Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix
17, 18, 19 October 2008
Free practice 1
| P | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Int | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:35.630 | 23 | ||
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.020 | +0.390 | +0.390 | 24 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:36.052 | +0.422 | +0.032 | 23 |
| 4 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:36.103 | +0.473 | +0.051 | 21 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36.507 | +0.877 | +0.404 | 25 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:36.661 | +1.031 | +0.154 | 25 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:37.040 | +1.410 | +0.379 | 23 |
| 8 | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:37.070 | +1.440 | +0.030 | 32 |
| 9 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:37.180 | +1.550 | +0.110 | 30 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:37.278 | +1.648 | +0.098 | 25 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.491 | +1.861 | +0.213 | 26 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:37.619 | +1.989 | +0.128 | 25 |
| 13 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:37.630 | +2.000 | +0.011 | 23 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:37.638 | +2.008 | +0.008 | 22 |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:37.638 | +2.008 | 0.000 | 26 |
| 16 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:37.664 | +2.034 | +0.026 | 29 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:37.827 | +2.197 | +0.163 | 28 |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:38.219 | +2.589 | +0.392 | 24 |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:38.285 | +2.655 | +0.066 | 25 |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:38.479 | +2.849 | +0.194 | 26 |