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2021 French Grand Prix Free Practice 3 - Results

Full results from Free Practice 3 for the French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard, round 7 of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

2021 French Grand Prix - Free Practice 3 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:31.300s 11
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:32.047s + 0.747s 14
3 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:32.195s + 0.895s 17
4 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:32.238s + 0.938s 15
5 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:32.266s + 0.966s 15
6 Lando Norris McLaren 1:32.336s + 1.036s 14
7 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:32.624s + 1.324s 15
8 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:32.681s + 1.381s 16
9 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:32.707s + 1.407s 16
10 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:32.759s + 1.459s 14
11 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:32.820s + 1.520s 15
12 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:33.017s + 1.717s 17
13 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:33.051s + 1.751s 15
14 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:33.200s + 1.900s 18
15 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:33.328s + 2.028s 16
16 George Russell Williams 1:33.364s + 2.064s 16
17 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:33.424s + 2.124s 17
18 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:33.584s + 2.284s 16
19 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:34.143s + 2.843s 14
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:34.642s + 3.342s 13
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