Australian Grand Prix FP3 results: Hamilton back on top
Not a Mercedes 1-2 this time as Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel joins the frontrunners.
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Final results from Free Practice 3 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne. Lewis Hamilton dominated the times, ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27.867 | 11 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:28.563 | 0.696 | 13 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:28.821 | 0.954 | 14 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:28.912 | 1.045 | 14 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:28.988 | 1.121 | 18 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:29.017 | 1.150 | 13 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Mercedes | 1:29.481 | 1.614 | 12 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Mercedes | 1:29.864 | 1.997 | 15 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:29.869 | 2.002 | 19 |
| 10 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:29.934 | 2.067 | 24 |
| 11 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:29.952 | 2.085 | 16 |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:30.613 | 2.746 | 21 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:30.741 | 2.874 | 14 |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:30.993 | 3.126 | 17 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault | 1:31.185 | 3.318 | 10 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Honda | 1:31.391 | 3.524 | 14 |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | 1:31.666 | 3.799 | 13 |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull-Renault | 1:32.830 | 4.463 | 6 |
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