Lewis Hamilton tops final Sepang practice
Webber second fastest, Button third.
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap in the third and final practice session ahead of Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International circuit.
Hamilton set a best time of 1:36.340, beating by 0.290 seconds Red Bull’s Mark Webber (1:36.630) and by 0.422 team-mate Jenson Button (1:36.762).
Fourth time in the session for Lotus Renault GP’s Nick Heidfeld (1:37.115), fifth for Sebastian Vettel in the other Red Bull RB7 (1:37.175), sixth for Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso (1:37.284), seventh for Vitaly Petrov (1:37.297) and eighth for Felipe Massa (1:37.762).
Ninth time for Kamui Kobayashi in the Sauber, ahead of Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, Sauber’s Sergio Perez, Force India’s Adrian Sutil, William’s Pastor Maldonado, Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi, William’s Rubens Barrichello and Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari.
The drivers will be back racing on the Malaysian circuit in less than two hours for the qualifying session of the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix.
2011 Malaysian Grand Prix, Final (Saturday) Practice results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.340 | 11 | |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:36.630 | 0.290 | 16 |
| 3 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.762 | 0.422 | 14 |
| 4 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:37.115 | 0.775 | 17 |
| 5 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:37.175 | 0.835 | 14 |
| 6 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.284 | 0.944 | 11 |
| 7 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:37.297 | 0.957 | 17 |
| 8 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37.762 | 1.422 | 12 |
| 9 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.059 | 1.719 | 18 |
| 10 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:38.300 | 1.960 | 20 |
| 11 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.307 | 1.967 | 20 |
| 12 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.448 | 2.108 | 17 |
| 13 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.464 | 2.124 | 16 |
| 14 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:38.597 | 2.257 | 15 |
| 15 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:38.665 | 2.325 | 14 |
| 16 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:38.681 | 2.341 | 16 |
| 17 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:38.716 | 2.376 | 14 |
| 18 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.864 | 2.524 | 13 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:39.260 | 2.920 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:39.699 | 3.359 | 15 |
| 21 | 25 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:41.215 | 4.875 | 17 |
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:41.414 | 5.074 | 18 |
| 23 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1:43.147 | 6.807 | 6 |
| 24 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:43.383 | 7.043 | 11 |
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