China 2011 - Free Practice 3 results - The Red Bull battle with McLaren continues on Saturday
Published by Christine
With just one hour to finalise the setups for qualifying, the teams were under pressure to make the most of Free Practice 3. Sebastian Vettel held on to his lead to make it three sessions in a row, with two McLaren drivers behind him. Further back, Williams seemed to struggle, and Mark Webber suffered with yet more KERS troubles - only completing 5 laps.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:34.968 | 13 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:35.176 | 15 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.373 | 14 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.677 | 18 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:35.818 | 17 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.971 | 15 |
| 7 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:36.098 | 18 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:36.125 | 15 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:36.141 | 14 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:36.370 | 18 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:36.404 | 16 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36.582 | 18 |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:36.596 | 17 |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:36.717 | 16 |
| 15 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.896 | 5 |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:36.953 | 14 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:37.007 | 20 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:37.304 | 18 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:38.176 | 12 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:38.739 | 12 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:39.938 | 17 |
| 22 | Jérôme D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:39.998 | 16 |
| 23 | Tonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:40.593 | 17 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:40.881 | 18 |
