Nico Rosberg finished final practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix quickest as team-mate Lewis Hamilton endured an error-strewn session.
Nonetheless, Mercedes continued their run of 1-2 finishes in practice, though Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel closed the gap to come within just under three-tenths of Rosberg’s time.
Force India also continued to shown good form, with Sergio Perez popping up into fourth place, six tenths adrift of the leading pace.
2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Practice Times (FP3):
| # | Team | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
| 01 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:41.856 | 20 | |
| 02 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:42.137 | 0.281 | 20 |
| 03 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:42.185 | 0.329 | 20 |
| 04 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:42.448 | 0.592 | 18 |
| 05 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:42.627 | 0.771 | 18 |
| 06 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:42.726 | 0.870 | 15 |
| 07 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:42.859 | 1.003 | 18 |
| 08 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:43.173 | 1.317 | 24 |
| 09 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:43.239 | 1.383 | 19 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Toro Rosso | 1:43.429 | 1.573 | 22 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:43.508 | 1.652 | 15 |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:43.680 | 1.824 | 18 |
| 13 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:43.718 | 1.862 | 24 |
| 14 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:43.826 | 1.970 | 19 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:43.928 | 2.072 | 21 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:44.014 | 2.158 | 13 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:44.325 | 2.469 | 21 |
| 18 | Will Stevens | Manor | 1:47.283 | 5.427 | 16 |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi | Manor | 1:47.520 | 5.664 | 17 |
| 20 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 2 |
