Vettel tops Barcelona Saturday practice
Webber second quickest, Hamilton third
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel has clocked again the fastest lap in the final free practice session for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya.
The German completed 15 laps and clocked a best time of 1:20.528, 0.704 seconds quicker than team-mate Mark Webber (1:21.232).
Third time in the session for McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:21.348) ahead of team-mate Jenson Button (1:21.376), Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher (1:21.583), Ferrari’s Felipe Massa (1:21.749), Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg (1:22.013), Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso (1:22.091) and Renault’s Robert Kubica (1:22.242).
Tenth fastest time for Force India’s Adrian Sutil (1:22.377), 11th for Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi (1:22.400), 12th for Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi (1:22.412), 13th for Pedro de la Rosa (1:22.527), 14th for Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg (1:22.634) and 15th for Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari (1:22.926).
2010 Spanish Grand Prix, Final Practice results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:20.528 | 15 | |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:21.232 | 0.704 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.348 | 0.820 | 14 |
| 4 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.376 | 0.848 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:21.583 | 1.055 | 14 |
| 6 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:21.749 | 1.221 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:22.013 | 1.485 | 14 |
| 8 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:22.091 | 1.563 | 15 |
| 9 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:22.242 | 1.714 | 20 |
| 10 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:22.377 | 1.849 | 12 |
| 11 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:22.400 | 1.872 | 18 |
| 12 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.412 | 1.884 | 11 |
| 13 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.527 | 1.999 | 20 |
| 14 | 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:22.634 | 2.106 | 16 |
| 15 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:22.926 | 2.398 | 20 |
| 16 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:22.953 | 2.425 | 16 |
| 17 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.597 | 3.069 | 12 |
| 18 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:23.896 | 3.368 | 5 |
| 19 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:24.610 | 4.082 | 14 |
| 20 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:24.745 | 4.217 | 11 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:25.722 | 5.194 | 15 |
| 22 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:25.855 | 5.327 | 14 |
| 23 | 20 | Karun Chandhok | HRT-Cosworth | 1:26.611 | 6.083 | 18 |
| 24 | 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:30.246 | 9.718 | 6 |
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