Massa tops final practice for the Spanish GP

Felipe Massa

Ahead of qualifying, Ferrari's Felipe Massa topped final practice for the Spanish GP at the Circuit de Catalunya with a time of 1m21.901s, just 0.006s clear of Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus.

Mark Webber was third for Red Bull, ahead of the second Lotus of Romain Grosjean in fourth.

The second Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel was fifth and Fernando Alonso a rather disappointing sixth in front of his home crowd.

Paul Di Resta was seventh, with Adrian Sutil eighth, Lewis Hamilton ninth and Jean-Eric Vergne rounding out the top 10.

McLaren continued to struggle. Jenson Button and Sergio Perez were only 12th and 14th despite a heavily revised car.

Results

Pos Driver Team/Car Time Behind Laps
1. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m21.901s +0.000s 13
2. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m21.907s +0.006s 14
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m22.044s +0.143s 17
4. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m22.069s +0.168s 13
5. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m22.229s +0.328s 17
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m22.254s +0.353s 15
7. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m22.574s +0.673s 11
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m22.729s +0.828s 17
9. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m22.740s +0.839s 24
10. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m22.759s +0.858s 15
11. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m22.839s +0.938s 26
12. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m23.151s +1.250s 13
13. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m23.371s +1.470s 21
14. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m23.373s +1.472s 13
15. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m23.385s +1.484s 17
16. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m23.388s +1.487s 18
17. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m23.660s +1.759s 16
18. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m23.767s +1.866s 17
19. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m24.775s +2.874s 18
20. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m24.793s +2.892s 16
21. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m25.135s +3.234s 17
22. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m25.250s +3.349s 18