Kubica quickest in practice 1

On the first anniversary of his debut as a Formula One racing driver, Kubica set a 1:22.390 lap in the final minutes to knock Ferrari's Felipe Massa off the top spot by 0.129 seconds.

The McLarens dominated much of the session, but ended up fourth and fifth behind Kimi Raikkonen.

Unsurprisingly given the Hungaroring's low grip reputation, the first 45 minutes of the session saw little action.

Lewis Hamilton was the first of the main contenders to attempt a flying lap, and duly went quickest for ten minutes before being beaten by teammate Fernando Alonso.

They swapped places twice more before Massa came to the fore with 11 minutes remaining, but his tenure on top was brief, as Kubica then emerged on the softer Bridgestones.

Massa retained second despite ending his session stopped in the pitlane exit after encountering a mechanical problem as he set out for a final run.

His teammate Raikkonen moved up to third with his final lap, with the McLarens completing the top five.

Nick Heidfeld could not match Kubica's pace and took sixth, while Nico Rosberg briefly infiltrated the top four towards the end of the session before being edged down to seventh.

The Hondas and Ralf Schumacher filled the final top ten positions, with both the German and Rubens Barrichello spinning at Turn 1 without significant delay.

Other drivers in trouble included Mark Webber and Vitantonio Liuzzi, who both stopped on track.

Liuzzi ended up slower than new teammate Sebastian Vettel, who took 16th on his first appearance for Toro Rosso. His fellow returnee Sakon Yamamoto was slowest of all.

Pos  Driver        Team                    Time               Laps
 1.  Kubica        BMW Sauber         (B)  1:22.390            25
 2.  Massa         Ferrari            (B)  1:22.519  + 0.129   18
 3.  Raikkonen     Ferrari            (B)  1:22.540  + 0.150   21
 4.  Alonso        McLaren-Mercedes   (B)  1:22.585  + 0.195   18
 5.  Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes   (B)  1:22.654  + 0.264   19
 6.  Heidfeld      BMW Sauber         (B)  1:22.891  + 0.501   24
 7.  Rosberg       Williams-Toyota    (B)  1:22.983  + 0.593   19
 8.  Button        Honda              (B)  1:23.294  + 0.904   20
 9.  Barrichello   Honda              (B)  1:23.601  + 1.211   20
10.  R.Schumacher  Toyota             (B)  1:23.802  + 1.412   27
11.  Davidson      Super Aguri-Honda  (B)  1:24.102  + 1.712   13
12.  Trulli        Toyota             (B)  1:24.318  + 1.928   30
13.  Wurz          Williams-Toyota    (B)  1:24.321  + 1.931   12
14.  Coulthard     Red Bull-Renault   (B)  1:24.474  + 2.084   17
15.  Kovalainen    Renault            (B)  1:24.733  + 2.343   18
16.  Vettel        Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B)  1:24.905  + 2.515   26
17.  Fisichella    Renault            (B)  1:24.920  + 2.530   19
18.  Liuzzi        Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B)  1:24.976  + 2.586   20
19.  Sato          Super Aguri-Honda  (B)  1:25.307  + 2.917   13
20.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault   (B)  1:25.584  + 3.194   14
21.  Sutil         Spyker-Ferrari     (B)  1:26.332  + 3.942   29
22.  Yamamoto      Spyker-Ferrari     (B)  1:28.118  + 5.728   30