Summary

  • Rosberg on pole, Hamilton 2nd, Raikkonen 3rd

  • Perez 4th, Ricciardo 5th, Bottas 6th

  • Hamilton top in Q1 & Q2

  • Vettel out in first session with Alonso

  • Button, Verstappen & Lotuses out in Q2

  • Manors and Ericsson out in Q1

  • Get involved: your #starsoftheseason

  1. F1 rewindpublished at 11:10

    F1 rewind

    Nico Rosberg tops the final practice session of the season, while Lewis Hamilton had a far from perfect session. 

    It sets things up nicely for qualifying, which is at 13:00 GMT, but we will back with build up from 12:00 GMT along with television build-up on BBC One at 12:10.

    For now, I'll leave you to enjoy a bit of F1 Rewind - on BBC Two and on this page right now. Today's topic? Amazing races. Enjoy!

  2. Get involved #starsoftheseasonpublished at 11:06 Greenwich Mean Time 28 November 2015

  3. FP3 resultpublished at 11:05

    1) Rosberg 2) Hamilton 3) Vettel 4) Perez 5) Raikkonen 6) Ricciardo 7) Hulkenberg 8) Massa 9) Bottas 10) Sainz

    11) Button 12) Maldonado 13) Nasr 14) Verstappen 15) Grosjean 16) Alonso 17) Ericsson 18) Stevens 19) Merhi 

    No time: Kvyat

  4. Postpublished at 11:02 Greenwich Mean Time 28 November 2015

  5. chequered flag

    Chequered flagpublished at 11:02

    Nico Rosberg finishes fastest in final practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

  6. Postpublished at 11:00

    Seconds left, and it looks like it is going to be advantage Nico Rosberg heading into qualifying...

  7. Postpublished at 11:00

    Great bit of radio from Fernando Alonso.

    "Who was in front of me in the last three corners," he asks.

    "That was Stevens and Grosjean, Stevens and Grosjean," is the response.

    "Idiots."

    Say what you think Fernando.

  8. Postpublished at 10:58

    Oh Lewis Hamilton won't like that, you'd imagine, as Nico Rosberg gets in his way at Turn 13. 

    Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel first run on the faster tyre sees him go third fastest with 1:42.185. He's got time to have another go, and he's doing just that...

  9. Postpublished at 10:55 Greenwich Mean Time 28 November 2015

  10. Postpublished at 10:54

    Formula 1Image source, Getty Images

    Nico Rosberg improves again with a 1:41.856. There's an improvement for Lewis Hamilton, but not enough to leap over his team-mate. He's 0.281s off his team-mate.

    Felipe Massa, meanwhile, is third fastest after a 1:43.173 on the supersoft tyres.

  11. Kvyat's FP3 overpublished at 10:52 Greenwich Mean Time 28 November 2015

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC F1 pit-lane reporter

    Quote Message

    Bad news for Daniil Kvyat, they are trying to locate that electrical fault, they have taken the gearbox off.

  12. Postpublished at 10:50

    Again Lewis Hamilton backs off, slipping and sliding in the same area he spun earlier. No problems as such, just didn't take Turn 6 very well at all. 

    It hasn't been a great third practice session for the world champion...

  13. Postpublished at 10:49

    Nico Rosberg goes fastest of all with 1:42.196. Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, has backed off his flying lap, but he's having another go now.

  14. Postpublished at 10:48

    Lewis Hamilton follows his team-mate out on the supersoft. Nico Rosberg is fastest of all through the first sector, Hamilton isn't as good though, two seconds slower through that part of the lap.

  15. Postpublished at 10:47 Greenwich Mean Time 28 November 2015

  16. Postpublished at 10:46

    Felipe Nasr is the first to head back out on the supersoft tyre before Nico Rosberg also heads out, also with red-walled boots strapped on.

  17. Get involved #starsoftheseasonpublished at 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time 28 November 2015

  18. Postpublished at 10:42

    We are into the final 20 minutes and there's just one driver still to complete a timed lap - Daniil Kvyat. He's in the Red Bull garage as the team work on fixing an electrical issue, having managed just one exploratory lap.

    Pretty much everyone has made a dart for the pits now as we head into qualifying simulation run territory.

  19. Postpublished at 10:40

    With Fernando Alonso not on the circuit, Jenson Button takes the chance nip ahead of his team-mate on the timesheet with a 1:44.862 putting him P14. Fernando Alonso is P15.

  20. Postpublished at 10:38 Greenwich Mean Time 28 November 2015