Barcelona Day 3: Rosberg finishes on top
After a wet morning the track dried out in the afternoon and for the third time in three days a German has recorded the best time in Barcelona where the teams are testing ahead of the 2011 season. After Sebastian Vettel was on top for 2 days in a row it was Nico Rosberg's turn. The GP-Mercedes driver ran the best time of the week so far, a 1:23.168. Vitaly Petrov in the Renault and McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton finished second and third.
Results
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Pos |
Driver | Team | Car | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Rosberg | Mercedes GP | W02 | 1:23.168 | + 0.000 | 92 |
| 2. | Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | R31 | 1:23.463 | + 0.295 | 93 |
| 3. | Hamilton | McLaren | MP4-26 | 1:23.858 | + 0.690 | 93 |
| 4. | Maldonado | Williams | FW33 | 1:24.815 | + 1.647 | 60 |
| 5. | Webber | Red Bull Racing | RB7 | 1:24.995 | + 1.827 | 139 |
| 6. | Trulli | Lotus F1 | T128 | 1:25.454 | + 2.286 | 48 |
| 7. | Perez | Sauber | C30 | 1:25.557 | + 2.389 | 115 |
| 8. | Sutil | Force India | VJM-04 | 1:25.720 | + 2.552 | 102 |
| 9. | Buemi | Toro Rosso | STR6 | 1:26.155 | + 2.987 | 31 |
| 10. | Massa | Ferrari | F150th | 1:26.508 | + 3.340 | 123 |
| 11. | Glock | Virgin Racing | MVR-02 | 1:26.598 | + 3.430 | 97 |
| 12. | Mondini | HRT F1 Team | F110 | 1:28.178 | + 5.010 | 39 |
| 13. | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | STR6 | 1:28.329 | + 5.161 | 42 |
| 14. | Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Team | F110 | 1:30.722 | + 7.554 | 32 |