Chinese GP: Hamilton tops final practice in Shanghai
Lewis Hamilton |
Lewis Hamilton topped the final free practice for the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai.
The McLaren driver must serve a five-place grid penalty because of a gearbox change, so he needs to qualify as far up on the grid as possible.
Hamilton's fastest time came during a qualifying simulation on the soft Pirelli rubber late in the session, the 2008 world champion beating his teammate Jenson Button by just over a tenth of a second.
Results
Pos |
Driver | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
1. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m35.940s | +0.000s | 13 |
2. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m36.093s | +0.123 | 12 |
3. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m36.389s | +0.449 | 16 |
4. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m36.512s | +0.572 | 17 |
5. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m36.635s | +0.695 | 16 |
6. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1m36.765s | +0.825 | 17 |
7. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m36.781s | +0.841 | 19 |
8. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m36.880s | +0.940 | 17 |
9. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m37.039s | +1.099 | 15 |
10. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1m37.061s | +1.121 | 17 |
11. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1m37.237s | +1.297 | 16 |
12. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1m37.274s | +1.334 | 19 |
13. | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1m37.288s | +1.348 | 16 |
14. | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1m37.425s | +1.485 | 14 |
15. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m37.465s | +1.525 | 12 |
16. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m37.493s | +1.553 | 13 |
17. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m37.628s | +1.688 | 14 |
18. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m37.831s | +1.891 | 14 |
19. | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1m38.701s | +2.761 | 19 |
20. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1m39.198s | +3.258 | 19 |
21. | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m39.796s | +3.856 | 18 |
22. | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m40.048s | +4.108 | 17 |
23. | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1m41.263s | +5.323 | 14 |
24. | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1m41.499s | +5.559 | 18 |