2009 European GP: Barrichello fastest in first practice
Kovalainen second fastest, Hamilton third.
Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello has clocked the fastest time in the first free practice for Sunday’s European Grand Prix at the Valencia street circuit. The Brazilian completed 19 laps, the fastest in 1:42.460 – 0.176 seconds quicker than McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen (1:42.636).
Third fastest time for reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton (1:42.654) ahead of Brawn GP’s Jenson Button (1:43.074), Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel (1:43.088), Force India’s Adrian Sutil (1:43.209), Williams’ Kazuki Nakajima (1:43.225), Red Bull’s Mark Webber (1:43.243) and local hero Fernando Alonso (1:43.345).
17th time for Renault’s Romain Grosjean (1:44.356) at his first Grand Prix, 18th for Toyota’s Jarno Trulli (1:44.638), 19th for Timo Glock (1:44.732) and 20th for Ferrari’s Luca Badoer (1:45.840).
2009 European Grand Prix, 1st free practice results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:42.460 | 19 | |
| 2 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:42.636 | 0.176 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:42.654 | 0.194 | 18 |
| 4 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:43.074 | 0.614 | 19 |
| 5 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:43.088 | 0.628 | 17 |
| 6 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:43.209 | 0.749 | 13 |
| 7 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:43.225 | 0.765 | 25 |
| 8 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:43.243 | 0.783 | 19 |
| 9 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:43.345 | 0.885 | 18 |
| 10 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:43.384 | 0.924 | 23 |
| 11 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:43.389 | 0.929 | 30 |
| 12 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:43.419 | 0.959 | 20 |
| 13 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:43.637 | 1.177 | 30 |
| 14 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:43.746 | 1.286 | 22 |
| 15 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:44.040 | 1.580 | 23 |
| 16 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:44.126 | 1.666 | 17 |
| 17 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:44.356 | 1.896 | 23 |
| 18 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:44.638 | 2.178 | 26 |
| 19 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:44.732 | 2.272 | 28 |
| 20 | 3 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | 1:45.840 | 3.380 | 25 |
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