Rubens Barrichello just about managed to stop Sebastian Vettel from completing the treble at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Vettel started the race in pole position and then claimed Red Bull's maiden grand prix victory, but he had to settle for second place in the fastest lap times behind Barrichello.
With conditions tricky throughout the day due to persistent rain, the lap times were on the slow side and the top four's fastest times were separated by less than four tenths of a second.
Barrichello was fastest with a 1:52.592, but Vettel's best time was just 0.035 slower than that of the Brawn GP driver. Toyota's Timo Glock was third while Vettel's team-mate Mark Webber was fourth.
The biggest surprise was probably Sebastien Bourdais setting the fifth fastest lap of the afternoon in a Toro Rosso.
It was another bad day at the office for Ferrari and McLaren when it came to pace. Heikki Kovalainen's MP4-24 was 11th fastest while the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen only managed a 1:55.396 in 15th place.
Times
01 R. Barrichello Brawn GP 1:52.592
02 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:52.627
03 T. Glock Toyota 1:52.703
04 M. Webber Red Bull 1:52.980
05 S. Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:53.474
06 J. Button Brawn GP 1:53.546
07 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:54.158
08 N. Rosberg Williams 1:54.243
09 F. Alonso Renault 1:54.481
10 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:54.516
11 S. Buemi Toro Rosso 1:54.590
12 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:54.665
13 A. Sutil Force India 1:54.777
14 R. Kubica BMW 1:55.350
15 K. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:55.396
16 N. Piquet Renault 1:55.535
17 K. Nakajima Williams 1:56.167
18 G. Fisichella Force India 1:56.239
19 F. Massa Ferrari 1:56.484
20 J. Trulli Toyota 2:00.330
