Australian GP: Hamilton tops final practice
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Defending F1 champion Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the final free practice session ahead of qualifying for the opening race of the Formula 1 season in Australia.
Hamilton's time on the softs was good enough to take P1 by 0.696s ahead of Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, with Rosberg in third.
Williams drivers Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa were fourth and fifth fastest, with Kimi Raikkonen in sixth, ½-sec slower than his teammate.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes/Mercedes | 1m27.867s | 0.000s | 11 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari/Ferrari | 1m28.563s | 0.696s | 13 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes/Mercedes | 1m28.821s | 0.954s | 14 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m28.912s | 1.045s | 14 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m28.988s | 1.121s | 18 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari/Ferrari | 1m29.017s | 1.150s | 13 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m29.481s | 1.614s | 12 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus/Mercedes | 1m29.864s | 1.997s | 15 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m29.869s | 2.002s | 19 |
| 10 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m29.934s | 2.067s | 24 |
| 11 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso/Renault | 1m29.952s | 2.085s | 16 |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m30.613s | 2.746s | 21 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m30.741s | 2.874s | 14 |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m30.993s | 3.126s | 17 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m31.185s | 3.318s | 10 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren/Honda | 1m31.391s | 3.524s | 14 |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m31.666s | 3.799s | 13 |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull/Renault | 1m32.830s | 4.963s | 6 |