British GP: Vettel tops final practice

Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel put Red Bull Racing on top in the first dry practice session of the British Grand Prix weekend at Silverstone.

After all of Friday's running was pretty much a waste of time for all involved, Vettel put in a 1m31.401s to knock Ferrari's Fernando Alonso off the top spot by just 0.063 seconds.

Vettel looked set to top his best lap the next time around, but he backed off in sector 3 as the rain increased yet again.

Mark Webber had been quickest early on, then lost a lot of track time the middle part of the session while repairs were carried out to his Red Bull. He ended up third, ahead of the second Ferrari of Felipe Massa.

Results

Pos Driver Team/Car Time Behind Laps
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m31.401s +0.000s 17
2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m31.464s +0.063s 20
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m31.829s +0.428s 12
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m32.169s +0.768s 20
5. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m32.496s +1.095s 20
6. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m32.956s +1.555s 18
7. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m33.014s +1.613s 20
8. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m33.044s +1.643s 23
9. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m33.264s +1.863s 21
10. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m33.423s +2.022s 22
11. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m33.551s +2.150s 11
12. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m33.660s +2.259s 22
13. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m33.842s +2.441s 16
14. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m33.905s +2.504s 21
15. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m34.042s +2.641s 22
16. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m34.329s +2.928s 20
17. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m34.799s +3.398s 20
18. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m34.822s +3.421s 21
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m35.225s +3.824s 21
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m36.905s +5.504s 21
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m37.614s +6.213s 18
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m38.068s +6.667s 20
23. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1m38.289s +6.888s 19
24. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m38.568s +7.167s 17