Lewis Hamilton was fastest during the final practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix as he threaded his W05 through the narrow city streets to a 1:16.758 – just five hundredths quicker than Daniel Ricciardo.
The Red Bull driver split the ever-dominant Mercedes duo, whilst the second Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel was fourth quickest, four tenths down on Hamilton and his team-mate.
Following the top four was like a scene from Noah’s arc, with both Ferraris, Force Indias, Toro Rossos, McLarens and Williams’ all coming in two-by-two from fifth to 14th.
The session saw no drama, the biggest incident being that of Jean-Eric Vergne running wide at turn one, before recovering as the checkered flag fell.
FP3 Full Times – 2014 Monaco Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:16.758 | 27 | |
| 02 | D. Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:16.808 | 0.050 | 26 |
| 03 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:16.874 | 0.116 | 24 |
| 04 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:17.184 | 0.426 | 23 |
| 05 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:17.428 | 0.670 | 22 |
| 06 | K. Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:17.448 | 0.690 | 24 |
| 07 | S. Perez | Force India | 1:17.725 | 0.967 | 23 |
| 08 | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:18.074 | 1.316 | 21 |
| 09 | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:18.136 | 1.378 | 19 |
| 10 | D. Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:18.166 | 1.408 | 26 |
| 11 | K. Magnussen | McLaren | 1:18.249 | 1.491 | 28 |
| 12 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:18.262 | 1.504 | 21 |
| 13 | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:18.430 | 1.672 | 31 |
| 14 | F. Massa | Williams | 1:18.542 | 1.784 | 30 |
| 15 | A. Sutil | Sauber | 1:18.598 | 1.840 | 24 |
| 16 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:18.776 | 2.018 | 26 |
| 17 | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:18.872 | 2.114 | 23 |
| 18 | P. Maldonado | Lotus | 1:19.118 | 2.360 | 28 |
| 19 | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:19.149 | 2.391 | 28 |
| 20 | K. Kobayashi | Caterham | 1:20.271 | 3.513 | 32 |
| 21 | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:20.304 | 3.636 | 25 |
| 22 | M. Ericsson | Caterham | 1:20.589 | 3.831 | 30 |
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