Belgium: Complete practice times
By Phil Huff
September 7 2008
The first practice session at the famous Spa circuit didn't go too well for Honda Racing F1, with Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello ending up in the final two positions. Up front, normal service continued, with Ferrari and McLaren taking the top four slots. Here's the best times from both sessions...
| Pos | Driver | Team | Engine | Car | Best Lap | Gap | |
| 1 | Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | F2008 | 1:47.284 | ||
| 2 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | Ferrari | F2008 | 1:47.623 | 0.339 | |
| 3 | Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4/23 | 1:47.878 | 0.594 | |
| 4 | Kovalainen | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4/23 | 1:47.932 | 0.648 | |
| 5 | Alonso | Renault | Renault | R28 | 1:48.104 | 0.820 | |
| 6 | Webber | Red Bull | Renault | RB4 | 1:48.428 | 1.144 | |
| 7 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | STR3 | 1:48.557 | 1.273 | |
| 8 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | STR3 | 1:48.958 | 1.674 | |
| 9 | Glock | Toyota | Toyota | TF108 | 1:48.997 | 1.713 | |
| 10 | Piquet | Renault | Renault | R28 | 1:49.068 | 1.784 | |
| 11 | Kubica | BMW Sauber | BMW | F1.08 | 1:49.139 | 1.855 | |
| 12 | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | BMW | F1.08 | 1:49.185 | 1.901 | |
| 13 | Rosberg | Williams | Toyota | FW30 | 1:49.405 | 2.121 | |
| 14 | Sutil | Force India | Ferrari | VJM01 | 1:49.585 | 2.301 | |
| 15 | Trulli | Toyota | Toyota | TF108 | 1:49.625 | 2.341 | |
| 16 | Coulthard | Red Bull | Renault | RB4 | 1:49.849 | 2.565 | |
| 17 | Fisichella | Force India | Ferrari | VJM01 | 1:49.986 | 2.702 | |
| 18 | Nakajima | Williams | Toyota | FW30 | 1:50.125 | 2.841 | |
| 19 | Button | Honda | Honda | RA108 | 1:50.464 | 3.180 | |
| 20 | Barrichello | Honda | Honda | RA108 | 1:50.905 | 3.621 |
