2008 Monaco GP, 1st Free Practice Session: Kimi Raikkonen fastest
The first free practice for the Monaco Grand Prix, practice which as per tradition takes place on Thursday, just ended with Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen clocking the fastest lap time (1:15.948, 26 laps completed). The Finn was followed by McLaren-Mercedes duo with Lewis Hamilton (1:16.216, 27 laps) ahead of teammate Heikki Kovalainen (1.16.248, 28 laps). Felipe Massa finished fourth (1.16.292, 26 laps), followed by Nico Rosberg (1.16.653, 27 laps), Robert Kubica (1.16.834, 23 laps), Fernando Alonso (1.17.498, 25 laps) and Rubens Barrichello (1.17.511, 26 laps).
The practice was unfortunate for Red Bull’s David Coulthard who couldn’t clock a lap time as his RB4 had a throttle problem and halted between the chicane and Tabac.
Jarno Trulli and Nick Heidfeld were the two drivers who touched the barriers. The Italian brushed up against the wall near the tunnel and broke his suspension. The German instead, halted at the Casino Square as he damaged the rear of his F1.08.
The session was red flagged for about 15 minutes as a loose drain cover on the hill out of Sainte Devote had to be repaired by the FIA officials.
2008 Monaco GP, 1st Free Practice Session Results:
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
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1 | 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:15.948 | 26 | |
2 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.216 | 0.268 | 27 |
3 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.248 | 0.300 | 28 |
4 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.292 | 0.344 | 26 |
5 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:16.653 | 0.705 | 27 |
6 | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:16.834 | 0.886 | 23 |
7 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:17.498 | 1.550 | 25 |
8 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:17.511 | 1.563 | 26 |
9 | 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:17.798 | 1.850 | 23 |
10 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:17.835 | 1.887 | 26 |
11 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:17.942 | 1.994 | 26 |
12 | 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:18.153 | 2.205 | 26 |
13 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:18.245 | 2.297 | 30 |
14 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:18.263 | 2.315 | 13 |
15 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:18.274 | 2.326 | 28 |
16 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:18.360 | 2.412 | 16 |
17 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:18.360 | 2.412 | 25 |
18 | 6 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:18.955 | 3.007 | 32 |
19 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | STR-Ferrari | 1:19.176 | 3.228 | 35 |
20 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | no time | 3 |