2009 European GP: Sutil tops Saturday practice
Nakajima second fastest, Kubica third
Force India’s Adrian Sutil has climbed on top of the timesheets in the final practice for Sunday’s European Grand Prix. The German completed 12 laps, the quickest in 1:39.143 beating by 0.104 seconds Williams’ Kazuki Nakajima (1:39.247).
Third time for BMW’s Robert Kubica (1:39.513) ahead of McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen (1:39.553), Williams’ Nico Rosberg (1:39.732), Force India’s Giancarlo Fisichella (1:39.764), Brawn GP’s Jenson Button (1:39.883) and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:39.950).
14th time only for Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen (1:40.260), followed by local hero Fernando Alonso (1:40.402) and Toyota’s Timo Glock (1:40.443).
The session got red-flagged 30 minutes before the end following a problem on Sebastian Vettel’s car that dropped a considerable amount of oil on the track.
The drivers will be back at the Valencia track in less than 2 hours for the qualifying session for Sunday’s race.
2009 European Grand Prix, Saturday Practice results
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.143 | 12 | |
| 2 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:39.247 | 0.104 | 12 |
| 3 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:39.513 | 0.370 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.553 | 0.410 | 8 |
| 5 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:39.732 | 0.589 | 11 |
| 6 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.764 | 0.621 | 12 |
| 7 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:39.883 | 0.740 | 10 |
| 8 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.950 | 0.807 | 12 |
| 9 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:40.017 | 0.874 | 11 |
| 10 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:40.088 | 0.945 | 11 |
| 11 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:40.118 | 0.975 | 12 |
| 12 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:40.192 | 1.049 | 10 |
| 13 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:40.230 | 1.087 | 12 |
| 14 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:40.260 | 1.117 | 12 |
| 15 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:40.402 | 1.259 | 9 |
| 16 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:40.443 | 1.300 | 10 |
| 17 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:40.879 | 1.736 | 10 |
| 18 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:40.916 | 1.773 | 6 |
| 19 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:41.125 | 1.982 | 12 |
| 20 | 3 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | 1:42.198 | 3.055 | 14 |
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