Singapore: Hamilton tops opening practice
Lewis Hamilton topped opening practice for the Singapore GP, the first time F1 cars have run under the lights for a GP. Hamilton's McLaren barely beat the Ferrari of Felipe Massa. Kimi Raikkonen was third in the 2nd Ferrari and Heikki Kovalainen 4th in the 2nd McLaren.
Results
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Pos |
Driver | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:45.518 | + 0.000 | 20 |
| 2. | Massa | Ferrari | 1:45.598 | + 0.080 | 23 |
| 3. | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:45.961 | + 0.443 | 24 |
| 4. | Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:46.463 | + 0.945 | 20 |
| 5. | Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:46.618 | + 1.100 | 23 |
| 6. | Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:46.710 | + 1.192 | 25 |
| 7. | Alonso | Renault | 1:46.725 | + 1.207 | 29 |
| 8. | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:46.964 | + 1.446 | 24 |
| 9. | Piquet | Renault | 1:47.175 | + 1.657 | 30 |
| 10. | Button | Honda | 1:47.277 | + 1.759 | 30 |
| 11. | Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:47.570 | + 2.052 | 28 |
| 12. | Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:47.662 | + 2.144 | 23 |
| 13. | Glock | Toyota | 1:47.706 | + 2.188 | 27 |
| 14. | Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:48.097 | + 2.579 | 16 |
| 15. | Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:48.517 | + 2.999 | 23 |
| 16. | Barrichello | Honda | 1:48.725 | + 3.207 | 19 |
| 17. | Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:48.839 | + 3.321 | 24 |
| 18. | Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:48.906 | + 3.388 | 25 |
| 19. | Trulli | Toyota | 1:49.064 | + 3.546 | 29 |
| 20. | Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:53.703 | + 8.185 | 4 |