Oscar Piastri heads into qualifying for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix fastest following final practice.
He narrowly headed George Russell and Max Verstappen in a hugely competitive final hour of practice.
It was another torrid session for Oliver Bearman, who spun out of proceedings just three minutes into the session just a day after crashing in opening practice such that he missed Free Practice 2.
There was also drama for Liam Lawson as a power unit curtailed his running.
Qualifying begins at 16:00 AEDT.
| Pos | Num | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Best |
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren – Mercedes | 15 | 1:15.921s | |
| 2 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 16 | 0.039s | 1:15.960s |
| 3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull – Honda | 17 | 0.081s | 1:16.002s |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 21 | 0.267s | 1:16.188s |
| 5 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 19 | 0.285s | 1:16.206s |
| 6 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams – Mercedes | 22 | 0.331s | 1:16.252s |
| 7 | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams – Mercedes | 20 | 0.337s | 1:16.258s |
| 8 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 20 | 0.457s | 1:16.378s |
| 9 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls – Honda | 16 | 0.534s | 1:16.455s |
| 10 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren – Mercedes | 19 | 0.676s | 1:16.597s |
| 11 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber – Ferrari | 17 | 0.786s | 1:16.707s |
| 12 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine – Renault | 21 | 0.798s | 1:16.719s |
| 13 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls – Honda | 17 | 0.811s | 1:16.732s |
| 14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin – Mercedes | 21 | 1.027s | 1:16.948s |
| 15 | 7 | Jack Doohan | Alpine – Renault | 17 | 1.072s | 1:16.993s |
| 16 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber – Ferrari | 14 | 1.225s | 1:17.146s |
| 17 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin – Mercedes | 21 | 1.349s | 1:17.270s |
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas – Ferrari | 17 | 1.452s | 1:17.373s |
| 19 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas – Ferrari | 2 | ||
| 20 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull – Honda | 2 |
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