Championship rival Sebastian Vettel was very close to Lewis. The German racing driver will start fifth, because of a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow sufficiently for a red flag during free practice.

1. Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 32.237secs

2. Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:32.298

3. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:32.307

4. Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 1:32.616

5. Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:33.494

6. Esteban Ocon (Fra) Force India 1:34.145

7. Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 1:34.215

8. Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:34.250

9. Charles Leclerc (Mon) Sauber-Ferrari 1:34.420

10. Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:34.594

11. Carlos Sainz (Spa) Renault 1:34.566

12. Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 1:34.734

13. Pierre Gasly (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso No Time

14. Brendon Hartley (Nzl) Scuderia Toro Rosso No Time

15. Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull No Time

16. Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:35.294,

17. Sergey Sirotkin (Rus) Williams 1:35.362

18. Lance Stroll (Can) Williams 1:35.480

19. Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 1:35.536

20. Stoffel Vandoorne (Bel) McLaren 1:35.735

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