Australia 2013 - Free Practice 3 results - Grosjean takes the top spot as rain moves in over Albert Park
Published by Christine
The forecast rain for Saturday in Melbourne appeared during third practice, but not before Romain Grosjean put his Lotus at the top of the timesheets. It was action stations at the start of the session, as drivers tried to beat the weather. After the rain hit, drivers tried out the wet and intermediate tyres. Sebastian Vettel suffered a hydraulic problem, but there were no major incidents during the hour.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:26.929 | 14 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:27.000 | 7 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:27.241 | 10 |
| 4 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:27.533 | 9 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:27.625 | 12 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:27.849 | 19 |
| 7 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:27.860 | 16 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:28.069 | 15 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber F1 Team | 1:28.253 | 18 |
| 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:28.253 | 20 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:28.486 | 13 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:29.808 | 9 |
| 13 | Mark Webber | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:30.073 | 16 |
| 14 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:30.388 | 17 |
| 15 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham F1 Team | 1:30.598 | 20 |
| 16 | Charles Pic | Caterham F1 Team | 1:30.959 | 19 |
| 17 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:33.236 | 7 |
| 18 | Sergio Pérez | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:33.527 | 8 |
| 19 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:39.232 | 13 |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams F1 Team | 1:39.779 | 13 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:42.872 | 13 |
| 22 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:47.246 | 9 |
