2009 Turkish GP: Felipe Massa fastest in final practice
Second and third time for the two Toyotas
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 |
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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 |