Ricciardo tops the times at wet Shanghai
F1 Grand Prix, GP China, Shanghai International Ciruit
Daniel Ricciardo was fastest in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. The session was hit by rain, dissuading the fastest men of Friday to set a timed lap.
Following a number of attempts on full wets, intermediates became the standard tyre to use on this circuit that remained wet throughout the session.
Apart from the spins one could expect during these conditions, namely by Bottas, Kobayashi, Chilton and Perez, Pastor Maldonado was told to stop with another technical issue on his Lotus E22.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:53.958 | - | 5 |
| 2 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:54.492 | 0.534 | 5 |
| 3 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:54.514 | 0.556 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:55.032 | 1.074 | 6 |
| 5 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:55.062 | 1.104 | 4 |
| 6 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 1:55.228 | 1.270 | 12 |
| 7 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Str-Renault | 1:55.235 | 1.277 | 7 |
| 8 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:55.381 | 1.423 | 5 |
| 9 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:55.673 | 1.715 | 4 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:56.019 | 2.061 | 6 |
| 11 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:56.233 | 2.275 | 8 |
| 12 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Renault | 1:56.380 | 2.422 | 9 |
| 13 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:56.760 | 2.802 | 8 |
| 14 | 4 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:56.841 | 2.883 | 13 |
| 15 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:57.468 | 3.510 | 9 |
| 16 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham-Renault | 1:57.812 | 3.854 | 12 |
| 17 | 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:57.976 | 4.018 | 14 |
| 18 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham-Renault | 1:59.507 | 5.549 | 6 |
| 19 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | No time | - | 4 |
| 20 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | No time | - | 3 |
| 21 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | No time | - | 1 |
| 22 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | No time | - | 3 |
