Europe: Complete practice times
By Phil Huff
August 23 2008
The first practice sessions at the new Valencia street circuit, home of the European Grand Prix, proved a mixed bag for Honda Racing F1, with Jenson Button ending the day in third place while team mate Rubens Barrichello propped up the time sheets in 20th. Here's the best times for every driver from both sessions...
| Pos | Driver | Team | Engine | Car | Best Lap | Gap | |
| 1 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | Ferrari | F2008 | 1:39.477 | ||
| 2 | Alonso | Renault | Renault | R28 | 1:39.497 | 0.020 | |
| 3 | Button | Honda | Honda | RA108 | 1:39.546 | 0.069 | |
| 4 | Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | F2008 | 1:39.678 | 0.201 | |
| 5 | Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4/23 | 1:39.712 | 0.235 | |
| 6 | Kovalainen | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4/23 | 1:39.954 | 0.477 | |
| 7 | Glock | Toyota | Toyota | TF108 | 1:39.967 | 0.490 | |
| 8 | Kubica | BMW Sauber | BMW | F1.08 | 1:40.149 | 0.672 | |
| 9 | Piquet | Renault | Renault | R28 | 1:40.439 | 0.962 | |
| 10 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | STR3 | 1:40.496 | 1.019 | |
| 12 | Fisichella | Force India | Ferrari | VJM01 | 1:40.500 | 1.023 | |
| 13 | Webber | Red Bull | Renault | RB4 | 1:40.585 | 1.108 | |
| 13 | Rosberg | Williams | Toyota | FW30 | 1:40.607 | 1.130 | |
| 14 | Coulthard | Red Bull | Renault | RB4 | 1:40.696 | 1.219 | |
| 15 | Nakajima | Williams | Toyota | FW30 | 1:40.742 | 1.265 | |
| 16 | Trulli | Toyota | Toyota | TF108 | 1:40.877 | 1.400 | |
| 17 | Sutil | Force India | Ferrari | VJM01 | 1:40.999 | 1.522 | |
| 18 | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | BMW | F1.08 | 1:41.084 | 1.607 | |
| 19 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | STR3 | 1:41.099 | 1.622 | |
| 20 | Barrichello | Honda | Honda | RA108 | 1:41.377 | 1.900 |
