Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps

1 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:21.269 19
2 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:21.465 0.196 16
3 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:21.599 0.330 16
4 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:21.717 0.448 23
5 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:21.771 0.502 21
6 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:21.942 0.673 19
7 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:21.992 0.723 18
8 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:22.060 0.791 17
9 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:22.075 0.806 16
10 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:22.081 0.812 23
11 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.094 0.825 15
12 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:22.174 0.905 19
13 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:22.176 0.907 18
14 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:22.189 0.920 16
15 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.220 0.951 16
16 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:22.292 1.023 20
17 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:22.350 1.081 17
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:22.466 1.197 22
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:22.689 1.420 21
20 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:23.726 2.457 16
21 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:23.921 2.652 15
22 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 2

Final practice - BMW Sauber from Red Bull and Renault

BMW Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld set the fastest time in Saturday morning’s final practice for the Spanish Grand Prix, which yet again threw up some unusual and mostly unrepresentative times as different teams ran different fuel loads.

The German lapped his F1.08 in 1m 21.269s to head David Coulthard’s Red Bull by 0.196s, as the Scot posted 1m 21.465s. Fernando Alonso was third for Renault on 1m 21.599s, ahead of Robert Kubica (1m 21.717s), Jarno Trulli for Toyota (1m 21.771s), Sebastien Bourdais for Toro Rosso (1m 21.942s) and Nelson Piquet (1m 21.992s).

Jenson Button was eighth with 1m 22.060s for Honda, pipping Ferrari’s Felipe Massa (1m 22.075s), Toyota’s Timo Glock (1m 22.081s) and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1m 22.094s). The closeness of the times continued with Nico Rosberg 12th on 1m 22.174s for Williams ahead of Kimi Raikkonen (1m 22.176s) in the second F2008, Williams’ Kazuki Nakajima (1m 22.189s), McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen (1m 22.220s), Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel (1m 22.292s), Honda’s Rubens Barrichello (1m 22.350s) and the Force Indias of Giancarlo Fisichella (1m 22.466s) and Adrian Sutil (1m 22.689s).

Takuma Sato went a lot faster than on Friday for Super Aguri, with 1m 23.726s, with team mate Anthony Davidson right behind on 1m 23.921s. Mark Webber went untimed in his Red Bull, due to mechanical problems.

The only dramas occurred when Alonso spun in Turn 11, Sutil, Coulthard and Barrichello in Turn 10, and Piquet in Turn 2.

These times notwithstanding, expect the battle for pole to be between Ferrari, McLaren and BMW Sauber this afternoon, with Renault, Red Bull and Toyota vying for the remaining top-10 slots.

Source: Formula1.com