Valtteri Bottas headed the times on Saturday morning for final practice ahead of qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.
The Williams driver posted a 1:49.465 in the closing minutes to jump to the top ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo a further two-tenths back.
Nico Rosberg was third quickest as Kimi Raikkonen split the Mercedes pair, though it was apparent the duo were running a higher fuel load than those around them.
The second Ferrari of Fernando Alonso was sixth ahead of Daniil Kvyat.
The session was relatively problem free with most completing a handful of laps as the track dried after the opening 30 minutes thanks to a pre-practice shower.
FP3 Full Times – 2014 Belgian Grand Prix:
| # | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:49.465 | 12 | |
| 02 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:49.733 | 0.268 | 9 |
| 03 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:49.739 | 0.274 | 13 |
| 04 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:49.817 | 0.352 | 9 |
| 05 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:49.817 | 0.352 | 13 |
| 06 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:49.890 | 0.425 | 9 |
| 07 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:49.893 | 0.428 | 11 |
| 08 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:50.203 | 0.738 | 11 |
| 09 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:50.423 | 0.958 | 11 |
| 10 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:50.535 | 1.070 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:50.592 | 1.127 | 12 |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 1:50.748 | 1.283 | 11 |
| 13 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:50.814 | 1.349 | 10 |
| 14 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:50.866 | 1.401 | 11 |
| 15 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | 1:50.962 | 1.497 | 12 |
| 16 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:51.509 | 2.044 | 9 |
| 17 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:51.610 | 2.145 | 10 |
| 18 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:51.898 | 2.433 | 15 |
| 19 | 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:52.457 | 2.992 | 14 |
| 20 | 4 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:52.984 | 3.519 | 14 |
| 21 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | 1:54.294 | 4.829 | 11 |
| 22 | 45 | Andre Lotterer | Caterham | 1:55.008 | 5.543 | 13 |
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