Free Practice 3 results - Belgium 2014 - Bottas tops the times in Spa as rain hits the session
Published by Christine
Rain ahead of the final practice session meant drivers were tentative making their first appearance of the day. Gradually a dry line started to appear and the teams sent their cars out for experimental laps. The hardest working driver was Esteban Gutiérrez who completed 15 laps, whilst a handful of drivers only did nine.
Valtteri Bottas finished top of the timesheets, with Nico Rosberg the best-placed Mercedes in third. Daniel Ricciardo in the Red Bull split the pair of them.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 1:49.465 | 12 |
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:49.733 | 9 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:49.739 | 13 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:49.817 | 9 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:49.817 | 13 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:49.890 | 9 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:49.893 | 11 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:50.203 | 11 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 1:50.423 | 11 |
| 10 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:50.535 | 10 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:50.592 | 12 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:50.748 | 11 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:50.814 | 10 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:50.866 | 11 |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | 1:50.962 | 12 |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:51.509 | 9 |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 1:51.610 | 10 |
| 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:51.898 | 15 |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:52.457 | 14 |
| 20 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:52.984 | 14 |
| 21 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham F1 Team | 1:54.294 | 11 |
| 22 | André Lotterer | Caterham F1 Team | 1:55.008 | 13 |
