Nico Rosberg edges teammate Lewis Hamilton in free practice three of the Abu Dhabi GP.
The German driver capitalized on his good form of late and Lewis Hamilton had the settle for the second best time. The leading Ferrari driven by Sebastian Vettel was only 0.329s slower than Rosberg.
Sergio Perez came fourth for Force India while Kimi Raikkonen closed the top five for Ferrari.
| Nr. | Country | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 06 - Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 01:41.856 | 20 |
| 2 | | 44 - Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 01:42.137 | 20 |
| 3 | | 05 - Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 01:42.185 | 20 |
| 4 | | 11 - Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | 01:42.448 | 18 |
| 5 | | 07 - Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 01:42.627 | 18 |
| 6 | | 03 - Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Renault | 01:42.726 | 15 |
| 7 | | 27 - Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 01:42.859 | 18 |
| 8 | | 19 - Felipe Massa | Williams Mercedes | 01:43.173 | 24 |
| 9 | | 77 - Valtteri Bottas | Williams Mercedes | 01:43.239 | 19 |
| 10 | | 55 - Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 01:43.429 | 22 |
| 11 | | 22 - Jenson Button | McLaren Honda | 01:43.508 | 15 |
| 12 | | 13 - Pastor Maldonado | Lotus Mercedes | 01:43.680 | 18 |
| 13 | | 12 - Felipe Nasr | Sauber Ferrari | 01:43.718 | 24 |
| 14 | | 33 - Max Verstappen | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 01:43.826 | 19 |
| 15 | | 08 - Romain Grosjean | Lotus Mercedes | 01:43.928 | 21 |
| 16 | | 14 - Fernando Alonso | McLaren Honda | 01:44.014 | 13 |
| 17 | | 09 - Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | 01:44.325 | 21 |
| 18 | | 28 - Will Stevens | Manor Ferrari | 01:47.283 | 16 |
| 19 | | 98 - Roberto Merhi | Manor Ferrari | 01:47.520 | 17 |
| 20 | | 26 - Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Renault | no time | 2 |
