Hamilton tops first practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Germany, Hockenheimring
At a wet Hockenheim track, the first free practice session of the German Grand Prix weekend kicked off. McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton was the fastest man on track with a time of 1:15:537. The Briton was followed by McLaren team mate Heikki Kovalainen and Ferrari's Felipe Massa.
Results
| 1 | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 1:15.537 | 21 | |
| 2 | H. Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:15.666 | 18 | |
| 3 | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.796 | 22 | |
| 4 | F. Alonso | Renault | 1:16.163 | 22 | |
| 5 | K. Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:16.327 | 22 | |
| 6 | N. Rosberg | Williams | 1:16.606 | 27 | |
| 7 | S. Vettel | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:16.618 | 24 | |
| 8 | N. Heidfeld | BMW | 1:16.719 | 20 | |
| 9 | K. Nakajima | Williams | 1:16.821 | 26 | |
| 10 | N. Piquet jr. | Renault | 1:17.063 | 26 | |
| 11 | D. Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:17.108 | 18 | |
| 12 | J. Button | Honda | 1:17.131 | 28 | |
| 13 | T. Glock | Toyota | 1:17.185 | 28 | |
| 14 | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:17.268 | 11 | |
| 15 | G. Fisichella | Force India F1 | 1:17.471 | 30 | |
| 16 | R. Barrichello | Honda | 1:17.500 | 24 | |
| 17 | J. Trulli | Toyota | 1:17.556 | 29 | |
| 18 | A. Sutil | Force India F1 | 1:17.784 | 29 | |
| 19 | R. Kubica | BMW | 1:18.779 | 8 | |
| 20 | S. Bourdais | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:21.506 | 16 |
