.863 | 26 |
| 12 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:13.464 | 1.001 | 28 |
| 13 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:13.503 | 1.040 | 24 |
| 14 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:13.563 | 1.100 | 24 |
| 15 | 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:13.619 | 1.156 | 23 |
| 16 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:13.787 | 1.324 | 28 |
| 17 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:13.829 | 1.366 | 26 |
| 18 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota | 1:14.029 | 1.566 | 27 |
| 19 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:14.040 | 1.577 | 38 |
| 20 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:14.173 | 1.710 | 23 |
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