Romain Grosjean ended the Mugello in-season test quickest with a 1:21.035 in his Lotus, to set the fastest lap over the entire three-day event.
The Frenchman set his best in the afternoon, leapfrogging Sebastian Vettel who had led for much of the day. The Red Bull driver ended the day second quickest.
Meanwhile Fernando Alonso tested the heavily updated Ferrari for the first time and things didn’t go to plan. An off, through driver error, meant the Spaniard ended up in the barriers which resulted in a two-hour delay, costing the outfit vital running.
Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez completed the top five with Nico Hulkenberg a further few tenths behind.
The busiest man on-track was Heikki Kovalainen for Caterham. The Finn completed 139 laps, clocking a best time of 1:23.169, some two seconds slower than Grosjean.
Mugello day three in-season test:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:21.035 | 66 | |
| 02. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:21.267 | +0.232 | 106 |
| 03. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:21.363 | +0.328 | 98 |
| 04. | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:21.604 | +0.569 | 117 |
| 05. | S. Perez | Sauber | 1:22.229 | +1.194 | 118 |
| 06. | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:22.325 | +1.290 | 55 |
| 07. | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:22.497 | +1.462 | 63 |
| 08. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:22.579 | +1.544 | 129 |
| 09. | O. Turvey | McLaren | 1:22.662 | +1.627 | 99 |
| 10. | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:23.002 | +1.967 | 34 |
| 11. | H. Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:23.169 | +2.134 | 139 |
| 12. | T. Glock | Marussia | 1:23.466 | +2.431 | 110 |
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