Ferrari topped the times in the final practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix, leaving Mercedes over a second off the pace.
Behind the two Ferraris Daniil Kvyat was just three-hundredths of a second off Kimi Raikkonen’s time, followed by Daniel Ricciardo.
That left the two Mercedes down in fifth and sixth positions, though both appeared to have had parts of the final runs disrupted by traffic. Hamilton was one of several drivers to explore the run-off area at turn seven during the session.
McLaren were next, Fernando Alonso scaling the heights of seventh place in his MP4-30, followed by the two Toro Rosso drivers. Marcus Ericsson completed the top ten in the updated Sauber.
Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1’45.682 | 12 | |
2 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1’46.132 | 0.450 | 12 |
3 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull-Renault | 1’46.167 | 0.485 | 19 |
4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault | 1’46.359 | 0.677 | 14 |
5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’46.802 | 1.120 | 15 |
6 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1’47.223 | 1.541 | 16 |
7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 1’47.237 | 1.555 | 14 |
8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1’47.301 | 1.619 | 18 |
9 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1’47.464 | 1.782 | 17 |
10 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’47.568 | 1.886 | 20 |
11 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1’47.587 | 1.905 | 20 |
12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1’47.640 | 1.958 | 16 |
13 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | 1’47.715 | 2.033 | 14 |
14 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1’47.733 | 2.051 | 21 |
15 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Mercedes | 1’47.817 | 2.135 | 16 |
16 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1’48.002 | 2.320 | 15 |
17 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Mercedes | 1’48.116 | 2.434 | 15 |
18 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’48.932 | 3.250 | 20 |
19 | 53 | Alexander Rossi | Manor-Ferrari | 1’52.588 | 6.906 | 26 |
20 | 28 | Will Stevens | Manor-Ferrari | 1’55.293 | 9.611 | 22 |
Third practice visual gaps
Sebastian Vettel – 1’45.682
+0.450 Kimi Raikkonen – 1’46.132
+0.485 Daniil Kvyat – 1’46.167
+0.677 Daniel Ricciardo – 1’46.359
+1.120 Lewis Hamilton – 1’46.802
+1.541 Nico Rosberg – 1’47.223
+1.555 Fernando Alonso – 1’47.237
+1.619 Carlos Sainz Jnr – 1’47.301
+1.782 Max Verstappen – 1’47.464
+1.886 Marcus Ericsson – 1’47.568
+1.905 Valtteri Bottas – 1’47.587
+1.958 Nico Hulkenberg – 1’47.640
+2.051 Felipe Massa – 1’47.733
+2.135 Pastor Maldonado – 1’47.817
+2.320 Sergio Perez – 1’48.002
+2.434 Romain Grosjean – 1’48.116
+3.250 Felipe Nasr – 1’48.932
+6.906 Alexander Rossi – 1’52.588
+9.611 Will Stevens – 1’55.293
Combined practice times
Pos | Driver | Car | FP1 | FP2 | FP3 | Fri/Sat diff | Total laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1’48.494 | 1’46.487 | 1’45.682 | -0.805 | 69 |
2 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1’48.785 | 1’46.181 | 1’46.132 | -0.049 | 66 |
3 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull-Renault | 1’51.188 | 1’46.142 | 1’46.167 | +0.025 | 60 |
4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault | 1’48.331 | 1’46.256 | 1’46.359 | +0.103 | 63 |
5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’48.314 | 1’46.479 | 1’46.802 | +0.323 | 72 |
6 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1’50.125 | 1’46.659 | 1’48.002 | +1.343 | 67 |
7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1’47.995 | 1’46.781 | 1’47.223 | +0.442 | 77 |
8 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 1’50.123 | 1’46.959 | 1’47.237 | +0.278 | 60 |
9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1’49.854 | 1’47.294 | 1’47.640 | +0.346 | 71 |
10 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1’50.019 | 1’48.012 | 1’47.301 | -0.711 | 68 |
11 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1’49.466 | 1’47.427 | 1’47.464 | +0.037 | 65 |
12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’50.883 | 1’47.795 | 1’47.568 | -0.227 | 74 |
13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1’49.380 | 1’48.118 | 1’47.587 | -0.531 | 67 |
14 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1’51.035 | 1’47.684 | 1’47.733 | +0.049 | 67 |
15 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | 1’50.455 | 1’47.888 | 1’47.715 | -0.173 | 62 |
16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’50.158 | 1’47.755 | 1’48.932 | +1.177 | 63 |
17 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Mercedes | 1’50.068 | 1’50.094 | 1’47.817 | -2.251 | 66 |
18 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Mercedes | 1’50.341 | 1’48.096 | 1’48.116 | +0.02 | 70 |
19 | Alexander Rossi | Manor-Ferrari | 1’53.918 | 1’56.739 | 1’52.588 | -1.33 | 52 |
20 | Will Stevens | Manor-Ferrari | 1’53.903 | 1’59.932 | 1’55.293 | +1.39 | 45 |
Todfod (@todfod)
19th September 2015, 12:09
Its only FP3, but this looks like the most promising race weekend of the year. I think the conditions in Quali will be different and the Mercs will bounce back in slightly cooler conditions, but I definitely see a fight for pole position today between Seb, Lewis and Daniil.
A Mclaren Honda got within a hundredth of a second of the Mercs! That must have been an absolutely stellar lap from Fernando
David-A (@david-a)
19th September 2015, 13:23
Alonso has an incredible record here, top 4 in all seven Singapore Grand Prix. Maybd he can match it even in this awful Mclaren.
rick
19th September 2015, 14:01
and if he is not close he could always ask Jenson to have a shunt for him!!!
Jorge Lardone (@jorge-lardone)
19th September 2015, 17:22
+1
Baron (@baron)
19th September 2015, 12:11
Well, clearly the Ferrari & Renault engines are the best so we must lobby FIA to allow Mercedes extra tokens to catch up. In the spirit of competition naturally… :)
kanan
19th September 2015, 13:02
Not funny.
Milky White
19th September 2015, 13:40
I thought it was!
caci99 (@)
19th September 2015, 12:13
Promising debut from Rossi until now. Let’s how he will do in the race.
Saiesh
19th September 2015, 12:13
Is this the pecking order if all engines were equal ?
gary
19th September 2015, 13:06
lol
petebaldwin (@)
19th September 2015, 13:16
This is a very extreme type of track. I can imagine teams targeting this race for points and will have track-specific parts. Mercedes perhaps thought they were far enough ahead that they could focus on other areas and still win.
We’ll see what they can do over the next hour!
Tyler (@tdog)
19th September 2015, 12:14
Could we see our first non-Mercedes powered pole of the hybrid era?
gary
19th September 2015, 13:17
Naah…
Uzair Syed (@ultimateuzair)
19th September 2015, 12:14
Great effort from Alonso and Vettel! Rosberg must be feeling concerned that a McLaren is one hundredth of a second behind.
gary
19th September 2015, 13:06
+1000
Michal (@michal2009b)
19th September 2015, 12:26
What a refreshing F1 weekend so far. Different order for once, no talk about Hamilton’s life, no talk about 10000+ grid demotions, no Pirelli complains. Enjoy it!
PDuck95 (@pduck95)
19th September 2015, 12:35
+1.
Atticus (@atticus-2)
19th September 2015, 12:58
AMuS says Merc teams are suffering from the new higher tyre pressure limit – most of them are among those who didn’t improve on their Friday times.
It’s very strange – it’s not as if STR, Sauber, McLaren are getting much quicker compared to yesterday, but the Mercedes-powered teams are getting slower. Very strange.
gary
19th September 2015, 13:10
They’ll just turn up the wick, all Merc powered cars.
Selbbin (@selbbin)
19th September 2015, 13:07
The engine excuse is getting a bit tired. Yes, the Merc engine is the best, but no other team with a Mercedes engine has won a race in the new turbo era, while teams with Ferrari and Renault engines have. You need a good chassis too, and Mercedes have a fantastic package as a whole. It’s not just down to the engine.
Mijail (@mijail)
19th September 2015, 13:21
Looks like the Mercedes suffer from the warm weather and the softer rubber, or is it just my impression? Lets hope for the best for this race.
Mr win or lose
19th September 2015, 13:51
Mercedes are usually struggling in warm conditions, like in Malaysia (both this and last year) and Hungary, the only two races they didn’t win this year so far. Maybe the Mercedes engine is more difficult to cool.
harry
19th September 2015, 13:29
All Mercedes cars will get faster in quali, don’t be surprised. It would be ridiculous if Merc were really a sec slower than Ferrari :D
Jules Winfield (@jules-winfield)
20th September 2015, 12:08
Oh well.
Carlos Furtado das Neves
19th September 2015, 15:05
One second??? No!!!
1,5 seconds is Vettel ahead of Mercs.
Sensational !!! 0,5 seconds from Ricciardo.
“The Finger” is back!