Summary

  • Rosberg takes pole ahead of Hamilton

  • Vettel 3rd, Bottas 4th, Sainz 5th

  • Hamilton top in Q1, Rosberg tops Q2

  • Lotuses, McLarens, Nasr out in Q2

  • Manors, Force Indias, Ericsson out in Q1

  1. Final practice resultspublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    1. Rosberg 2. Vettel 3. Hamilton 4. Bottas 5. Raikkonen 6. Ricciardo 7. Massa 8. Verstappen 9. Kvyat 10. Sainz 11. Button 12. Hulkenberg 13. Nasr 14. Alonso 15. Grosjean 16. Maldonado 17. Ericsson 18. Perez 19. Stevens 20. Merhi

  2. Chequered flagpublished at 11:02 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    MercedesImage source, Mercedes

    NICO ROSBERG FINISHES FASTEST IN FINAL PRACTICE FOR THE SPANISH GRAND PRIX.

  3. Postpublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    Formula 1Image source, Mercedes

    Mercedes confirm that's it from them as far as timed laps are concerned, so it looks like Nico Rosberg will finish with the fastest time in FP3...

  4. Get involved - drivers as movie characters #bbcf1published at 10:59 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    In Oxford: Not quite superhero but Will Stevens as Robin Hood... and his Merhi men :-D

    Chris Dunn: Surely Maldonado would be Magnito? A clear explanation as to his propensity to crash into everyone/thing; magnetic attraction.

    Matt: Mark Webber could be superman. He can fly...

    Webber
  5. Postpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC F1 pit-lane reporter

    "We have the longest run to turn one of the season here and everyone is doing practice starts now because there are not many opportunities to nail those start procedures."

  6. Ferrari team radiopublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    Raikkonen's race engineer: "OK, Kimi, we have a wrong setting." Raikkonen sarcastically: "Excellent. Excellent."

  7. Postpublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    Not a brilliant lap from Kimi Raikkonen as he posts the fifth fastest time, a 1:26.944.

  8. Postpublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    Nico Rosberg now has the benchmark time with a 1:26.021, just one tenth quicker than Sebastian Vettel. Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, goes third fastest with his first effort in this run in the closing stages, 0.201s off his team-mate. Not much between all three.

  9. Postpublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    Formula 1Image source, Williams

    Valtteri Bottas goes quickest on the faster medium tyre with a 1:26.682 but his stay at the top is short as Nico Rosberg and then Sebastian Vettel go a shade faster.

  10. Postpublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    Into the final 10 minutes of final practice and the circuit is about to get very busy for the closing stages. A reminder of the best time of FP3 last year, a 1:25.887 set by Nico Rosberg.

  11. Postpublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    With almost everyone off the circuit as they get ready for their qualifying runs, there is just Daniil Kvyat pounding the track as he makes up for lost time. He takes advantage of the clear circuit to go 10th fastest with a 1:28.795.

  12. Postpublished at 10:46 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC F1 pit-lane reporter

    "It is pretty quiet down here in the pit lane, except at Ferrari. They have been working on the front brakes on Kimi Raikkonen's car. Only 13% of this lap at this circuit is spent braking, so it is not a heavy braking circuit, but Kimi has not been completely comfortable with his car. It will be interesting to see if he can match the pace of Sebastian Vettel."

  13. Postpublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    Romain Grosjean, like Pastor Maldonado, has "Mad Max" splashed all over his Lotus. It's just a few stickers, not the below car, although that would be awesome.

    GrosjeanImage source, Romain Grosjean
  14. Postpublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    "There's something consistently not right," complains Romain Grosjean over team radio. The Lotus man has the 13th fastest time in this session so far.

  15. Postpublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    Formula 1Image source, Pirelli
  16. Get involved - drivers as movie characters #bbcf1published at 10:41 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    Just Richard: Max Verstappen as Ferris Bueller, decided to skip school & race in F1.

    Scott Leader: Lewis Hamilton as John Mclane, those Germans always trying to win, but him always coming out on top ;)

    Steve Barnes: Graham Hill as Bond. James Bond. Suave, classy, and always being chased in Monaco!

  17. Postpublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    Formula 1

    Here is how the top 10 in FP3 looks, with just a handful of cars on the circuit at the moment.

  18. Postpublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC F1 pit-lane reporter

    "Daniil Kvyat is in the car and will be getting out any moment now."

  19. Postpublished at 10:38 British Summer Time 9 May 2015

    Formula 1Image source, Mercedes