Australia 2009 - Free Practice 3 results - Räikkönen suffers a hydraulic failure, whilst Rosberg's fastest again
Published by Christine
Nico Rosberg topped the times yet again, completing a hat trick of fastest laps in the practice sessions. It was close at the top, with the gap to Jarno Trulli's second place time just 0.003 seconds. On Saturday, Kimi Räikkönen was the driver who didn't make it to the end of the session, with an hydraulic issue stopping his Ferrari out on track.
| Position | Driver | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | 1:25.808 | 21 |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | 1:25.811 | 19 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | 1:25.981 | 20 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | 1:26.020 | 17 |
| 5 | Kazuki Nakajima | 1:26.078 | 18 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | 1:26.348 | 19 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | 1:26.355 | 16 |
| 8 | Timo Glock | 1:26.410 | 25 |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | 1:26.514 | 18 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | 1:26.555 | 19 |
| 11 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:26.652 | 20 |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:26.714 | 18 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:27.009 | 12 |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | 1:27.062 | 12 |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi | 1:27.152 | 16 |
| 16 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1:27.192 | 17 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | 1:27.357 | 18 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:27.492 | 20 |
| 19 | Nelson Piquet | 1:27.739 | 22 |
| 20 | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.801 | 5 |
