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Free Practice 3 results - Spanish Grand Prix 2017 - Kimi Räikkönen posts fastest time in final practice

Räikkönen posts fastest time in final practice
Credit: Ferrari Media

Ferrari finally got the better of Mercedes in the last practice session before qualifying in Spain. Kimi Räikkönen was the fastest driver our on track, with Vettel behind him. Sebastian continued to experience mechanical gremlins in his car, though, stopping in the pit lane with 10 minutes to go. Valtteri Bottas was also struggling a little, he only completed seven laps as the team fiddled with the power unit in his Mercedes.

Red Bull were firmly in third, with Verstappen just ahead of Ricciardo on pace, and Nico Hülkenberg did another good job for Renault to finish inside the top seven.

PositionDriverTeamTimeLaps
1Kimi RäikkönenScuderia Ferrari1:20.21420
2Sebastian VettelScuderia Ferrari1:20.4567
3Lewis HamiltonMercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport1:20.59512
4Valtteri BottasMercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport1:20.8687
5Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:21.02514
6Daniel RicciardoRed Bull Racing1:21.24915
7Nico HülkenbergRenault Sport F1 Team1:21.67013
8Felipe MassaWilliams Martini Racing1:21.74619
9Carlos Sainz JrScuderia Toro Rosso1:21.83519
10Fernando AlonsoMcLaren Honda1:22.09316
11Romain GrosjeanHaas F1 Team1:22.12821
12Kevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team1:22.21412
13Sergio PérezSahara Force India F1 Team1:22.23719
14Esteban OconSahara Force India F1 Team1:22.29722
15Daniil KvyatScuderia Toro Rosso1:22.39115
16Marcus EricssonSauber F1 Team1:22.51320
17Lance StrollWilliams Martini Racing1:22.57419
18Jolyon PalmerRenault Sport F1 Team1:22.75513
19Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren Honda1:22.85315
20Pascal WehrleinSauber F1 Team1:22.97419