World Champion Sebastian Vettel went quickest during the third and final practice of the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix weekend. Vettel denied Pastor Maldonado the top spot late in the session.
Sauber duo Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez sandwiched Mark Webber’s Red Bull to take 3rd and 5th, a strong showing by Sauber.
Fernando Alonso was the better positioned Ferrari in sixth, closely followed by Jean-Eric Vergne, seventh in the Toro Rosso.
Jenson Button only managed 8th, seven tenths off Vettel’s time, while Kimi Raikkonen and Nico Rosberg completed the top 10 in 9th and 10th respectively.
Pos Driver Team Time 1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m23.168 2. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m23.336s + 0.168 3. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m23.350s + 0.182 4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m23.578s + 0.410 5. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m23.742s + 0.574 6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m23.807s + 0.639 7. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m23.833s + 0.665 8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m23.909s + 0.741 9. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m23.936s + 0.768 10. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m24.070s + 0.902 11. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m24.179s + 1.011 12. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m24.323s + 1.155 13. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m24.331s + 1.163 14. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m24.409s + 1.241 15. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m24.599s + 1.431 16. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m24.778s + 1.610 17. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m24.825s + 1.657 18. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m25.911s + 2.743 19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m26.587s + 3.419 20. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m27.469s + 4.301 21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m27.689s + 4.521 22. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m28.207s + 5.039 23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m28.373s + 5.205 24. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault no time