Nico Rosberg of Williams topped the first free practice around Turkey’s Istanbul Park circuit earlier today, setting a lap time 0.3s faster than nearest rival Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren. Hamilton had been in the top spot as the 90 minute session drew to a close, but in a last second attempt, Rosberg managed to clinch the fastest time, demoting the reigning world champion to P2. Jarno Trulli went into P3 in the Toyota while the Brawns were back in P9 and P11.

The Istanbul Park circuit started off in a very dusty condition, meaning that few drivers ventured out in the first 30 minutes, and when they did plumes of dust were sent into the air as the cars cleaned the surface with each tour. By the mid-point, most drivers had set a time and Jarno Trulli showed promise in the TF109, improving on his and the car’s form from the previous Monaco Grand Prix.

A few drivers left the track at the first corner, and when Felipe Massa ventured off into the scenery, his Ferrari dislodged the astro-turf lining the track, causing the session to be briefly stopped while repairs were made. Turn 8 also saw a few drivers run wide, the corner notorious with its quadruple apex. Sebastian Vettel, Timo Glock and Fernando Alonso also span and one point or another during the practice run.

The times set were relatively close, with only a second separating Lewis Hamilton in P2 and Mark Webber in P15. Other notable performances came from the Force Indias, with Adrian Sutil ending his morning in P12, and Giancarlo Fisichella keeping himself ahead of the two Scuderia Toro Rosso pilots.

Turkey 2009 Friday Free Practice One		Lap Time Fastest Time Set	Laps Set Number Laps Set
1.	Nico Rosberg Williams	1m28.952s	24 Laps
2.	Lewis Hamilton McLaren	1m29.263s	23 Laps
3.	Jarno Trulli Toyota	1m29.271s	26 Laps
4.	Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing	1m29.337s	17 Laps
5.	Felipe Massa Ferrari	1m29.342s	22 Laps
6.	Kazuki Nakajima Williams	1m29.371s	21 Laps
7.	Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari	1m29.398s	24 Laps
8.	Fernando Alonso Renault	1m29.422s	24 Laps
9.	Rubens Barrichello Brawn	1m29.525s	24 Laps
10.	Heikki Kovalainen McLaren	1m29.590s	19 Laps
11.	Jenson Button Brawn	1m29.747s	20 Laps
12.	Adrian Sutil Force India	1m29.864s	21 Laps
13.	Timo Glock Toyota	1m29.934s	25 Laps
14.	Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault	1m30.132s	18 Laps
15.	Mark Webber Red Bull Racing	1m30.176s	21 Laps
16.	Robert Kubica BMW	1m30.645s	22 Laps
17.	Nick Heidfeld BMW	1m30.689s	19 Laps
18.	Giancarlo Fisichella Force India	1m30.729s	22 Laps
19.	Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso	1m30.838s	24 Laps
20.	Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso	1m30.944s	25 Laps