Alonso fastest in final practice session

March 13, 2010 03:30 pm | Updated 03:30 pm IST - Sakhir

Fernando Alonso took first place in the final practice session on Saturday for the season-opening Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix.

The former two-time world champion Alonso of Spain clocked 1 minute 54.099 seconds in a Ferrari for the 6.299-kilometres lap.

German Mercedes GP driver Nico Rosberg had 1:54.368, Australia’s Red Bull driver Mark Webber was third in 1:54.500, returning record champion Michael Schumacher fourth in 1:54.533 and world champion Jenson Button of Britain seventh in a McLaren in 1:55.000 minutes.

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