Bahrain 2013 - Free Practice 3 results - Ferrari return to the top spot as Saturday action begins
Published by Christine
Fernando Alonso posted the fastest time of the final hour of practice in Bahrain, beating Vettel, Webber and Räikkönen. The top four were split by just two tenths of a second. Lewis Hamilton was also close behind, but the Mercedes driver had an abrupt end to his morning's work. His rear tyre delaminated, which, in turn, damaged the suspension on the car.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:33.247 | 12 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:33.348 | 15 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:33.380 | 19 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:33.446 | 21 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:33.455 | 19 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:33.464 | 19 |
| 7 | Adrian Sutil | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:33.596 | 17 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:33.700 | 15 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:33.764 | 19 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber F1 Team | 1:33.922 | 17 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:33.949 | 20 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:34.117 | 17 |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:34.282 | 18 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:34.577 | 16 |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams F1 Team | 1:34.611 | 17 |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:34.678 | 16 |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:34.833 | 17 |
| 18 | Charles Pic | Caterham F1 Team | 1:35.816 | 16 |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:36.731 | 17 |
| 20 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham F1 Team | 1:36.939 | 16 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:37.630 | 7 |
| 22 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:39.592 | 29 |
