Chinese GP: Vettel on top in practice 3

Sebastian Vettel did it again Saturday morning in Shanghai, China. The Red Bull driver turned the fastest lap in the third free practice session to make a clean sweep of the China practice sessions.

The Red Bull driver, was so fast that each time he ran in the session, he set a fastest lap time.

Jenson Button got closest to Vettel with a lap just 0.208s slower, while Lewis Hamilton moved up to third position in the closing stages.

Nico Rosberg was a promising fourth fastest, Fernando Alonso was 6th behind Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa.

Results

Pos

Driver Team Time Behind Laps
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m34.968s +0.000s 13
2. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m35.176s +0.208s 15
3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m35.373s +0.405s 14
4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m35.677s +0.709s 18
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m35.818s +0.850s 17
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m35.971s +1.003s 15
7. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m36.098s +1.130s 18
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m36.125s +1.157s 15
9. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m36.141s +1.173s 14
10. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m36.370s +1.402s 18
11. Nick Heidfeld Renault 1m36.404s +1.436s 16
12. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m36.582s +1.614s 18
13. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m36.596s +1.628s 17
14. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m36.717s +1.749s 16
15. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m36.896s +1.928s 5
16. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m36.953s +1.985s 14
17. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m37.007s +2.039s 20
18. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m37.304s +2.336s 18
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m38.176s +3.208s 12
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m38.739s +3.771s 12
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m39.938s +4.970s 17
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m39.998s +5.030s 16
23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m40.593s +5.625s 17
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m40.881s +5.913s 18