Webber 7th in third German practice

For the BMW WilliamsF1 team the third practice session for the German Grand Prix would see mark Webber improve his position from Friday finishing in seventh. But for team-mate Nick Heidfeld the session would continue to be a struggle finishing in thirteenth.

With the track damp from overnight rain the green light was shown and the third practice session for the German Grand Prix would get underway. Several drivers would come out to complete their installation laps. They would include Minardi's Christijan Albers and team-mate Robert Doornbos. Both McLaren's of Raikkonen and Montoya would also come out. They were joined by the Jordan's of Monteiro and Karthikeyan. After they completed their laps the track was empty.

With ten minutes of the session run no driver had set a time. Both of the Renault's pf Fisichella and Alonso would exit the pit lane and it would be Fisichella who would set the first time of the session a 1m:18.058. Alonso would easily beat his team-mate setting a time of 1m:16.702, to be 1.3 seconds ahead of Fisichella. Fisichella would improve with a 1m:17.365. Albers would return to the track.

With thirty minutes remaining only two drivers had set a time. Albers would set his first time, a 1m:19.906. Both of the Renault's would pit. Doornbos would also complete his first times lap with a 1m:21.244 to be in fourth. Albers would improve with a 1m:19.329. Ralf Schumacher, Villeneuve, and Barrichello would complete their installation laps.

Ralf and Rubens would complete his first timed laps which would see the pair in third and fourth. Ralf would improve with a time of 1m:18.229 to move into third. Villeneuve was in sixth with a 1m:19.456. Karthikeyan would move into fourth with a 1m:19.047. But Rubens would take this spot with a 1m:18.603. Villeneuve would improve to be in third with a 1m:17.941.

Raikkonen would set his first time, a 1m:16.725, which would se him in second. Michael Schumacher's first lap would see him slowest with a 1m:20.323. Kimi would go fastest with a 1m:15.992. Villeneuve was still in fourth with a 1m:17.408. Michael was now in eighth with a 1m:18.601. Coulthard had completed his installation lap.

Kimi would lower his time even further with a 1m:15.823. Alonso would return to the track and would improve his time with a 1m:16.477 but remained in second. Michael was now in sixth with a 1m:17.617. Coulthard's first lap was a 1m:19.143 which would see him in ninth. Neither BMW WilliamsF1 driver had taken to the track with fifteen minutes remaining in the session. Coulthard would improve to be in seventh, with a 1m:17.990. Ralf was in eighth. The Minardi's were in eleventh and twelfth. Fisichella and Coulthard would be the only drivers out on the track. Neither of the BAR's had come out yet. Coulthard would improve to now be in third with a 1m:17.116, but Fisichella would take third back with a 1m:17.061. No one had gotten close to Kimi's time. Heidfeld would complete his installation lap.

Montoya was on his first lap and he would jump to the top of the times with a 1m:15.753. There was under ten minutes left in the session. Nick's first lap would see him in fourteenth with a 1m:19.858. Mark would finally come out, joined by Klein and Massa. Trulli was now in sixth with a 1m:17.387. Nick would improve to be in twelfth. Sato and Button were now in tenth and eleventh. Mark's was now in thirteenth while Nick had dropped down to be in sixteenth.

The final five minutes would see the position of drivers change rapidly but would still be the two McLaren's at the top. Mark would improve to be in fourth with a 1m:16.691. Nick was down in eighteenth. Klein would push Mark down one spot when the Austrian set a time of 1m:16.698. Massa was in eighth. Nick would improve to be in twelfth with a 1m:17.536. Massa was now in fifth with a 1m:16.808. Mark was in sixth.

With the final minutes counting down it would be Raikkonen who would move back to the top of the times with a 1m:15.684, to be 0.069 ahead of Montoya. Alonso was in third followed by Klein, Massa, Webber, Trulli, and Fisichella. Nick was still down in thirteenth as the session came to a close. Coulthard would move into sixth with a 1m:16.926 seeing Mark and Nick in seventh and thirteenth.