PRACTICE THREE
Report – Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen finished the final free practice session prior to qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix in sixth and seventh places respectively. Fernando did 11 laps, the best being a 1.24.769, while Kimi did 19, the quickest in 1.24.818.
In the first part of the session both Scuderia Ferrari drivers did a race stint simulation using Medium tyres, the harder of the two compounds Pirelli has in Hungary. Then, in the final 15 minutes the focus switched to qualifying, doing some laps on the Soft tyre.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m24.048s 21
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m24.095s +0.047s 24
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m24.455s +0.407s 16
4. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1m24.678s +0.630s 15
5. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1m24.685s +0.637s 21
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m24.769s +0.721s 11
7. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m24.818s +0.770s 19
8. Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1m24.867s +0.819s 21
9. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault 1m25.162s +1.114s 17
10. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 1m25.170s +1.122s 19
11. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1m25.231s +1.183s 18
12. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m25.468s +1.420s 14
13. Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1m25.829s +1.781s 22
14. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m25.859s +1.811s 19
15. Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1m25.934s +1.886s 21
16. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m26.023s +1.975s 23
17. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m26.035s +1.987s 19
18. Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1m26.142s +2.094s 17
19. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1m27.560s +3.512s 23
20. Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1m28.083s +4.035s 17
21. Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1m28.605s +4.557s 22
22. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1m28.821s +4.773s 14