Lewis Hamilton has finished in the fastest time in the final practice session before qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.

The Mercedes driver clocked a quickest time of 1:27.867 as he bounced back after he was edged out on the first day of practice by teammate Nico Rosberg.

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel finished behind Hamilton in second as he was 0.696s slower than the 30-year-old, while Rosberg placed in third as he came in narrowly behind the German.

Williams had a solid session as Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa finished in fourth and fifth respectively ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Lotus's Romain Grosjean.

Red Bull duo Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat both had difficulty with their cars during the session leading to poor times, while McClaren also struggled around the circuit with Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen placed in 16th and 17th.

Meanwhile, Manor drivers Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi did not participate in the session and are reportedly unlikely to race on Sunday.

Full standings:

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
3. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
4. Valtteri Bottas (Williams)
5. Felipe Massa (Williams)
6. Kimi Raikkonen(Ferrari)
7. Romain Grosjean (Lotus)
8. Pastor Maldonado (Lotus)
9. Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso)
10. Felipe Nasr (Sauber)
11. Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso)
12. Marcus Ericsson (Sauber)
13. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India)
14. Sergio Perez (Force India)
15. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)
16. Kevin Magnussen (McClaren)
17. Jenson Button(McClaren)
18. Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull)