2009 German GP: Hamilton tops Saturday practice
Button 11th after problems with tyre temperature
Written by David on July 11th, 2009 at 12:15 pmLast Update: July 11th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has climbed again on top of the timesheets in the final free practice for Sunday’s 2009 German Grand Prix. The Briton completed 16 laps, the quickest in 1:31.121 beating by 0.219 seconds Renault’s Fernando Alonso (1:31.340).
Third time for Ferrari’s Felipe Massa (1:31.351) ahead of Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel (1:31.542), Mark Webber (1:31.610), Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen (1:31.615), Toyota’s Jarno Trulli (1:31.620) and Williams duo with Nico Rosberg (1:31.690) ahead of team-mate Kazuki Nakajima (1:31.731).
The drivers will be back at the Nurburgring track in less than 2 hours for the qualifying session for Sunday’s race.
2009 German Grand Prix, Saturday Practice results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.121 | 16 | |
| 2 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:31.340 | 0.219 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31.351 | 0.230 | 20 |
| 4 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:31.542 | 0.421 | 17 |
| 5 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:31.610 | 0.489 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31.615 | 0.494 | 19 |
| 7 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:31.620 | 0.499 | 23 |
| 8 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:31.690 | 0.569 | 20 |
| 9 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:31.731 | 0.610 | 20 |
| 10 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:31.928 | 0.807 | 21 |
| 11 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:32.009 | 0.888 | 22 |
| 12 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:32.022 | 0.901 | 20 |
| 13 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32.104 | 0.983 | 20 |
| 14 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:32.124 | 1.003 | 13 |
| 15 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32.135 | 1.014 | 21 |
| 16 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:32.223 | 1.102 | 15 |
| 17 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:32.239 | 1.118 | 23 |
| 18 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:32.269 | 1.148 | 20 |
| 19 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:32.742 | 1.621 | 18 |
| 20 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:32.883 | 1.762 | 21 |
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