Vettel tops wet final practice

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F1 Grand Prix, GP China, Shanghai International Ciruitcn

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel topped the final practice session at China. The session was hit by rain and made for tricky conditions, resulting in very few laps being run as drivers and teams were cautious not do damage any parts ahead of qualifying.

It was generally a very quiet session, with Valtteri Bottas the first to venture out on track 15 minutes into the 60 minute session. He eventually ended up second fastest. Teams waited for conditions to improve after heavy rainfall prevented useful running early in the session.

It was therefore at the end of the session that the best times were set, amindst numerous difficult moments for various drivers. Romain Grosjean however was the only spinner, albeit he escaped without any damage on his car.

Results

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Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGapLaps
15Sebastian VettelFerrari1:57.351-3
277Valtteri BottasWilliams1:58.061+0.710s7
311Sergio PerezForce India1:58.689+1.338s4
455Carlos SainzToro Rosso1:58.800+1.449s9
521Esteban GutierrezHaas1:59.526+2.175s7
630Jolyon PalmerRenault1:59.677+2.326s7
720Kevin MagnussenRenault1:59.761+2.410s9
894Pascal WehrleinManor1:59.964+2.613s8
933Max VerstappenToro Rosso2:00.150+2.799s6
1027Nico HulkenbergForce India2:00.158+2.807s4
1112Felipe NasrSauber2:00.197+2.846s8
127Kimi RäikkönenFerrari2:00.812+3.461s5
1319Felipe MassaWilliams2:02.438+5.087s4
1488Rio HaryantoManor2:02.732+5.381s5
1522Jenson ButtonMclaren--3
1614Fernando AlonsoMclaren--3
178Romain GrosjeanHaas--4
1826Daniil KvyatRed Bull Racing--4
196Nico RosbergMercedes--2
203Daniel RicciardoRed Bull Racing--3
2144Lewis HamiltonMercedes--2
229Marcus EricssonSauber--1