Abu Dhabi 2012 - Free Practice 3 results - Hamilton tops final practice as Vettel suffers a lack of running

Published 3 November 2012 by Christine

The McLaren duo were back on top for the third and final practice session in Abu Dhabi, as Sebastian Vettel came in third behind them. He put in a great lap despite a lack of running - due to a problem with the brakes that left the car stranded in the garage. Meanwhile, Pastor Maldonado also showed some improved pace, whilst Räikkönen and Alonso narrowly avoided a collision at the pit entrance.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	1:42.130	18
2	Jenson Button	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	1:42.420	17
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:42.614	7
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:42.743	18
5	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:42.750	19
6	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	1:43.015	18
7	Pastor Maldonado	Williams F1 Team	1:43.064	19
8	Fernando Alonso	Scuderia Ferrari	1:43.133	15
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1 Team	1:43.184	22
10	Paul di Resta	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:43.338	19
11	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari	1:43.480	17
12	Sergio Pérez	Sauber F1 Team	1:43.571	20
13	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:43.593	20
14	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:43.635	19
15	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber F1 Team	1:44.010	22
16	Jean-Éric Vergne	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:44.025	18
17	Bruno Senna	Williams F1 Team	1:44.071	19
18	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:44.149	19
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham F1 Team	1:45.301	22
20	Timo Glock	Marussia F1 Team	1:45.879	19
21	Charles Pic	Marussia F1 Team	1:46.036	19
22	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham F1 Team	1:46.261	22
23	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT Formula 1 Team	1:46.554	20
24	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT Formula 1 Team	1:47.032	22