Sunday, April 5, 2009

Kobayashi tops Malaysia practice

GP2 Asia Series leader and Toyota Formula 1 test driver Kamui Kobayashi set the pace in practice for rounds nine and ten of the series in Malaysia on Friday morning.

The Japanese driver set a time of 1:46.432, 0.15 seconds faster than team-mate Jerome d'Ambrosio as the DAMS squad locked out the top spots ahead of Piquet GP's Roldan Rodriguez and Diego Nunes.

Vitaly Petrov was fifth for Barwa, while David Valsecchi ensured the top six were covered by less than half a second.

Alvaro Parente placed seventh for Meritus, though his team-mate Marco Bonanomi endured a miserable session, completing just one lap following an electrical problem.

Edoardo Mortara, Sergio Perez and series returnee Pastor Maldonado completed the top ten.

Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Kobayashi Dams 1:46.432 15 2. D'Ambrosio Dams 1:46.667 + 0.235 14 3. Rodriguez Piquet GP 1:46.717 + 0.285 15 4. Nunes Piquet GP 1:46.742 + 0.310 14 5. Petrov Barwa International Campos 1:46.760 + 0.328 12 6. Valsecchi Durango 1:46.843 + 0.411 15 7. Parente My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 1:46.912 + 0.480 7 8. Mortara Trust Team Arden 1:46.984 + 0.552 14 9. Perez Barwa International Campos 1:47.036 + 0.604 13 10. Maldonado ART Grand Prix 1:47.156 + 0.724 13 11. Villa Super Nova Racing 1:47.287 + 0.855 16 12. Razia Trust Team Arden 1:47.471 + 1.039 14 13. Al Fardan GFH Team iSport 1:47.667 + 1.235 14 14. Jakes Super Nova Racing 1:47.701 + 1.269 12 15. Rigon Trident Racing 1:47.831 + 1.399 15 16. Buurman Ocean Racing Technology 1:47.840 + 1.408 15 17. Van der Garde GFH Team iSport 1:47.843 + 1.411 14 18. Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 1:47.948 + 1.516 13 19. Crestani Ocean Racing Technology 1:48.097 + 1.665 16 20. Gonzalez Fisichella Motor Sport 1:48.374 + 1.942 10 21. Ricci DPR 1:48.417 + 1.985 15 22. Herck DPR 1:48.498 + 2.066 15 23. Teixeira Trident Racing 1:49.649 + 3.217 14 24. Dalle Stelle Durango 1:50.036 + 3.604 16 25. Nai Chia Chen Fisichella Motor Sport 1:50.413 + 3.981 10 26. Bonanomi My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara No time 1

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