2009 Italian GP: Hamilton fastest in first practice
Kovalainen second fastest, Sutil third
Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has clocked the fastest time in the first free practice for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza. The Briton completed 36 laps, the fastest in 1:23.936 – 0.396 seconds quicker than his team-mate Heikki Kovalainen (1:24.332).
Third fastest time for Force India’s Adrian Sutil (1:24.471) ahead of Renault’s Fernando Alonso (1:24.477), BMW’s Nick Heidfeld (1:24.683), Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi (1:24.703), championship leader Jenson Button (1:24.706) and former Force India driver and now at Ferrari, Giancarlo Fisichella (1:24.732).
10th time for Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen (1:24.761) followed by BMW’s Robert Kubica (1:24.813), Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello (1:24.826) and the two Williams’ with Nico Rosberg (1:24.927) ahead of team-mate Kazuki Nakajima (1:25.150).
2009 Italian Grand Prix, 1st free practice results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.936 | 26 | |
| 2 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:24.332 | 0.396 | 27 |
| 3 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:24.471 | 0.535 | 24 |
| 4 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:24.477 | 0.541 | 21 |
| 5 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:24.683 | 0.747 | 25 |
| 6 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:24.703 | 0.767 | 35 |
| 7 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:24.706 | 0.770 | 21 |
| 8 | 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:24.732 | 0.796 | 24 |
| 9 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:24.759 | 0.823 | 19 |
| 10 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:24.761 | 0.825 | 26 |
| 11 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:24.813 | 0.877 | 20 |
| 12 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:24.826 | 0.890 | 24 |
| 13 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:24.927 | 0.991 | 29 |
| 14 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:25.150 | 1.214 | 28 |
| 15 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:25.612 | 1.676 | 18 |
| 16 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:25.689 | 1.753 | 29 |
| 17 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:25.742 | 1.806 | 30 |
| 18 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:25.951 | 2.015 | 8 |
| 19 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:26.020 | 2.084 | 23 |
| 20 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:26.325 | 2.389 | 17 |
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