Nico Rosberg opened up a gap to team-mate Lewis Hamilton during final practice for the German Grand Prix on Saturday morning.
The Mercedes driver ended up six tenths quicker as he posted a best of 1:17.779 during a qualifying simulation at the end of the session.
Hamilton couldn’t match the pace set by his German counterpart and ended up just a few thousandths ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso in third.
The Williams duo of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas were fourth and fifth, whilst McLaren’s Kevin Magnussen continued to put the MP4-29’s upgrades through their paces to secure the sixth quickest time.
Red Bull struggled for pace in the session, split by the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen in eighth, whilst Nico Hulkenberb completed the top ten.
FP3 Full Times – 2014 German Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:17.779 | 24 | |
| 02 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:18.380 | 0.601 | 20 |
| 03 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:18.384 | 0.605 | 11 |
| 04 | F. Massa | Williams | 1:18.575 | 0.796 | 18 |
| 05 | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:18.611 | 0.832 | 19 |
| 06 | K. Magnussen | McLaren | 1:18.756 | 0.977 | 16 |
| 07 | D. Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:18.769 | 0.990 | 13 |
| 08 | K. Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:18.842 | 1.063 | 8 |
| 09 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:18.890 | 1.111 | 17 |
| 10 | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:19.127 | 1.348 | 19 |
| 11 | D. Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:19.131 | 1.352 | 19 |
| 12 | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:19.470 | 1.691 | 20 |
| 13 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:19.489 | 1.710 | 15 |
| 14 | S. Perez | Force India | 1:19.505 | 1.726 | 21 |
| 15 | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:19.601 | 1.822 | 23 |
| 16 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:20.078 | 2.299 | 23 |
| 17 | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:20.198 | 2.419 | 21 |
| 18 | P. Maldonado | Lotus | 1:20.466 | 2.687 | 19 |
| 19 | A. Sutil | Sauber | 1:20.844 | 3.065 | 6 |
| 20 | K. Kobayashi | Caterham | 1:21.018 | 3.239 | 21 |
| 21 | M. Ericsson | Caterham | 1:23.077 | 5.298 | 14 |
| 22 | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:23.449 | 5.670 | 7 |
