Ferrari fights back with a 1-2 in P3
A strong practise session 3 for Ferrari saw them top the sheets with a 1-2, led by Sebastian Vettel.
The duo set the pace, finishing the session just shy of half a second from the Mercedes pairing, with Vettel finishing the session on a 1:31.683 on the supersoft tyre. Raikkonen, also fitted with the supersofts, was 0.04s off his teammate, continuing his strong Friday pace.
For the third session in a row, Rosberg led the Mercedes pairing home, albeit in third place this time around on a 1:32:104 . Hamilton was then comfortably ahead of Bottas in 5th and another strong session for Romain Grosjean in 6th.
Kyvat slotted the Red Bull Racing into 7th, .2 ahead of the second Haas of Esteban Gutierrez. Felipe Massa and Daniel Ricciardo rounded out the top 10 on a 1:34:519, leaving a gap of 1.836 seconds between 1st and 10th in the third session.
Farther down the field it Sauber and Renault ruined the synchronised team finishes, with the teammates from Mclaren, Toro Rosso, Force India and Manor all running in pairs on the final time sheets. P3 was another strong finish for Vandoorne on his debut, finishing only 0.040 behind teammate Jenson Button.
| POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | TIME | GAP | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | SEBASTIAN VETTEL | FERRARI | 1:31.683 | 22 | |
| 2 | 7 | KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN | FERRARI | 1:31.723 | +0.040s | 13 |
| 3 | 6 | NICO ROSBERG | MERCEDES | 1:32.104 | +0.421s | 18 |
| 4 | 44 | LEWIS HAMILTON | MERCEDES | 1:32.160 | +0.477s | 14 |
| 5 | 77 | VALTTERI BOTTAS | WILLIAMS | 1:32.675 | +0.992s | 18 |
| 6 | 8 | ROMAIN GROSJEAN | HAAS | 1:33.082 | +1.399s | 14 |
| 7 | 26 | DANIIL KVYAT | RED BULL RACING | 1:33.113 | +1.430s | 10 |
| 8 | 21 | ESTEBAN GUTIERREZ | HAAS | 1:33.337 | +1.654s | 14 |
| 9 | 19 | FELIPE MASSA | WILLIAMS | 1:33.363 | +1.680s | 18 |
| 10 | 3 | DANIEL RICCIARDO | RED BULL RACING | 1:33.519 | +1.836s | 20 |
| 11 | 9 | MARCUS ERICSSON | SAUBER | 1:33.569 | +1.886s | 16 |
| 12 | 20 | KEVIN MAGNUSSEN | RENAULT | 1:33.617 | +1.934s | 9 |
| 13 | 22 | JENSON BUTTON | MCLAREN | 1:33.704 | +2.021s | 12 |
| 14 | 47 | STOFFEL VANDOORNE | MCLAREN | 1:33.744 | +2.061s | 11 |
| 15 | 33 | MAX VERSTAPPEN | TORO ROSSO | 1:33.778 | +2.095s | 20 |
| 16 | 55 | CARLOS SAINZ | TORO ROSSO | 1:34.003 | +2.320s | 20 |
| 17 | 12 | FELIPE NASR | SAUBER | 1:34.013 | +2.330s | 15 |
| 18 | 27 | NICO HULKENBERG | FORCE INDIA | 1:34.128 | +2.445s | 16 |
| 19 | 11 | SERGIO PEREZ | FORCE INDIA | 1:34.281 | +2.598s | 15 |
| 20 | 30 | JOLYON PALMER | RENAULT | 1:34.424 | +2.741s | 9 |
| 21 | 88 | RIO HARYANTO | MANOR | 1:35.546 | +3.863s | 15 |
| 22 | 94 | PASCAL WEHRLEIN | MANOR | 1:35.724 | +4.041s | 16 |
