Scuderia Ferrari
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel set the quickest time in the third practice session on Saturday, whose fast lap of 1:23.380 was .479 of a second better than his nearest pursuer, Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas.
Vettel broke the all-time lap record at the Albert Park Circuit in the process, bettering it by .149 of a second. It was Vettel who held the previous record – a 1:23.529 set during qualifying in 2011 when he was with Red Bull.
Third free practice results:
| 1. | S. Vettel | Ferrari | 01:23.380 | ||
| 2. | V. Bottas | Mercedes | 01:23.859 | ||
| 3. | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 01:23.870 | ||
| 4. | K. Raikkonen | Ferrari | 01:23.988 | ||
| 5. | N. Hulkenberg | Renault | 01:25.063 | ||
| 6. | D. Ricciardo | Red Bull | 01:25.092 | ||
| 7. | R. Grosjean | Haas | 01:25.581 | ||
| 8. | C. Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 01:25.948 | ||
| 9. | D. Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 01:26.049 | ||
| 10. | K. Magnussen | Haas | 01:26.138 | ||
| 11. | F. Massa | Williams | 01:26.237 | ||
| 12. | M. Verstappen | Red Bull | 01:26.269 | ||
| 13. | S. Perez | Force India | 01:26.457 | ||
| 14. | F. Alonso | McLaren | 01:26.556 | ||
| 15. | S. Vandoorne | McLaren | 01:26.699 | ||
| 16. | E. Ocon | Force India | 01:27.103 | ||
| 17. | L. Stroll | Williams | 01:27.327 | ||
| 18. | M. Ericsson | Sauber | 01:27.402 | ||
| 19. | J. Palmer | Renault | 01:28.320 | ||
| 20. | A. Giovinazzi | Sauber | 01:28.583 |
