Chinese GP: Hamilton tops Practice 1

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton turned a fast lap of 1m35.630s in his McLaren Mercedes to top opening practice in Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix. 2nd quick some 0.390s behind, was Hamilton's nearest F1 championship rival, Felipe Massa in his Ferrari. Massa's Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen was a close third ahead of Heikki Kovalainen.

Results

Pos

Driver Team Time Behind Laps
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.630 + 0.000 23
2. Massa Ferrari 1:36.020 + 0.390 24
3. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:36.052 + 0.422 23
4. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.103 + 0.473 21
5. Kubica BMW Sauber 1:36.507 + 0.877 25
6. Alonso Renault 1:36.661 + 1.031 25
7. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:37.040 + 1.410 23
8. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:37.070 + 1.440 32
9. Piquet Renault 1:37.180 + 1.550 30
10. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:37.278 + 1.648 25
11. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:37.491 + 1.861 26
12. Button Honda 1:37.619 + 1.989 25
13. Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:37.630 + 2.000 23
14. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:37.638 + 2.008 22
15. Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:37.638 + 2.008 26
16. Glock Toyota 1:37.664 + 2.034 29
17. Barrichello Honda 1:37.827 + 2.197 28
18. Trulli Toyota 1:38.219 + 2.589 24
19. Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:38.285 + 2.655 25
20. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:38.479 + 2.849 26