Ricciardo tops rain FP3 in China

Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo recorded the fastest time in a wet practice session on Saturday morning ahead of qualifying for the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix.

With overnight rainfall and further morning showers, the Shanghai circuit stayed damp throughout the 60-minute outing. Most drivers remained in single figures on the lap charts, as they opted to save their Intermediate and Full Wet rubber for qualifying, during which further precipitation is forecast.

Track temperatures were particularly low – 14 degrees C air and 15 degrees on track.

Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:53.958 5
2 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:54.492 0.534 5
3 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:54.514 0.556 4
4 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:55.032 1.074 6
5 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:55.062 1.104 4
6 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1:55.228 1.270 12
7 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault 1:55.235 1.277 7
8 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:55.381 1.423 5
9 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:55.673 1.715 4
10 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1:56.019 2.061 6
11 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:56.233 2.275 8
12 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault 1:56.380 2.422 9
13 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1:56.760 2.802 8
14 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1:56.841 2.883 13
15 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:57.468 3.510 9
16 10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1:57.812 3.854 12
17 17 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1:57.976 4.018 14
18 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1:59.507 5.549 6
19 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes No time 4
20 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes No time 3
21 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari No time 1
22 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes