Nico Rosberg finished the third days testing in Barcelona at the top of the timesheets.
The German set the fastest lap of the test so far, beating Sebastian Vettel’s day two time by almost two tenths.
Vitaly Petrov secured second with a 1:23.463, just ahead of Lewis Hamilton whom had led for much of the afternoon’s running until the final hour.
McLaren fans can breath a sigh of relief as the Woking-based outfit managed to rack up 92 laps, their best so far following some trying times.
Though it was Mark Webber who claimed the most running. The Australian lapped the Barcelona circuit 138 times as the Red Bull team ran a race simulation.
Jarno Trulli had a pleasing outing in the Team Lotus T128, finishing sixth fastest, ahead of Sergio Perez by a tenth and a half.
A wet morning saw a few minor off-track experiences from Felipe Massa, Sergio Perez and Pastor Maldonado – all of which resulted in red flags. A fourth red flag came with just one minute remaining when Webber stopped between turns seven and eight.
Test times from day three (Barcelona):
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:23.168 | 91 | |
| 02. | V. Petrov | Renault | 1:23.463 | +0.295 | 93 |
| 03. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 1:23.858 | +0.690 | 92 |
| 04. | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:24.815 | +1.647 | 58 |
| 05. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:24.995 | +1.827 | 138 |
| 06. | J. Trulli | Team Lotus | 1:25.454 | +2.286 | 48 |
| 07. | S. Perez | Sauber | 1:25.567 | +2.399 | 114 |
| 08. | A. Sutil | Force India | 1:25.720 | +2.552 | 102 |
| 09. | S. Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:26.155 | +2.987 | 31 |
| 10. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:26.508 | +3.340 | 122 |
| 11. | T. Glock | Virgin | 1:26.598 | +3.430 | 96 |
| 12. | G. Mondini | Hispania | 1:28.178 | +5.010 | 39 |
| 13. | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:28.329 | +5.161 | 42 |
| 14. | N. Karthikeyan | Hispania | 1:30.722 | +7.554 | 32 |
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