Sebastian Vettel tops final Abu Dhabi practice
Webber second quickest, Hamilton third, Alonso fourth.
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap in the third and final practice ahead of Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit.
Vettel set a best time of 1:40.696, beating by 0.133 seconds team-mate Mark Webber (1:40.829) and by 0.584 McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:41.280).
Fourth time in the session for Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso (1:41.490), fifth for reigning world champion Jenson Button in the other McLaren (1:41.578), sixth for Renault’s Vitaly Petrov (1:41.689), seventh for Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher (1:41.690) and eighth for Nico Rosberg (1:41.729).
Ninth time for Robert Kubica in the other Renault, ahead of Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld, Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, Williams’ Rubens Barrichello, Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi, Force India’s Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi.
The drivers will be back racing on the Abu Dhabi circuit in less than two hours for the last qualifying session of the 2010 season.
2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Final (Saturday) Practice results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:40.696 | 18 | |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:40.829 | 0.133 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:41.280 | 0.584 | 13 |
| 4 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:41.490 | 0.794 | 14 |
| 5 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:41.578 | 0.882 | 17 |
| 6 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:41.689 | 0.993 | 17 |
| 7 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:41.690 | 0.994 | 18 |
| 8 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:41.729 | 1.033 | 17 |
| 9 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:41.877 | 1.181 | 18 |
| 10 | 22 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.893 | 1.197 | 20 |
| 11 | 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:41.934 | 1.238 | 18 |
| 12 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:41.978 | 1.282 | 14 |
| 13 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:42.316 | 1.620 | 15 |
| 14 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:42.566 | 1.870 | 16 |
| 15 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:42.587 | 1.891 | 18 |
| 16 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:42.858 | 2.162 | 14 |
| 17 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:42.993 | 2.297 | 20 |
| 18 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:43.344 | 2.648 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:44.876 | 4.180 | 15 |
| 20 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:45.048 | 4.352 | 23 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:45.050 | 4.354 | 20 |
| 22 | 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:45.490 | 4.794 | 16 |
| 23 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:45.629 | 4.933 | 22 |
| 24 | 20 | Christian Klien | HRT-Cosworth | 1:46.464 | 5.768 | 17 |
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