Lewis Hamilton sets the pace in the early free practice one of the Abu Dhabi GP.
The reigning world champion was just 0.141s faster than Rosberg while Kimi Raikkonen was third for Ferrari.
The Finn was 0.202s ahead of Red Bull’s Daniil Kvyat, with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel closing the top five.
| Nr. | Country | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  | 44 - Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 01:43.754 |
| 1 | | 06 - Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 01:43.895 |
| 5 | | 07 - Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 01:44.500 |
| 7 | | 26 - Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Renault | 01:44.702 |
| 3 | | 05 - Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 01:44.742 |
| 6 | | 27 - Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 01:44.751 |
| 9 | | 03 - Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Renault | 01:44.893 |
| 13 | | 11 - Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | 01:44.934 |
| 16 | | 13 - Pastor Maldonado | Lotus Mercedes | 01:45.314 |
| 8 | | 19 - Felipe Massa | Williams Mercedes | 01:45.433 |
| 4 | | 77 - Valtteri Bottas | Williams Mercedes | 01:45.603 |
| 10 | | 33 - Max Verstappen | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 01:45.718 |
| 17 | | 22 - Jenson Button | McLaren Honda | 01:45.773 |
| 20 | | 14 - Fernando Alonso | McLaren Honda | 01:45.865 |
| 11 | | 12 - Felipe Nasr | Sauber Ferrari | 01:46.115 |
| 12 | | 55 - Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 01:46.220 |
| 14 | | 09 - Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | 01:46.407 |
| 15 | | 18 - Jolyon Palmer | Lotus Mercedes | 01:46.501 |
| 19 | | 28 - Will Stevens | Manor Ferrari | 01:48.836 |
| 18 | | 98 - Roberto Merhi | Manor Ferrari | 01:49.888 |
