2009 European GP: Alonso goes fastest in practice 2
Button 2nd, Barrichello third
Local hero Fernando Alonso has topped the timesheets in the second free practice session for the 2009 European Grand Prix at Valencia. The Spaniard completed 33 laps, the fastest in 1:39.404.
Brawn GP’s duo ended the practice session second and third fastest with championship leader Jenson Button (1:40.178) beating team-mate and morning pace setter Rubens Barrichello (1:40.209).
Fourth time in the session for Williams’ Nico Rosberg (1:40.385) ahead of team-mate Kazuki Nakajima (1:40.503), Force India’s Adrian Sutil (1:40.596), BMW’s Robert Kubica (1:40.643), Force India’s Giancarlo Fisichella (1:40.681) and Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel (1:40.723).
17th time for BMW’s Nick Heidfeld (1:41.350), followed by Ferrari’s Luca Badoer (1:42.017), Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari (1:42.089) and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:43.214).
2009 European Grand Prix, 2nd free practice results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:39.404 | 33 | |
| 2 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:40.178 | 0.774 | 33 |
| 3 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:40.209 | 0.805 | 34 |
| 4 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:40.385 | 0.981 | 39 |
| 5 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:40.503 | 1.099 | 35 |
| 6 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:40.596 | 1.192 | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:40.643 | 1.239 | 34 |
| 8 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:40.681 | 1.277 | 31 |
| 9 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:40.723 | 1.319 | 33 |
| 10 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.738 | 1.334 | 31 |
| 11 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:40.739 | 1.335 | 39 |
| 12 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:40.770 | 1.366 | 32 |
| 13 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:40.787 | 1.383 | 35 |
| 14 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:40.956 | 1.552 | 37 |
| 15 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:40.985 | 1.581 | 30 |
| 16 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:41.156 | 1.752 | 34 |
| 17 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:41.350 | 1.946 | 29 |
| 18 | 3 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | 1:42.017 | 2.613 | 37 |
| 19 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:42.089 | 2.685 | 34 |
| 20 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:43.214 | 3.810 | 3 |
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