Lewis Hamilton topped the times in the first practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The Briton was surprisingly followed by the BMW’s of Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica, with the World Championship leader, Jenson Button, 0.787 of a second behind in 5th.
P. Driver Team Time 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:33.647 2 Nick Heidfeld BMW 0:00.260 3 Robert Kubica BMW 0:00.291 4 Nico Rosberg Williams 0:00.580 5 Jenson Button Brawn 0:00.787 6 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0:00.855 7 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 0:00.884 8 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0:00.942 9 Mark Webber Red Bull 0:01.180 10 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0:01.180 11 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0:01.233 12 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 0:01.291 13 Nelson Piquet Renault 0:01.327 14 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0:01.389 15 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso 0:01.436 16 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 0:01.507 17 Adrian Sutil Force India 0:01.589 18 Fernando Alonso Renault 0:01.701 19 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 0:01.706 20 Timo Glock Toyota 0:02.432
