Rain makes for little meaningful running at Spa (FP1 interactive data)

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Pouring rain in the first practice session at Spa made it even more difficult than usual to pick out which of the teams were quick at Spa.

Here’s the interactive data showing all the drivers’ lap times as the track conditions played havoc with their plans during the first practice session.

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Car Driver Car Best lap Gap Lap At time Laps
1 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 2’00.797 13 89 17
2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 2’01.567 0.770 6 47 7
3 11 Robert Kubica Renault 2’02.081 1.284 11 90 14
4 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 2’02.450 1.653 6 42 11
5 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 2’02.646 1.849 7 33 14
6 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 2’02.913 2.116 5 38 6
7 6 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 2’02.926 2.129 6 42 11
8 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 2’03.401 2.604 8 49 17
9 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 2’03.424 2.627 4 27 7
10 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 2’03.489 2.692 7 50 9
11 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 2’03.601 2.804 5 44 17
12 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 2’03.649 2.852 8 33 17
13 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 2’03.654 2.857 5 48 6
14 22 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 2’03.851 3.054 6 30 17
15 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 2’04.145 3.348 8 89 12
16 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2’04.250 3.453 9 52 16
17 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 2’04.690 3.893 13 93 15
18 16 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2’05.680 4.883 4 25 6
19 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2’05.697 4.900 6 37 18
20 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 2’06.695 5.898 8 43 14
21 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 2’07.189 6.392 7 47 15
22 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 2’07.737 6.940 4 38 13
23 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 2’07.955 7.158 11 88 15
24 20 Sakon Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth 2’10.507 9.710 17 87 18

Ultimate lap times

The ultimate lap time is each driver’s best sectors added together:

Car Driver Car Ultimate lap Gap Deficit to best
1 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 2’00.797 0.000
2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 2’01.567 0.770 0.000
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 2’01.902 1.105 0.548
4 11 Robert Kubica Renault 2’02.081 1.284 0.000
5 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 2’02.289 1.492 0.357
6 6 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 2’02.359 1.562 0.567
7 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 2’02.813 2.016 0.611
8 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 2’02.858 2.061 0.055
9 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 2’02.961 2.164 0.640
10 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 2’03.280 2.483 0.209
11 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2’03.291 2.494 0.959
12 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 2’03.358 2.561 0.043
13 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 2’03.381 2.584 0.268
14 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 2’03.542 2.745 0.112
15 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 2’03.622 2.825 0.523
16 22 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 2’03.688 2.891 0.163
17 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 2’03.849 3.052 0.841
18 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2’04.581 3.784 1.116
19 16 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2’05.440 4.643 0.240
20 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 2’06.628 5.831 0.067
21 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 2’06.938 6.141 0.799
22 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 2’07.189 6.392 0.000
23 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 2’07.685 6.888 0.270
24 20 Sakon Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth 2’09.505 8.708 1.002

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    4 comments on “Rain makes for little meaningful running at Spa (FP1 interactive data)”

    1. Looks like the Virgin car is doing pretty good in the wet. Or maybe it’s just becaus they did a lot of laps.

    2. Nice to see that Alonso, Hamilton, and Kubica were doing the best they could do in that one lap – fastest lap at the same time being the ultimate one.

    3. I was going to ask why the HRT was three seconds slower than the Lotus, but no, It’s just Sakon…

      Anyone think Senna could fight his way off the back of the grid?

      1. I think he has a pretty decent chance. After all Schumi will be in 23rd or 24th, so not that hard a job to do it.

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