Spa: Alonso tops opening practice
Fernando Alonso in his Ferrari turned the fastest lap in opening practice for the Belgian Grand Prix that was run in typical Spa conditions – rain.
Alonso's time of 2m00.797s was 3/4 of second up on Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull).
Results
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Pos |
Driver | Car | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 2m00.797s | +0.000s | 17 |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 2m01.567s | +0.770s | 7 |
| 3. | Robert Kubica | Renault | 2m02.081s | +1.284s | 14 |
| 4. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 2m02.450s | +1.653s | 11 |
| 5. | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 2m02.646s | +1.849s | 14 |
| 6. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 2m02.913s | +2.116s | 6 |
| 7. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 2m02.926s | +2.129s | 11 |
| 8. | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 2m03.401s | +2.604s | 17 |
| 9. | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 2m03.424s | +2.627s | 7 |
| 10. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 2m03.489s | +2.692s | 9 |
| 11. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2m03.601s | +2.804s | 17 |
| 12. | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 2m03.649s | +2.852s | 17 |
| 13. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2m03.654s | +2.857s | 6 |
| 14. | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 2m03.851s | +3.054s | 17 |
| 15. | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 2m04.145s | +3.348s | 12 |
| 16. | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 2m04.250s | +3.453s | 16 |
| 17. | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 2m04.690s | +3.893s | 15 |
| 18. | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 2m05.680s | +4.883s | 6 |
| 19. | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 2m05.697s | +4.900s | 18 |
| 20. | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 2m06.695s | +5.898s | 14 |
| 21. | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 2m07.189s | +6.392s | 15 |
| 22. | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 2m07.737s | +6.940s | 13 |
| 23. | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 2m07.955s | +7.158s | 15 |
| 24. | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT-Cosworth | 2m10.507s | +9.710s | 18 |