Third practice for the 2017 Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix, the 19th round of the season, took place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace.
Valtteri Bottas was fastest with a 1:09.281. Lewis Hamilton was second, 0.003 seconds behind, followed by Kimi Räikkönen in third, 0.045 seconds off the pace.
The top five were Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo, in that order. Mercedes and Ferrari each had two drivers in the top five, with Red Bull represented by one.
Sebastian Vettel was fourth, 0.058 seconds behind the leader, while fifth-placed Daniel Ricciardo was 0.963 seconds adrift.
Carlos Sainz completed the top ten, 1.318 seconds slower than the session leader.
Pierre Gasly completed the most laps with 32, while Lance Stroll ran the fewest with one.
At the lower end of the classification, Pierre Gasly was 16th, Brendon Hartley 17th, Pascal Wehrlein 18th, Marcus Ericsson 19th and Lance Stroll 20th. Stroll did not record a time.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:09.281 | 24 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.003s | 26 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +0.045s | 20 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +0.058s | 21 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +0.963s | 14 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +1.007s | 15 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | +1.041s | 21 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | +1.076s | 23 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +1.214s | 9 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | +1.318s | 23 |
| 11 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | +1.356s | 21 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Williams | +1.390s | 14 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1.440s | 19 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | +1.462s | 18 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | +1.481s | 20 |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | +1.700s | 32 |
| 17 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | +1.804s | 30 |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | +1.845s | 25 |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +2.199s | 27 |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Williams | No time | 1 |
