Sebastian Vettel continued his perfect weekend with a third fastest time to top all three practice sessions for the Indian Grand Prix.
The Red Bull driver clocked a 1:25.842 to sit top, but the gap to his rivals had closed on Saturday morning as McLaren’s Jenson Button came in second, just two-tenths shy of the German’s time.
Mark Webber slotted in third ahead of the second McLaren of Lewis Hamilton, with the pair a further three-tenths off the lead pace.
Lotus look to have gotten to grips with their latest upgrades as Kimi Raikkonen clung to fifth ahead of a surprising sixth place for Bruno Senna who managed to outpace the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso by three-tenths.
FP3: 2012 Indian Grand Prix Times
| # | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:25.842 | 20 | |
| 02 | 3 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:26.034 | 0.192 | 17 |
| 03 | 2 | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.108 | 0.266 | 18 |
| 04 | 4 | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.151 | 0.309 | 21 |
| 05 | 9 | K. Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:26.209 | 0.367 | 22 |
| 06 | 19 | B. Senna | Williams | 1:26.214 | 0.372 | 24 |
| 07 | 5 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.521 | 0.679 | 15 |
| 08 | 12 | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:26.531 | 0.689 | 21 |
| 09 | 7 | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.652 | 0.810 | 21 |
| 10 | 10 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:26.664 | 0.822 | 21 |
| 11 | 6 | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:26.691 | 0.849 | 13 |
| 12 | 18 | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:27.140 | 1.298 | 18 |
| 13 | 15 | S. Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:27.162 | 1.320 | 21 |
| 14 | 11 | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:27.193 | 1.351 | 22 |
| 15 | 8 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:27.229 | 1.387 | 21 |
| 16 | 16 | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.374 | 1.532 | 21 |
| 17 | 17 | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:27.711 | 1.869 | 20 |
| 18 | 14 | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:27.983 | 2.141 | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | H. Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:29.035 | 3.193 | 20 |
| 20 | 21 | V. Petrov | Caterham | 1:29.237 | 3.395 | 20 |
| 21 | 24 | T. Glock | Marussia | 1:29.617 | 3.775 | 20 |
| 22 | 25 | C. Pic | Marussia | 1:30.298 | 4.456 | 20 |
| 23 | 23 | N. Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:30.824 | 4.982 | 22 |
| 24 | 22 | P. de la Rosa | HRT | 1:30.873 | 5.031 | 22 |
