Mercedes have saved their efforts for the vital placement during the third free practice. Sebastian Vettel, with a 1:40.775 that it will decrease the total probability, led the table of times in front of Max Verstappen and Kimi Räikkönen, in a shoot-out in which Hamilton and Rosberg are not squeezed.
Lewis Hamilton, in fact, had a little scare in the middle of the session. The three-time reported a sudden loss of power, which immediately sparked alarm in Mercedes, because one of the things I fear most in the German team is that a failure to decide the title. In terms of re-starting the systems of the car, Hamilton was able to complete the session without problems, while his team-mate Rosberg, who also had to stop in the pits for a ‘reset’, was fifth.
as to the spaniards, Fernando Alonso showed what is already planned, with an eleventh clock to the final that little bit more you can aspire to, while much more complicated it was to Carlos Sainz. The driver from madrid not rolled everything I wanted to, because since the box had a lot of work to iron out the wheels that cause those pricks who have been the protagonists in the last few races. Ended up with the 17th time.
time Table Free 3 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi
| Pos. | Piloto | Dorsal | Equipo | Tiempo | Gap | Laps |
| 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
5 | Ferrari | 01′ 40″775 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 |  Max Verstappen |
33 | Red Bull | 01′ 40″912 | +0.137 | 20 |
| 3 |  Kimi Raikkonen |
7 | Ferrari | 01′ 40″999 | +0.224 | 14 |
| 4 |  Lewis Hamilton |
44 | Mercedes | 01′ 41″065 | +0.290 | 14 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg |
6 | Mercedes | 01′ 41″168 | +0.393 | 18 |
| 6 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
3 | Red Bull | 01′ 41″831 | +1.056 | 19 |
| 7 |  Sergio Perez |
11 | Force India | 01′ 41″885 | +1.110 | 18 |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg |
27 | Force India | 01′ 42″067 | +1.292 | 12 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas |
77 | Williams | 01′ 42″076 | +1.301 | 18 |
| 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez |
21 | Haas F1 Team | 01′ 42″354 | +1.579 | 15 |
| 11 |  Fernando Alonso |
14 | McLaren | 01′ 42″585 | +1.810 | 13 |
| 12 | Jolyon Palmer |
30 | Renault | 01′ 42″616 | +1.841 | 17 |
| 13 | Jenson Button |
22 | McLaren | 01′ 42″664 | +1.889 | 14 |
| 14 |  Felipe Massa |
19 | Williams | 01′ 42″683 | +1.908 | 19 |
| 15 |  Romain Grosjean |
8 | Haas F1 Team | 01′ 42″805 | +2.030 | 17 |
| 16 |  Kevin Magnussen |
20 | Renault | 01′ 43″057 | +2.282 | 17 |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein |
94 | Manor F1 | 01′ 43″145 | +2.370 | 16 |
| 18 | Carlos Sainz |
55 | Toro Rosso | 01′ 43″301 | +2.526 | 9 |
| 19 | Felipe Nasr |
12 | Sauber | 01′ 43″417 | +2.642 | 21 |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon |
31 | Manor F1 | 01′ 43″733 | +2.958 | 14 |
| 21 |  Daniil Kvyat |
26 | Toro Rosso | 01′ 44″105 | +3.330 | 12 |
| 22 |  Marcus Ericsson |
9 | Sauber | 01′ 44″238 | +3.463 | 20 |
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