Japan 2009 - Free Practice 1 results - Kamui Kobayashi stands in for Timo Glock
Published by Christine
The track was wet to start with but did dry up throughout the session. Timo Glock wasn't running due to a fever, giving Kamui Kobayashi his debut. The Japanese driver finished in 19th place in his home race, beating the other substitute - Romain Grosjean.
| Position | Driver | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:40.356 | 24 |
| 2 | Kazuki Nakajima | 1:40.648 | 18 |
| 3 | Adrian Sutil | 1:40.806 | 14 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:40.985 | 27 |
| 5 | Sébastien Buemi | 1:41.421 | 26 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:41.443 | 15 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | 1:41.532 | 22 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:41.577 | 25 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | 1:41.821 | 18 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | 1:42.188 | 20 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | 1:42.332 | 10 |
| 12 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1:42.475 | 15 |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | 1:42.657 | 13 |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | 1:42.667 | 27 |
| 15 | Robert Kubica | 1:42.833 | 16 |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | 1:42.977 | 14 |
| 17 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:43.218 | 11 |
| 18 | Jenson Button | 1:43.318 | 17 |
| 19 | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:43.407 | 16 |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean | 1:43.572 | 22 |
