2009 Chinese GP, 2nd free practice: Button on top
During the 2nd free practice for the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix, Brawn GP’s Jenson Button clocked the fastest time. The Briton completed 35 laps, the fastest in 1:35.679 and was followed by Williams’ Nico Rosberg (1:35.704) and team-mate Rubens Barrichello (1:35.881).
Fourth and fifth time for Red Bull Racing duo with Mark Webber (1:36.105) ahead of Sebastian Vettel (1:36.167). The young German was followed by Toyota’s Jarno Trulli (1:36.217), Williams’ Kazuki Nakajima (1:36.377), Timo Glock (1:36.548) and McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen (1:36.674).
12th, 13th and 14th place respectively for Felipe Massa (1:36.847), Lewis Hamilton (1:36.941) and Kimi Raikkonen (1:37.054).
2009 Chinese Grand Prix, 2nd free practice results:
Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
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1 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:35.679 | 35 | |
2 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:35.704 | 0.025 | 36 |
3 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:35.881 | 0.202 | 35 |
4 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:36.105 | 0.426 | 32 |
5 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:36.167 | 0.488 | 22 |
6 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.217 | 0.538 | 42 |
7 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:36.377 | 0.698 | 32 |
8 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:36.548 | 0.869 | 40 |
9 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.674 | 0.995 | 34 |
10 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:36.800 | 1.121 | 34 |
11 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:36.829 | 1.150 | 30 |
12 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.847 | 1.168 | 34 |
13 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.941 | 1.262 | 28 |
14 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:37.054 | 1.375 | 33 |
15 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:37.219 | 1.540 | 34 |
16 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:37.273 | 1.594 | 36 |
17 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:37.491 | 1.812 | 34 |
18 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:37.544 | 1.865 | 28 |
19 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:37.638 | 1.959 | 28 |
20 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:37.750 | 2.071 | 31 |