2009 Grand Prix of Brazil, Practice Sessions 1, 2 & 3

Pos  Driver        Team                      Time              Laps
 1.  Rosberg       Williams-Toyota      (B)   1:23.182 +         9
 2.  Nakajima      Williams-Toyota      (B)   1:23.832 + 0.650   7
 3.  Button        Brawn GP-Mercedes    (B)   1:24.122 + 0.940   6
 4.  Alonso        Renault              (B)   1:24.125 + 0.943   5
 5.  Sutil         Force India-Mercedes (B)   1:24.149 + 0.967   4
 6.  Grosjean      Renault              (B)   1:24.389 + 1.207   5
 7.  Buemi         Toro Rosso-Ferrari   (B)   1:24.443 + 1.261   5
 8.  Trulli        Toyota               (B)   1:24.859 + 1.677   5
 9.  Heidfeld      BMW Sauber           (B)   1:24.867 + 1.685   5
10.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault     (B)   1:25.440 + 2.258   5
11.  Raikkonen     Ferrari              (B)   1:25.508 + 2.326   4
12.  Kovalainen    McLaren-Mercedes     (B)   1:25.685 + 2.503   5
13.  Alguersuari   Toro Rosso-Ferrari   (B)   1:26.224 + 3.042   6
14.  Barrichello   Brawn GP-Mercedes    (B)   1:26.530 + 3.348   4
15.  Vettel        Red Bull-Renault     (B)   1:27.047 + 3.865   4
16.  Liuzzi        Force India-Mercedes (B)   1:27.341 + 4.159   4
17.  Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes     (B)   1:27.798 + 4.616   4
18.  Fisichella    Ferrari              (B)   1:29.285 + 6.103   4
19.  Kubica        BMW Sauber           (B)   1:29.895 + 6.713   3
20.  Kobayashi     Toyota               (B)   1:30.259 + 7.077   4

News & Quotes:
Tropical storm delays Saturday practice 
Ecclestone wants Abu Dhabi showdown 

Free Practice 2 | Alonso Fastest in Second Session
Full practice report can be read here | FIA FP2 Laptimes PDF



Pos  Driver       Team                       Time              Laps
 1.  Alonso       Renault               (B)  1:12.314            27
 2.  Buemi        Toro Rosso-Ferrari    (B)  1:12.357  + 0.043   45
 3.  Barrichello  Brawn-Mercedes        (B)  1:12.459  + 0.145   38
 4.  Webber       Red Bull-Renault      (B)  1:12.514  + 0.200   41
 5.  Button       Brawn-Mercedes        (B)  1:12.523  + 0.209   45
 6.  Trulli       Toyota                (B)  1:12.605  + 0.291   37
 7.  Vettel       Red Bull-Renault      (B)  1:12.611  + 0.297   45
 8.  Rosberg      Williams-Toyota       (B)  1:12.633  + 0.319   42
 9.  Sutil        Force India-Mercedes  (B)  1:12.720  + 0.406   35
10.  Hamilton     McLaren-Mercedes      (B)  1:12.749  + 0.435   39
11.  Grosjean     Renault               (B)  1:12.806  + 0.492   27
12.  Kubica       BMW-Sauber            (B)  1:12.862  + 0.548   39
13.  Kobayashi    Toyota                (B)  1:12.869  + 0.555   40
14.  Nakajima     Williams-Toyota       (B)  1:12.929  + 0.615   41
15.  Heidfeld     BMW-Sauber            (B)  1:12.948  + 0.634   38
16.  Liuzzi       Force India-Mercedes  (B)  1:12.950  + 0.636   36
17.  Kovalainen   McLaren-Mercedes      (B)  1:12.992  + 0.678   39
18.  Raikkonen    Ferrari               (B)  1:13.026  + 0.712   42
19.  Alguersuari  Toro Rosso-Ferrari    (B)  1:13.041  + 0.727   40
20.  Fisichella   Ferrari               (B)  1:13.275  + 0.961   38

News & Quotes:
Massa insists crash hasn’t changed him 
Button says qualifying not critical 
Webber: Vettel chances are realistic 
Hamilton expecting strong qualifying 
Friday’s press conference – Brazil
Ferrari Team Quotes – Kimi Raikkonen – 18th: "I’d say this Friday was not

too different to others we have experienced this season, especially in

recent races. It’s all very close so it will only take a small step

forward to climb back up the order, but we are definitely facing a

difficult weekend. The tyres suffered with a bit of graining, which

made itself felt especially in the second sector, but I believe that,

as often happens here, once the track rubbers in, the situation will

improve."
Chris Dyer: "It was a pretty difficult Friday, with

very changeable weather, which prevented us from getting through all

our planned programme. Furthermore, we had a problem with Fisichella

that prevented him from doing his final planned run in FP2. There’s a

lot of work to do to try and improve the car, which lacks grip, which

is particularly noticeable in the second sector, where we are not

really competitive. We were also experimenting with some mechanical

elements aimed at next season: without any winter testing available

before the new car makes its debut, we have to exploit every

opportunity, especially given the situation in the championship."


Free Practice 1 | Webber Quickest in Damp Session
Full practice report can be read here | FIA FP1 Laptimes PDF 


Pos  Driver       Team                       Time              Laps
 1.  Webber       Red Bull-Renault      (B)  1:12.463            29
 2.  Barrichello  Brawn-Mercedes        (B)  1:12.874  + 0.411   32
 3.  Vettel       Red Bull-Renault      (B)  1:12.932  + 0.469   27
 4.  Kovalainen   McLaren-Mercedes      (B)  1:12.989  + 0.526   25
 5.  Hamilton     McLaren-Mercedes      (B)  1:13.048  + 0.585   25
 6.  Nakajima     Williams-Toyota       (B)  1:13.067  + 0.604   21
 7.  Button       Brawn-Mercedes        (B)  1:13.141  + 0.678   29
 8.  Rosberg      Williams-Toyota       (B)  1:13.147  + 0.684   23
09.  Sutil        Force India-Mercedes  (B)  1:13.232  + 0.769   23
10.  Raikkonen    Ferrari               (B)  1:13.321  + 0.858   24
11.  Trulli       Toyota                (B)  1:13.326  + 0.863   26
12.  Heidfeld     BMW-Sauber            (B)  1:13.464  + 1.001   28
13.  Buemi        Toro Rosso-Ferrari    (B)  1:13.503  + 1.040   24
14.  Kubica       BMW-Sauber            (B)  1:13.563  + 1.100   24
15.  Fisichella   Ferrari               (B)  1:13.619  + 1.156   23
16.  Alonso       Renault               (B)  1:13.787  + 1.324   28
17.  Liuzzi       Force India-Mercedes  (B)  1:13.829  + 1.366   26
18.  Kobayashi    Toyota                (B)  1:14.029  + 1.566   27
19.  Alguersuari  Toro Rosso-Ferrari    (B)  1:14.040  + 1.577   38
20.  Grosjean     Renault               (B)  1:14.173  + 1.710   23


News & Quotes:
Button ‘more relaxed’ ahead of Brazil 
BMW Sauber pushing for grid slot