Rosberg remains on top in final practice
F1 Grand Prix, GP Bahrain, Bahrain International Circuit
Nico Rosberg was fastest again in the final free practice session ahead of the Bahrain qualifying session. Sebastian Vettel went second fastest with the second Red Bull of Mark Webber posting the third fastest time.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.816 | - | 35 |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:33.262 | 0.446 | 26 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:33.525 | 0.709 | 28 |
| 4 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.747 | 0.931 | 26 |
| 5 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.862 | 1.046 | 32 |
| 6 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.246 | 1.430 | 28 |
| 7 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.411 | 1.595 | 34 |
| 8 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:34.449 | 1.633 | 31 |
| 9 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:34.615 | 1.799 | 32 |
| 10 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.893 | 2.077 | 34 |
| 11 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Str-Ferrari | 1:34.895 | 2.079 | 29 |
| 12 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.941 | 2.125 | 30 |
| 13 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:35.183 | 2.367 | 33 |
| 14 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Ferrari | 1:35.229 | 2.413 | 26 |
| 15 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:35.459 | 2.643 | 38 |
| 16 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:35.913 | 3.097 | 33 |
| 17 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:35.968 | 3.152 | 35 |
| 18 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:36.169 | 3.353 | 30 |
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:36.587 | 3.771 | 33 |
| 20 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:37.803 | 4.987 | 33 |
| 21 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:37.812 | 4.996 | 28 |
| 22 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | Hrt-Cosworth | 1:39.649 | 6.833 | 27 |
| 23 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | No time | - | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | No time | - | 0 |
