A McLaren car during FP3 for the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The third practice session for the 2017 F1 season’s twentieth round, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, took place at Yas Marina.

Lewis Hamilton was fastest with a 1:37.627, followed by Valtteri Bottas in second, 0.273 seconds behind. Kimi Räikkönen was third, 0.530 seconds off the lead.

The top five, in order, were Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, Kimi Räikkönen, Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo. Mercedes had two drivers in that group, Ferrari two and Red Bull one.

Fourth-placed Sebastian Vettel was 0.547 seconds behind the session leader, while fifth-placed Daniel Ricciardo was 0.713 seconds back.

Sergio Pérez occupied the final position in the top ten, 1.740 seconds behind the fastest driver in the session.

Brendon Hartley completed the most laps with 23, while Max Verstappen ran the fewest with 14.

The final five classified positions were Pascal Wehrlein in sixteenth, Lance Stroll in seventeenth, Pierre Gasly in eighteenth, Marcus Ericsson in nineteenth and Brendon Hartley in twentieth. Lap times and completed laps in the table follow the official classification for this session.

Pos. Driver Team Lap time / Gap Laps
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:37.627 19
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes +0.273s 21
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari +0.530s 22
4 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari +0.547s 22
5 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull +0.713s 16
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.960s 14
7 Fernando Alonso McLaren +1.528s 15
8 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren +1.650s 18
9 Carlos Sainz Renault +1.713s 15
10 Sergio Pérez Force India +1.740s 19
11 Felipe Massa Williams +1.756s 16
12 Nico Hülkenberg Renault +1.769s 18
13 Esteban Ocon Force India +1.873s 18
14 Kevin Magnussen Haas +2.204s 19
15 Romain Grosjean Haas +2.452s 19
16 Pascal Wehrlein Sauber +2.680s 20
17 Lance Stroll Williams +2.945s 16
18 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso +3.110s 21
19 Marcus Ericsson Sauber +3.162s 21
20 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso +3.256s 23