Updated Sunday, November 1, 2009 12:50 am TWN, Reuters

McLaren shines on Abu Dhabi GP debut

ABU DHABI -- McLaren shone in opening practice for the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday with Lewis Hamilton on top in the afternoon and Heikki Kovalainen quickest after nightfall.

Britain's Jenson Button, who clinched the championship in Brazil this month to take Hamilton's crown with a race to spare, was second and third respectively at the floodlit Yas Marina circuit.

Spanish rookie Jaime Alguersuari, driving a Toro Rosso, had the honour of setting the first competitive timed lap in an incident-free debut for the track that hosts Sunday's season-ender.

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