Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso topped the final practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix, as the sky’s finally relented and allowed for some dry running.
Kimi Raikkonen, despite not using Lotus’s DDRS, managed the second quickest time, with his team-mate down in eighth.
The Sauber duo of Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi completed the top four respectively.
There were no major issues during the session which allowed most drivers to get some decent dry mileage following a near useless Friday.
Though Mercedes Nico Rosberg could only manage five laps after his W03 came to a halt at Pouhon with a mechanicl problem.
2012 Belgian GP FP3 Results:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:48.542 | 18 | |
| 02. | K. Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:48.683 | +0.141 | 21 |
| 03. | S. Perez | Sauber | 1:48.850 | +0.308 | 23 |
| 04. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:48.863 | +0.321 | 20 |
| 05. | J. Button | McLaren | 1:49.091 | +0.549 | 18 |
| 06. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:49.092 | +0.550 | 16 |
| 07. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:49.164 | +0.622 | 21 |
| 08. | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:49.266 | +0.724 | 23 |
| 09. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:49.292 | +0.750 | 23 |
| 10. | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:49.382 | +0.840 | 22 |
| 11. | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:49.561 | +1.019 | 23 |
| 12. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 1:49.615 | +1.073 | 19 |
| 13. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:49.621 | +1.079 | 26 |
| 14. | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:49.674 | +1.132 | 23 |
| 15. | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:49.710 | +1.168 | 21 |
| 16. | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:49.776 | +1.234 | 22 |
| 17. | B. Senna | Williams | 1:50.027 | +1.485 | 20 |
| 18. | H. Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:52.339 | +3.797 | 21 |
| 19. | C. Pic | Marussia | 1:52.566 | +4.024 | 20 |
| 20. | T. Glock | Marussia | 1:52.630 | +4.088 | 18 |
| 21. | V. Petrov | Caterham | 1:52.809 | +4.267 | 22 |
| 22. | P. de la Rosa | HRT | 1:53.383 | +4.841 | 22 |
| 23. | N. Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:53.562 | +5.020 | 23 |
| 24. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:58.113 | +9.571 | 5 |
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