Summary

  • Rosberg on pole, Hamilton 2nd

  • Ricciardo 3rd, Verstappen 4th, Raikkonen 5th, Vettel 6th

  • McLarens out in Q2 - Button out-qualifies Alonso

  • Race coverage live from 11:30 BST on Sunday

Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    Nico Rosberg finishes quickest in final practice for the German Grand Prix.

    Nico RosbergGetty Images

  2. No improvement for Lewis Hamilton and he stays second. Into the pits he goes and Nico Rosberg is going to finish with a clean sweep of practice.

    You suspect that Lewis Hamilton has a bit more in hand for qualifying...

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  4. Nico Rosberg's Mercedes is back in the garage. He hops out of his car and takes off his helmet before turning his attention to a screen as Lewis Hamilton weaves his way around the circuit.

  5. Four minutes to go and the top 10 is currently:

    1) Rosberg 2) Hamilton 3) Ricciardo 4) Raikkonen 5) Vettel 6) Verstappen 7) Bottas 8) Massa 9) Alonso 10) Hulkenberg

  6. ...and the Australian goes third quickest, posting a 1:15.837. That's a tenth of a second quicker than Kimi Raikkonen. 

    A tight battle between the Red Bulls and the Ferraris in the offing for qualifying?

  7. Nico Rosberg has popped out on a used set of super-softs, but nips back into the pits for a simulated pit stop.

    Meanwhile, Daniel Ricciardo is on super-softs for the first time and on a quick lap. Let's see where he slots in...

    Daniel RicciardoGetty Images

  10. Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    A gearbox change will have to happen for Romain Grosjean, which means he will have to take a five-place grid penalty.

  11. With 12 minutes to go, expect some changes at the top of the timesheet as final lot of qualifying simulation runs are done.

  12. Just four drivers on the circuit at the moment - Max Verstappen, Valtteri Bottas, Kimi Raikkonen and Marcus Ericsson.

    Bottas has just gone fifth quickest by the way, after doing a 1:16.4 on super-softs. That's 0.6s slower than Nico Rosberg's timesheet-topping time.

    Kimi RaikkonenAP

  13. That time from Daniel Ricciardo was done on softs and was three tenths of a second slower than fifth-placed Kimi Raikkonen's best time, which was done on super-softs.

  14. Whatever issues Daniel Ricciardo may have had it seems Red Bull have resolved them. He's done his first timed lap, posting a 1:16.763 to go P6.

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  16. Jack Nicholls
    Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

    Apart from no rear grip, understeer and his ear plugs not working, everything is fine for Jenson...

  17. Lots of problems for Jenson Button. He's got, ahem, a 'loose rear' and his ear plugs are not working as well apparently.

    Back to the McLaren garage he goes.

  18. Bernie Ecclestone is wandering around the Mercedes garage. He just grabbed the arm of Niki Lauda and is now whispering in his ear.

    Wonder what they are having a chinwag about?

  19. Lewis Hamilton, back out on a new set of super-softs, skips over the kerb at Turn One, ruining his lap. No such problems for Nico Rosberg, though. He does a 1:15.738 to nudge ahead of Hamilton.