By Phil Huff
May 23 2008
The opening practice sessions for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix proved that even the confines of the twisty street circuit doesn't necessarily affect the outcome, with two Ferrari's and two McLaren's in the top five. Honda Racing F1's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello ended the day in eighth and 10th positions respectively. Here's the combined best times from the day for every driver...
| Pos | Driver | Team | Engine | Car | Best Lap | Gap | |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4/23 | 1:15.140 | ||
| 2 | Rosberg | Williams | Toyota | FW30 | 1:15.533 | 0.393 | |
| 3 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | Ferrari | F2008 | 1:15.572 | 0.432 | |
| 4 | Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | F2008 | 1:15.869 | 0.729 | |
| 5 | Kovalainen | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4/23 | 1:15.881 | 0.741 | |
| 6 | Kubica | BMW Sauber | BMW | F1.08 | 1:16.296 | 1.156 | |
| 7 | Alonso | Renault | Renault | R28 | 1:16.310 | 1.170 | |
| 8 | Button | Honda | Honda | RA108 | 1:16.351 | 1.211 | |
| 9 | Nakajima | Williams | Toyota | FW30 | 1:16.372 | 1.232 | |
| 10 | Barrichello | Honda | Honda | RA108 | 1:16.418 | 1.278 | |
| 11 | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | BMW | F1.08 | 1:16.426 | 1.286 | |
| 12 | Glock | Toyota | Toyota | TF108 | 1:16.688 | 1.548 | |
| 13 | Webber | Red Bull | Renault | RB3 | 1:17.094 | 1.954 | |
| 14 | Coulthard | Red Bull | Renault | RB3 | 1:17.131 | 1.991 | |
| 15 | Piquet | Renault | Renault | R28 | 1:17.246 | 2.106 | |
| 16 | Fisichella | Force India | Ferrari | VJM01 | 1:17.251 | 2.111 | |
| 17 | Trulli | Toyota | Toyota | TF108 | 1:17.379 | 2.239 | |
| 18 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | STR3 | 1:17.581 | 2.441 | |
| 19 | Sutil | Force India | Ferrari | VJM01 | 1:18.176 | 3.036 | |
| 20 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | STR3 | 1:18.225 | 3.085 |
