FELIPE Massa and Kimi Raikkonen secured a Ferrari one-two in the second free practice session on the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne today as the drivers prepared for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Ferrari are pre-season favourites after an impressive winter testing period and set the pace in the final test session in Bahrain last month.

And Massa continued his fine form from the off-season by setting the fastest lap time under the grey Melbourne skies, clocking one minute 27.353 seconds.

Team-mate Raikkonen, who had become the first driver to be fined in 2007 after exceeding the pit-lane speed limit in the first practice session, was 0.397secs behind in second place.

Exciting prospect Lewis Hamilton continued to enjoy a promising display in practice with a third-placed finish, clocking 1:27.829 while fellow McLaren driver Fernando Alonso, who enjoyed the fastest lap in the first session, was seventh with 1:28.040.

Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella finished fourth while his team-mate Heikki Kovalainen was 18th. Kovalainen had earlier caused practice to be delayed for 15 minutes when he spun off the track.

BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld and William's Alex Wurx made up the rest of the top six after clocking 1:27.970 and 1:27.981 respectively.

Red Bull's David Coulthard finished tenth, one place ahead of Super Aguri's Anthony Davidson while Jenson Button finished 14th, one ahead of his Honda team-mate Barrichello.