Monaco GP: Rosberg tops final practice
Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in the final free practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix just faster than Felipe Massa's Ferrari.
The session ended early when Spanish Grand Prix winner Pastor Maldonado collided with Sergio Perez's Sauber at Portier and then lost control of his Williams on the entrance to Casino Square. He lost his left rear wheel as the car went out of control, before the FW34 came to rest at Mirabeau with three minutes of the session remaining.
Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso in the second Ferrari were third and fourth.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team/Car | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m15.159s | +0.000s | 25 |
| 2. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m15.197s | +0.038s | 21 |
| 3. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m15.209s | +0.050s | 20 |
| 4. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m15.210s | +0.051s | 20 |
| 5. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1m15.445s | +0.286s | 18 |
| 6. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m15.471s | +0.312s | 19 |
| 7. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m15.734s | +0.575s | 19 |
| 8. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m15.893s | +0.734s | 23 |
| 9. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m16.110s | +0.951s | 14 |
| 10. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m16.219s | +1.060s | 19 |
| 11. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m16.226s | +1.067s | 20 |
| 12. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1m16.301s | +1.142s | 21 |
| 13. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m16.311s | +1.152s | 19 |
| 14. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m16.479s | +1.320s | 20 |
| 15. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1m17.027s | +1.868s | 20 |
| 16. | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1m17.055s | +1.896s | 26 |
| 17. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1m17.276s | +2.117s | 25 |
| 18. | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1m17.390s | +2.231s | 19 |
| 19. | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1m17.404s | +2.245s | 22 |
| 20. | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m18.259s | +3.100s | 18 |
| 21. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1m18.488s | +3.329s | 22 |
| 22. | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m19.099s | +3.940s | 17 |
| 23. | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1m19.147s | +3.988s | 19 |
| 24. | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1m19.151s | +3.992s | 19 |