Spain 2011 - Free Practice 3 results - Renault suffer a fire, but power Vettel to the top spot
Published by Christine
The main talking point of Free Practice 3 was Nick Heidfeld's Renault bursting into flames midway through a lap. The German navigated to the side of the track and hopped out of the car, but how much damage has been done? Alonso's Ferrari was stuck in gear leaving the team scrabbling to fix it, whilst Vettel remained in the garage for most of the session, but popped out just in time to post the fastest lap in the last few minutes.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:21.707 | 6 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:21.791 | 17 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:23.057 | 16 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:23.068 | 13 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:23.214 | 14 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:23.397 | 18 |
| 7 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:23.669 | 17 |
| 8 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:24.043 | 18 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:24.270 | 11 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:24.318 | 18 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:24.322 | 17 |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:24.329 | 19 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:24.399 | 17 |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:24.535 | 16 |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:24.695 | 18 |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:24.722 | 14 |
| 17 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:25.223 | 19 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:26.236 | 11 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:27.000 | 20 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:27.706 | 20 |
| 21 | Tonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:28.330 | 17 |
| 22 | Jérôme D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:29.057 | 18 |
| 23 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:29.200 | 6 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:29.562 | 16 |
