Britain 2012 - Free Practice 3 results - Fernando Alonso posts the fastest time in a drier Silverstone practice

Published 7 July 2012 by Christine

Final practice ahead of qualifying on Saturday at Silverstone saw Fernando Alonso head to the top of the timesheets. The Ferrari driver finished the session ahead of Jenson Button and Romain Grosjean. Meanwhile, Charles Pic had great trouble keeping his car going, stopping not once but twice out on track - and getting in everybody's way while he was at it. Both Sauber drivers had some off track experiences, but it was Kobayashi who returned to the pit lane minus a front wing.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Fernando Alonso	Scuderia Ferrari	1:32.167	21
2	Jenson Button	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	1:32.320	20
3	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	1:32.358	25
4	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:32.420	21
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1 Team	1:32.454	25
6	Lewis Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	1:32.477	20
7	Pastor Maldonado	Williams F1 Team	1:32.622	21
8	Sergio Pérez	Sauber F1 Team	1:32.940	19
9	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber F1 Team	1:33.046	20
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:33.150	19
11	Bruno Senna	Williams F1 Team	1:33.267	25
12	Paul di Resta	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:33.367	20
13	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:33.398	24
14	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:33.462	24
15	Jean-Éric Vergne	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:33.673	22
16	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari	1:33.674	21
17	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:33.707	21
18	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:33.733	15
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham F1 Team	1:34.298	18
20	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham F1 Team	1:34.781	20
21	Timo Glock	Marussia F1 Team	1:36.605	18
22	Charles Pic	Marussia F1 Team	1:37.060	14
23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT Formula 1 Team	1:37.269	23
24	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT Formula 1 Team	1:37.429	17