Max Verstappen topped the third and final practice session for Red Bull at the Australian Grand Prix ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, while Esteban Ocon took his Alpine up to third.
READ MORE: F1 2023 Australian GP – Session Report
The red flag was momentarily brought out when a piece of Nyck de Vries’ sidepod flew off his AlphaTauri, while Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu survived a collision with the barrier at Turn 2.
Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez endured a rough time of it throughout much of the session as he went for multiple excursions off the track, and he eventually managed a lap time good enough for sixth.
McLaren’s Lando Norris suffered a mechanical issue during the session, ultimately sending him to last.
Much like FP2 on Friday, rain emerged late on in the session, bringing the action to a close.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:17.565 | 24 | |||
| 2 |
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Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:17.727 | +0.162 | 26 | ||
| 3 |
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Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:17.983 | +0.373 | 23 | ||
| 4 |
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George Russell | Mercedes | 1:17.955 | +0.390 | 23 | ||
| 5 |
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Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:18.094 | +0.529 | 23 | ||
| 6 |
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Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:18.123 | +0.558 | 18 | ||
| 7 |
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Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:18.127 | +0.562 | 29 | ||
| 8 |
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Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:18.138 | +0.573 | 25 | ||
| 9 |
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Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:18.198 | +0.633 | 22 | ||
| 10 |
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Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:18.330 | +0.765 | 20 | ||
| 11 |
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Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:18.410 | +0.845 | 24 | ||
| 12 |
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Alex Albon | Williams | 1:18.553 | +0.988 | 21 | ||
| 13 |
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Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:18.691 | +1.126 | 28 | ||
| 14 |
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Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:18.713 | +1.148 | 21 | ||
| 15 |
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Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:18.809 | +1.244 | 24 | ||
| 16 |
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Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:18.901 | +1.336 | 22 | ||
| 17 |
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Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:18.947 | +1.382 | 20 | ||
| 18 |
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Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:19.056 | +1.491 | 26 | ||
| 19 |
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Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:19.092 | +1.527 | 23 | ||
| 20 |
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Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:19.146 | +1.581 | 12 |
