Lewis Hamilton made it three sessions in a row as he topped the final practice timesheets with eight tenths of a second to spare over teammate Nico Rosberg. The Williams duo were close behind with Fernando Alonso the first of the non-Mercedes powered runners in fifth position.

Daniel Ricciardo featured in the top ten, but Sebastian Vettel finished last. The four times world champion was concentrating on his long run pace, knowing that he'll be starting from the pit lane and thus one lap flying bursts of speed weren't really important for his weekend's success.