Robert Kubica fastest in final Korean practice
Hamilton second fastest, Alonso third.
Renault’s Robert Kubica was the fastest man during the third and final free practice ahead of Sunday’s inaugural Korean Grand Prix at the Yeongam circuit.
Kubica set a best time of 1:37.354, beating by 0.048 seconds McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:37.402) and by 0.072 Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso (1:37.426).
Fourth time in the session for Red Bull’s Mark Webber (1:37.441), fifth for Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg (1:37.629), sixth for Ferrari’s Felipe Massa (1:37.955), seventh for McLaren’s Jenson Button (1:38.419) and eighth for Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg (1:38.501).
Ninth time for Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher, ahead of Force India’s Adrian Sutil, Renault’s Vitaly Petrov, Williams’ Rubens Barrichello, Tor Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi, Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi, Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari and Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel.
2010 Korean Grand Prix, Final (Saturday) Practice results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:37.354 | 15 | |
| 2 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:37.402 | 0.048 | 16 |
| 3 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.426 | 0.072 | 15 |
| 4 | 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:37.441 | 0.087 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:37.629 | 0.275 | 12 |
| 6 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37.955 | 0.601 | 16 |
| 7 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.419 | 1.065 | 15 |
| 8 | 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:38.501 | 1.147 | 17 |
| 9 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:38.630 | 1.276 | 12 |
| 10 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.632 | 1.278 | 18 |
| 11 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:38.668 | 1.314 | 14 |
| 12 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:38.733 | 1.379 | 16 |
| 13 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:39.058 | 1.704 | 21 |
| 14 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:39.145 | 1.791 | 16 |
| 15 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:39.159 | 1.805 | 21 |
| 16 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:39.780 | 2.426 | 9 |
| 17 | 22 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:40.289 | 2.935 | 17 |
| 18 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.591 | 4.237 | 15 |
| 19 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:41.623 | 4.269 | 15 |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:41.853 | 4.499 | 17 |
| 21 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:42.095 | 4.741 | 19 |
| 22 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:43.111 | 5.757 | 19 |
| 23 | 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:43.417 | 6.063 | 19 |
| 24 | 20 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT-Cosworth | 1:43.880 | 6.526 | 20 |
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