FP3: Alonso tops a mostly dry final practice

Saturday 21st July 2012, 11:08 by Ryan Wood 

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Ferrari's Fernando Alonso topped the final practice session for the German Grand Prix with the quickest lap we've seen this weekend so far.

The session was mostly dry until the final few minutes when the rain clouds came into play, hampering some runs, particularly Jenson Button's low-fuel runs with the McLaren driver finishing slowest.

Team-mate Lewis Hamilton had a more successful morning with the second quickest lap, set on the medium compound rather than the soft tyre used by Alonso.

Sergio Perez impressed in the wetter conditions to post a late lap to go third fastest ahead of Kimi Raikkonen, Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel.

Several drivers continued to run wide at turn 12 as they explored the circuits limits, whilst Romain Grosjean was warned about continually running wide at turn one.

2012 German GP FP3 Results:

#DriverTeamTimeGapLaps 
01. F. Alonso Ferrari 1:16.014   14
02. L. Hamilton McLaren 1:16.091 +0.077 21
03. S. Perez Sauber 1:16.202 +0.188 21
04. K. Raikkonen Lotus 1:16.238 +0.224 27
05. M. Webber Red Bull 1:16.447 +0.433 19
06. S. Vettel Red Bull 1:16.475 +0.461 18
07. P. Maldonado Williams 1:16.664 +0.650 18
08. F. Massa Ferrari 1:16.771 +0.757 15
09. K. Kobayashi Sauber 1:16.807 +0.793 25
10. B. Senna Williams 1:16.930 +0.916 23
11. R. Grosjean Lotus 1:16.962 +0.948 26
12. N. Hulkenberg Force India 1:17.033 +1.019 26
13. P. di Resta Force India 1:17.148 +1.134 24
14. D. Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:17.238 +1.224 25
15. M. Schumacher Merredes 1:17.266 +1.252 22
16. J. Vergne Toro Rosso 1:17.419 +1.405 23
17. N. Rosberg Mercedes 1:17.491 +1.477 26
18. H. Kovalainen Caterham 1:18.366 +2.352 21
19. V. Petrov Caterham 1:18.818 +2.804 23
20. P. de la Rosa HRT 1:19.778 +3.764 22
21. T. Glock Marussia 1:20.235 +4.221 22
22. C. Pic Marussia 1:20.318 +4.304 9
23. N. Karthikeyan HRT 1:20.741 +4.727 22
24. J. Button McLaren 1:20.914 +4.900 25

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