With the WilliamsF1 team coming to the Magny-Cours circuit with a range of improvements including a new Cosworth engine and updates to the FW28, the team is looking to see an improvement in their performances which has not seen them score a point in the last five races. It was reported that Nico Rosberg has had a Cosworth engine change. This will see him lose ten places in qualifying if this is the case.

The first practice session would commence3 with Kubica, Sutil, Doornbos, Jani, Montagny and Davidson all taking to the track. They would be joined by Alex and Monteiro. The first drivers to look at setting a time were Davidson and Alex. The other drivers would pit. At the end of their first lap Alex would finish ahead of Davidson.

Sato and Albers join Alex and Davidson on track. Adrian Sutil would leave his pit. Adrian had taken over the third driver role at MF1 this weekend from Giorgio Mondini. Kubica was back out in his BMW Sauber. Alex would have a moment running off track at the tricky final chicane. But he would remain fastest ahead of Davidson and Sutil.

Alex and Davidson would pit as Kubica moved into third and was now on a quick lap. Kubica would go fastest, half a second ahead of Alex. Jacques Villeneuve would leave the pit lane on his installation lap in his BMW Sauber. Kubica would pit leaving Jani, Sutil and Yamamoto on the circuit. Jani was now second fastest. Robert Doornbos was back out in his Red Bull. With twenty minutes of the session run Sato, Montagny, Villeneuve, Albers and Monteiro have all yet to a time. Davidson was back out in his Honda.

Doornbos has moves fifth fastest as Davidson ups his pace in the Honda. Davidson's lap would see him fastest, 1m:18.677. But Kubica would improve to move ahead of the Honda driver, 1m:17.790. Only Kubica and Davidson are on the circuit. Toyota's Jarno Trulli was out on the circuit and would put his car into the gravel after missing his braking point on the run to Adelaide. But he was able to get his car going again and returned to his pit. Sato was now in seventh behind Doornbos.

Half way through the session and Kubica was fastest, while Fisichella would leave the Renault pit for his installation lap. Sato would spin his car and return to his pit. Ralf Schumacher would come out for his installation lap. Sutil would improve three places and was now third fastest, 1m:19.283. Alex was in fifth with a 1m:19.731. He was back in his pit while Yamamoto would stop his cat at the Adelaide hairpin with a technical problem. Alonso had come out for his installation lap with just over fifteen minutes remaining. Jani was now in third with a 1m:18.962.

Davidson had improved his time with a 1m:17.809 but remained second behind Kubica. Alonso would pit. With fifteen minutes left in the session only nine drivers had set a time. Kubica was fastest from Davidson, Jani, Sutil, Doornbos, Alex, Montagny, Sato, and Yamamoto. Doornbos had moved ahead of Alex with a time of 1m:19.391. Yamamoto's time was over six seconds slower than the quickest time. Montagny would move ahead of team-mate Sato. With twelve minutes remaining only Yamamoto was out on the track. Of the race drivers only Sato and Montagny had set a time so far in the session.

Alex would return to the circuit. He was joined by Kubica. Sutil was also out. Pedro de la Rosa, replacing Montoya who had left the McLaren team to go NASCAR racing, would come out for his installation lap. Kubica was on a quick lap. He would finish with a time of 1m:16.794 to now be over a second faster than Davidson. Alex would move up into fourth with a time of 1m:19.055, but he was two seconds off the pace. Scott Speed and Nico were out for their installation laps. Trulli and Villeneuve were back out. Albers and Monteiro were also out on the track with seven minutes left.

Jani would move ahead of Alex with a 1m:18.962. Nico was in twelfth with a 1m:22.562. Alex was now in fifth. Liuzzi, Coulthard, and Klien had also come out for their installation laps. Ralf was now in sixth with a 1m:19.205. Villeneuve was in seventh followed by Doornbos and Nico. Davidson had improved with a 1m:17.133 but remained in second. Ralf was now in third with a 1m:18.752. Button was out on his installation laps. Nico had improved his time with a 1m:19.401 but was now in tenth as Button moved into third with a 1m:18.297.

With the end of the session we did not see Mark come out even to complete and installation lap. He was joined by both Ferrari's, Barrichello, and Heidfeld. Raikkonen had come out to complete one installation lap. Robert Kubica would finish fastest from Davidson, Button, Ralf Schumacher, Sutil, Jani, Wurz, Villeneuve, Doornbos and Nico.