Free Practice 3 results - Chinese Grand Prix 2016 - Vettel tops the times in a wet final hour of practice

Jolyon Palmer picks up a puncture in final practice — Credit: Renault Sport Formula One Team

Rain ahead of the final running meant it was a quiet start to the session, and some drivers opted for only installation laps rather than going full out to set fast lap times. Sebastian Vettel was the top of the timesheets, with Williams and Force India behind, but it wasn't smooth sailing for all.

Jolyon Palmer picked up a puncture and found the conditions difficult. Marcus Ericsson couldn't complete more than an installation lap right at the end of the session as his Sauber had a technical issue. Seven other drivers didn't set lap times, with McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes all opting to remain in the garage.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	1:57.351	3
2	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	1:58.061	7
3	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:58.689	4
4	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:58.800	9
6	Jolyon Palmer	Renault Sport F1 Team	1:59.677	7
7	Kevin Magnussen	Renault Sport F1 Team	1:59.761	9
8	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Racing MRT	1:59.964	8
9	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	2:00.150	6
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	2:00.158	4
11	Felipe Nasr	Sauber F1 Team	2:00.197	8
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	2:00.812	5
13	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	2:02.438	4
14	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing MRT	2:02.732	5
15	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	No time	3
16	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	No time	3
17	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	No time	4
18	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull Racing	No time	4
19	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	No time	2
20	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	No time	3
21	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	No time	2
22	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	No time	1