Jenson Button topped the times in a Sun soaked first practice session. The World Championship leader edged out Toyota’s Jarno Trulli by 0.355 seconds, with BMW’s Robert Kubica in third.
The session also gave a clear indication of how close Formula One is this season, with only 1.7 seconds covering the entire field.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Button Brawn-Mercedes (B) 1:21.799 21 2. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:22.154 + 0.355 30 3. Kubica BMW-Sauber (B) 1:22.221 + 0.422 24 4. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (B) 1:22.658 + 0.859 14 5. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:22.659 + 0.860 24 6. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:22.667 + 0.868 26 7. Piquet Renault (B) 1:22.753 + 0.954 24 8. Glock Toyota (B) 1:22.828 + 1.029 29 9. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:22.855 + 1.056 15 10. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes (B) 1:22.859 + 1.060 24 11. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:22.873 + 1.074 20 12. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:22.934 + 1.135 25 13. Vettel Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:22.959 + 1.160 24 14. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:23.077 + 1.278 21 15. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:23.088 + 1.289 30 16. Fisichella Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:23.089 + 1.290 25 17. Alonso Renault (B) 1:23.157 + 1.358 18 18. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:23.185 + 1.386 31 19. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:23.522 + 1.723 17 20. Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:23.536 + 1.737 19
