GREATER NOIDA, India, Oct 29, 2011 (AFP) - World champion Sebastian Vettel grabbed the quickest time with his last run in the Indian Grand Prix's final free practice on Saturday.
In smoggy conditions, Vettel clocked 1min 24.824sec to pip McLaren's Jenson Button, with his Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber third fastest ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
Victory at India's first grand prix would keep Vettel on course to equal fellow German Michael Schumacher's achievement of winning 13 grands prix in one season. Vettel, 24, has 10 wins with three races remaining.
Button, Webber, Hamilton and Alonso are all vying for second spot in the standings after Vettel reclaimed his Formula One crown in Japan earlier this month.
India is hosting its inaugural Formula One race at the purpose-built Buddh International Circuit near New Delhi.
See times for the third and last practice session for the 2011 Indian Grand Prix.
|
POS
|
No.
|
DRIVER
|
TEAM
|
TIME
|
GAP
|
LAPS
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
1
|
Sebastian Vettel
|
RBR-Renault
|
1:24.824
|
|
18
|
|
2
|
4
|
Jenson Button
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1:25.191
|
0.367
|
15
|
|
3
|
2
|
Mark Webber
|
RBR-Renault
|
1:25.203
|
0.379
|
19
|
|
4
|
3
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1:25.288
|
0.464
|
16
|
|
5
|
5
|
Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari
|
1:25.784
|
0.960
|
17
|
|
6
|
6
|
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
1:26.058
|
1.234
|
16
|
|
7
|
15
|
Paul di Resta
|
Force India-Mercedes
|
1:26.785
|
1.961
|
19
|
|
8
|
8
|
Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes
|
1:26.873
|
2.049
|
22
|
|
9
|
14
|
Adrian Sutil
|
Force India-Mercedes
|
1:26.958
|
2.134
|
19
|
|
10
|
18
|
Sebastien Buemi
|
STR-Ferrari
|
1:27.146
|
2.322
|
20
|
|
11
|
7
|
Michael Schumacher
|
Mercedes
|
1:27.217
|
2.393
|
21
|
|
12
|
9
|
Bruno Senna
|
Renault
|
1:27.235
|
2.411
|
20
|
|
13
|
16
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
Sauber-Ferrari
|
1:27.262
|
2.438
|
19
|
|
14
|
10
|
Vitaly Petrov
|
Renault
|
1:27.280
|
2.456
|
18
|
|
15
|
19
|
Jaime Alguersuari
|
STR-Ferrari
|
1:27.387
|
2.563
|
20
|
|
16
|
17
|
Sergio Perez
|
Sauber-Ferrari
|
1:27.749
|
2.925
|
21
|
|
17
|
12
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
Williams-Cosworth
|
1:27.793
|
2.969
|
17
|
|
18
|
11
|
Rubens Barrichello
|
Williams-Cosworth
|
1:27.875
|
3.051
|
20
|
|
19
|
21
|
Jarno Trulli
|
Lotus-Renault
|
1:29.355
|
4.531
|
21
|
|
20
|
20
|
Heikki Kovalainen
|
Lotus-Renault
|
1:29.750
|
4.926
|
19
|
|
21
|
24
|
Timo Glock
|
Virgin-Cosworth
|
1:30.683
|
5.859
|
23
|
|
22
|
22
|
Narain Karthikeyan
|
HRT-Cosworth
|
1:30.900
|
6.076
|
25
|
|
23
|
25
|
Jerome d'Ambrosio
|
Virgin-Cosworth
|
1:32.851
|
8.027
|
19
|
|
24
|
23
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
HRT-Cosworth
|
1:33.246
|
8.422
|
16
|
Sebastian Vettel
Kimi Räikkönen
Fernando Alonso
Lewis Hamilton
Felipe Massa
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
Ferrari
Sahara Force India
Your Comments