Australia 2011 - Free Practice 3 results - Vettel tops the times with Webber close behind
Published by Christine
Saturday in Melbourne saw F1 cars return to the track in cold and breezy conditions, but the rain stayed away to allow plenty of running from all the teams. After installation laps and the obligatory waiting, Red Bull pulled all the stops out to take P1, whilst Petrov and Kobayashi impressed by staying near the top of the timesheets for the full hour. Massa notably struggled, whilst HRT finally managed to get out of the garage.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:24.507 | 15 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:25.364 | 14 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:25.553 | 15 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:25.567 | 16 |
| 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:25.906 | 18 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.121 | 16 |
| 7 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.417 | 17 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.520 | 17 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:26.746 | 17 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.856 | 15 |
| 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:27.008 | 17 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.011 | 15 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:27.066 | 14 |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.087 | 15 |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:27.180 | 15 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:28.068 | 7 |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:28.077 | 9 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:29.772 | 17 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:30.003 | 18 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:30.261 | 15 |
| 21 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:30.496 | 5 |
| 22 | Jérôme D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:30.704 | 18 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:41.554 | 5 |
| 24 | Tonio Liuzzi | HRT | No Time | 1 |
