PRACTICE THREE
Report – Fernando Alonso was fifth and Kimi Raikkonen was ninth come the end of the final free practice session for the United States Grand Prix. Track temperature was quite low as the Scuderia Ferrari drivers tried both tyre compounds, doing qualifying simulations in the final minutes of the session on the Softs. Fernando did 13 laps, the fastest in 1.38.727, while Kimi did 17, with a best of 1.39.143.
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
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1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m37.107s | – | 13 |
2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m37.990s | 0.883s | 15 |
3 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m38.214s | 1.107s | 19 |
4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m38.437s | 1.330s | 20 |
5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m38.727s | 1.620s | 13 |
6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m38.927s | 1.820s | 16 |
7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m38.960s | 1.853s | 20 |
8 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m39.000s | 1.893s | 22 |
9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m39.143s | 2.036s | 17 |
10 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Mercedes | 1m39.241s | 2.134s | 22 |
11 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren/Mercedes | 1m39.335s | 2.228s | 19 |
12 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus/Renault | 1m39.448s | 2.341s | 18 |
13 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus/Renault | 1m39.561s | 2.454s | 21 |
14 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m39.582s | 2.475s | 21 |
15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m39.688s | 2.581s | 19 |
16 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m40.208s | 3.101s | 22 |
17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m41.443s | 4.336s | 12 |
18 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull/Renault | 1m43.765s | 6.658s | 25 |