AUSTRALIA GP – FINAL PRACTICE RESULTS

PRACTICE THREE

Report: Third and seventh times for Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen respectively in the final free practice for the Australian Grand Prix. The Spaniard took his F14 T round in 1.30.876, a second and a half off the fastest time, which was set by Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes. The German was the dominant force, lapping 1.3 seconds quicker than second placed Jenson Button in the McLaren. Kimi Raikkonen’s best lap was a 1.31.156 and the Finn completed 12 laps, one more than his team-mate.

Both drivers concentrated on set-up work aimed at qualifying, in a session which was affected by a strong wind blowing across Albert Park. Heading from the nearby ocean, it brought in leaves and debris, which made life complicated in the braking areas, which explains several harmless off-track excursions, including one for Kimi.

FP3 Final Times:

Pos  Driver             Team/Car              Time       Gap      Laps
 1.  Nico Rosberg       Mercedes              1m29.375s             15
 2.  Jenson Button      McLaren-Mercedes      1m30.766s  +1.391s    20
 3.  Fernando Alonso    Ferrari               1m30.876s  +1.501s    11
 4.  Lewis Hamilton     Mercedes              1m30.919s  +1.544s    13
 5.  Daniel Ricciardo   Red Bull-Renault      1m30.970s  +1.595s    13
 6.  Nico Hulkenberg    Force India-Mercedes  1m30.978s  +1.603s    16
 7.  Kimi Räikkönen     Ferrari               1m31.156s  +1.781s    12
 8.  Kevin Magnussen    McLaren-Mercedes      1m31.251s  +1.876s    22
 9.  Sergio Perez       Force India-Mercedes  1m31.665s  +2.290s    17
10.  Felipe Massa       Williams-Mercedes     1m31.723s  +2.348s    20
11.  Daniil Kvyat       Toro Rosso-Renault    1m31.925s  +2.550s    17
12.  Sebastian Vettel   Red Bull-Renault      1m32.255s  +2.880s    14
13.  Jean-Eric Vergne   Toro Rosso-Renault    1m32.417s  +3.042s    16
14.  Jules Bianchi      Marussia-Ferrari      1m34.184s  +4.809s    15
15.  Adrian Sutil       Sauber-Ferrari        1m34.188s  +4.813s    16
16.  Kamui Kobayashi    Caterham-Renault      1m34.413s  +5.038s    19
17.  Max Chilton        Marussia-Ferrari      1m34.717s  +5.342s    15
18.  Pastor Maldonado   Lotus-Renault         1m34.754s  +5.379s    15
19.  Marcus Ericsson    Caterham-Renault      1m36.159s  +6.784s    21
20.  Valtteri Bottas    Williams-Mercedes                            2
21.  Esteban Gutierrez  Sauber-Ferrari                               2
22.  Romain Grosjean    Lotus-Renault                                4