Vettel tops Hockenheim Saturday practice
Alonso second fastest, Webber third.
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel has topped the timesheets in the final practice session ahead of Sunday’s 2010 German Grand Prix.
The German completed 18 laps, the fastest in 1:15.103, 0.284 seconds quicker than Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso (1:15.387).
Third fastest time for Red Bull’s Mark Webber (1:15.708), ahead of Ferrari’s Felipe Massa (1:15.854), Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg (1:16.046), McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:16.207), local hero Michael Schumacher (1:16.473), Williams’ Rubens Barrichello (1:16.481) and Renault’s Robert Kubica (1:16.646).
Tenth time in the session for Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg, 11th for Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi, 12th for Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi, 13th for McLaren’s Jenson Button, 14th for Renault’s Vitaly Petrov and 15th for Sauber’s Pedro de la Rosa.
No time set for Force India’s Adrian Sutil who had problems with his car’s clutch.
2010 German Grand Prix, Saturday Practice results:
Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:15.103 | 18 | |
2 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:15.387 | 0.284 | 21 |
3 | 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:15.708 | 0.605 | 16 |
4 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.854 | 0.751 | 20 |
5 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:16.046 | 0.943 | 20 |
6 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.207 | 1.104 | 13 |
7 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:16.473 | 1.370 | 16 |
8 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:16.481 | 1.378 | 23 |
9 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:16.646 | 1.543 | 20 |
10 | 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:16.743 | 1.640 | 17 |
11 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:16.882 | 1.779 | 19 |
12 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:16.990 | 1.887 | 21 |
13 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:17.037 | 1.934 | 15 |
14 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:17.148 | 2.045 | 20 |
15 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:17.220 | 2.117 | 19 |
16 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:17.341 | 2.238 | 21 |
17 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:17.538 | 2.435 | 22 |
18 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:19.193 | 4.090 | 11 |
19 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:19.607 | 4.504 | 10 |
20 | 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:20.533 | 5.430 | 9 |
21 | 20 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT-Cosworth | 1:21.538 | 6.435 | 14 |
22 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:23.444 | 8.341 | 10 |
23 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:23.873 | 8.770 | 7 |
24 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | No time | 2 |
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