2009 Turkish GP: Felipe Massa fastest in final practice 

Second and third time for the two Toyotas

Written by David on June 06th, 2009 at 11:16 amLast Update: June 06th, 2009 at 11:16 am

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa has climbed on top of the timesheets in the final free practice ahead of Sunday’s 2009 Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit. The Brazilian, who has won the Turkish Grand Prix for the past three years, completed 26 laps, the fastest in 1:27.983.

Second and third time for the two Toyotas, with Jarno Trulli (1:28.022) ahead of team-mate Timo Glock (1:28.094). Fourth time for Williams’ Kazuki Nakajima (1:28.122) followed by BMW’s Robert Kubica (1:28.320), Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello (1:28.332) and Jenson Button (1:28.360).

Seventh time for Williams’ Nico Rosberg (1:28.364) ahead of Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen (1:28.415), Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel (1:28.451), Renault’s Nelsinho Piquet (1:28.503) and reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton (1:28.563).

The drivers will be back on the Turkish track in less than two hours for the Turkish Grand Prix qualifying session.

2009 Turkish Grand Prix, Saturday Practice results:

Pos. No Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.983 26
2 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:28.022 0.039 21
3 10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:28.094 0.111 23
4 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:28.122 0.139 19
5 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:28.320 0.337 20
6 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:28.332 0.349 21
7 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:28.360 0.377 19
8 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:28.364 0.381 19
9 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:28.415 0.432 16
10 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:28.451 0.468 18
11 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:28.503 0.520 15
12 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.563 0.580 19
13 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:28.678 0.695 18
14 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:28.715 0.732 19
15 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.738 0.755 19
16 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:29.050 1.067 18
17 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:29.076 1.093 19
18 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:29.167 1.184 21
19 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:29.261 1.278 15
20 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:29.421 1.438 17

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