Heikki Kovalainen a fost cronometrat cu cel mai bun timp al antrenamentelor de vineri de pe circuitul din Turcia. Finlandezul a scos un timp de un minut si 28.841 secunde in timpul antrenamentelor de dupa-amiaza, pe cand Nico Rosberg a inregistrat un timp de un minut si 28.952 secunde in sesiunea de antrenamente de dimineata.

In timpul antrenamentelor de dimineata de la Istanbul, au avut loc mici incidente. Hamilton, Glock, Kovalainen, Raikkonen, Nakajima, Fisichella, Massa, Piquet, Webber, Trulli si Vettel au iesit in decor.

Sambata dimineata va avea loc ultima sesiune de antrenamente, iar dupa-amiaza se va stabili grila de start a cursei de duminica.

Sesiunea de antrenamente de vineri dimineata

1. Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) 1:28.952

2. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:29.263

3. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 1:29.271

4. Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault) 1:29.337

5. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1:29.342

6. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams-Toyota) 1:29.371

7. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) 1:29.398

8. Fernando Alonso (Renault) 1:29.422

9. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) 1:29.525

10. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:29.590

11. Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes) 1:29.747

12. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) 1:29.864

13. Timo Glock (Toyota) 1:29.934

14. Nelsinho Piquet (Renault) 1:30.132

15. Mark Webber (RBR-Renault) 1:30.176

16. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) 1:30.645

17. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) 1:30.689

18. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India-Mercedes) 1:30.729

19. Sebastien Bourdais (STR-Ferrari) 1:30.838

20. Sebastien Buemi (STR-Ferrari) 1:30.944

Sesiunea de antrenamente de vineri dupa-amiaza:

1. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:28.841

2. Fernando Alonso (Renault) 1:28.847

3. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) 1:29.056

4. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams-Toyota) 1:29.091

5. Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault) 1:29.202

6. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) 1:29.207

7. Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) 1:29.257

8. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) 1:29.305

9. Mark Webber (RBR-Renault) 1:29.383

10. Nelsinho Piquet (Renault) 1:29.401

11. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1:29.416

12. Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes) 1:29.430

13. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:29.435

14. Timo Glock (Toyota) 1:29.518

15. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) 1:29.520

16. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) 1:29.550

17. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) 1:30.081

18. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India-Mercedes) 1:30.091

19. Sebastien Bourdais (STR-Ferrari) 1:30.295

20. Sebastien Buemi (STR-Ferrari) 1:30.629