Kubica tops practice 1 in Melbourne

Robert Kubica

Robert Kubica’s Renault set pace in the first session of practice for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne that was pretty much a track cleaning session.

As usual it’s far too early to draw any conclusions so the fact Kubica was on top is completely meaningless.

Nico Rosberg was 2nd fastest time, again ahead of teammate Michael Schumacher who was 12th. The seven-time world champion nonetheless looked much happier.

Results

Pos Driver Team Time Behind Laps
1. Kubica Renault 1:26.927 + 0.000 22
2. Rosberg Mercedes 1:27.126 + 0.199 18
3. Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.482 + 0.555 22
4. Massa Ferrari 1:27.511 + 0.584 18
5. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:27.686 + 0.759 23
6. Alonso Ferrari 1:27.747 + 0.820 21
7. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.793 + 0.866 22
8. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:28.014 + 1.087 21
9. Petrov Renault 1:28.114 + 1.187 25
10. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:28.192 + 1.265 18
11. di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:28.537 + 1.610 25
12. Schumacher Mercedes 1:28.550 + 1.623 19
13. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:28.572 + 1.645 21
14. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:28.683 + 1.756 22
15. de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1:29.465 + 2.538 13
16. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:29.712 + 2.785 18
17. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:30.249 + 3.322 26
18. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:31.588 + 4.661 5
19. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:31.652 + 4.725 13
20. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:31.654 + 4.727 26
21. di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:32.831 + 5.904 25
22. Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 1:33.401 + 6.474 24
23. Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:34.251 + 7.324 19
24. Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:34.924 + 7.998 8