Belgium 2012 - Free Practice 3 results
Normality is resumed at Spa, as Alonso tops the practice times
Published by Christine Blachford
With blue skies finally overhead, Fernando Alonso topped the timesheets in final practice, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen. Most drivers got a good set of laps in, catching up on missed opportunities in yesterday's downpour, but Nico Rosberg struggled. He only completed five laps before the Mercedes ground to a halt and didn't get going again.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:48.542 | 18 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:48.683 | 21 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:48.850 | 23 |
| 4 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 1:48.863 | 20 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:49.091 | 18 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:49.092 | 16 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:49.164 | 21 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:49.266 | 23 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:49.292 | 23 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:49.382 | 22 |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:49.561 | 23 |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:49.615 | 19 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:49.621 | 26 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:49.674 | 23 |
| 15 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:49.710 | 21 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:49.776 | 22 |
| 17 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 1:50.027 | 20 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:52.339 | 21 |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 1:52.566 | 20 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 1:52.630 | 18 |
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:52.809 | 22 |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:53.383 | 22 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:53.562 | 23 |
| 24 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:58.113 | 5 |
