Adrian Sutil fastest in rainy practice 2 at Suzuka
Heavy rain limits running
Force India’s Adrian Sutil has topped the timesheets in the second free practice for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka in a session characterised by persistent and heavy rain. The German completed 5 laps, the fastest in 1:47.261, 0.662 seconds quicker than Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel (1:47.923).
Force India’s Tonio Liuzzi ended the session third fastest (1:47.931) ahead of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:47.983), Williams’ Kazuki Nakajima (1:48.058), Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi (1:48.691), Renault’s Fernando Alonso (1:48.693), Toyota’s Jarno Trulli (1:48.737) and Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari (1:48.802).
11th fastest time for Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen (1:48.886) ahead of Toyota’s reserve driver Kamui Kobayashi (1:49.054) who replaced ill Timo Glock, Red Bull’s Mark Webber (1:49.382), Renault’s Romain Grosjean (1:49.405) and Ferrari’s Giancarlo Fisichella (1:49.553).
No time set for morning pace setter Heikki Kovalainen, championship leader Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.
2009 Japanese Grand Prix, 2nd free practice results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:47.261 | 5 | |
| 2 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:47.923 | 0.662 | 6 |
| 3 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:47.931 | 0.670 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.983 | 0.722 | 5 |
| 5 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:48.058 | 0.797 | 8 |
| 6 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:48.691 | 1.430 | 9 |
| 7 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:48.693 | 1.432 | 5 |
| 8 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:48.737 | 1.476 | 7 |
| 9 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:48.802 | 1.541 | 11 |
| 10 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:48.861 | 1.600 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:48.886 | 1.625 | 5 |
| 12 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota | 1:49.054 | 1.793 | 7 |
| 13 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:49.382 | 2.121 | 7 |
| 14 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:49.405 | 2.144 | 6 |
| 15 | 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:49.553 | 2.292 | 5 |
| 16 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:49.872 | 2.611 | 8 |
| 17 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:50.179 | 2.918 | 10 |
| 18 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | No time | 0 | |
| 19 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | No time | 0 | |
| 20 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | No time | 0 |
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