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