2009 Singapore GP: Hamilton tops Saturday practice
Vettel second fastest, Rosberg third.
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has climbed on top of the timesheets in the final practice for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. The Briton completed 15 laps, the quickest in 1:47.632 beating by 0.277 seconds Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel (1:47.909).
Third time for Williams’ Nico Rosberg (1:48.332) ahead of McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen (1:48.420), BMW’s Robert Kubica (1:48.501) and Nick Heidfeld (1:48.526), Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello (1:48.551) and Toyota’s Timo Glock (1:48.673).
12th time for Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen (1:48.864) followed by Red Bull’s Mark Webber (1:48.876), championship leader Jenson Button (1:48.921), Renault’s Fernando Alonso (1:49.032) and Force India’s Tonio Liuzzi (1:49.055).
The drivers will be back at the Singapore street circuit in less than 2 hours for the qualifying session for Sunday’s race.
2009 Singapore Grand Prix, Saturday Practice results:
Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
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1 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.632 | 15 | |
2 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:47.909 | 0.277 | 17 |
3 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:48.332 | 0.700 | 18 |
4 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:48.420 | 0.788 | 14 |
5 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:48.501 | 0.869 | 16 |
6 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:48.526 | 0.894 | 13 |
7 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:48.551 | 0.919 | 16 |
8 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:48.673 | 1.041 | 17 |
9 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:48.754 | 1.122 | 17 |
10 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:48.757 | 1.125 | 12 |
11 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:48.831 | 1.199 | 17 |
12 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:48.864 | 1.232 | 16 |
13 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:48.876 | 1.244 | 15 |
14 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:48.921 | 1.289 | 17 |
15 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:49.032 | 1.400 | 15 |
16 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:49.055 | 1.423 | 16 |
17 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:49.122 | 1.490 | 17 |
18 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:49.399 | 1.767 | 17 |
19 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:49.641 | 2.009 | 16 |
20 | 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:50.039 | 2.407 | 21 |