Button leads Hamilton in final practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Korea, Korean International Circuit
McLaren was again in front in FP3, with Jenson Button now slightly quicker than his teammate. Button though was helped a bit by Michael Schumacher as the latter blocked several of Hamilton's final flying laps, denying him a faster time.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.910 | 18 | |
| 2 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:37.199 | 0.289 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Rbr-Renault | 1:37.723 | 0.813 | 23 |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.029 | 1.119 | 21 |
| 5 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.434 | 1.524 | 18 |
| 6 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:39.559 | 2.649 | 23 |
| 7 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:39.612 | 2.702 | 20 |
| 8 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.660 | 2.750 | 22 |
| 9 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Rbr-Renault | 1:39.695 | 2.785 | 22 |
| 10 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39.743 | 2.833 | 25 |
| 11 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.847 | 2.937 | 22 |
| 12 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Str-Ferrari | 1:39.851 | 2.941 | 20 |
| 13 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | Str-Ferrari | 1:39.964 | 3.054 | 21 |
| 14 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:40.005 | 3.095 | 17 |
| 15 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:40.030 | 3.120 | 18 |
| 16 | 9 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:40.451 | 3.541 | 19 |
| 17 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:40.529 | 3.619 | 20 |
| 18 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:40.711 | 3.801 | 22 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:41.909 | 4.999 | 18 |
| 20 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:41.945 | 5.035 | 13 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:43.275 | 6.365 | 19 |
| 22 | 25 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:44.377 | 7.467 | 16 |
| 23 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:44.421 | 7.511 | 22 |
| 24 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:45.143 | 8.233 | 21 |
