Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has topped the standings in the third practice session ahead of the European Grand Prix in Baku.

Hamilton finished a quarter of a second ahead of teammate and Championship leader Nico Rosberg, while Nico Hulkenberg was third in the Force India.

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel were fourth and fifth respectively with Sergio Perez ending the session in sixth position.

Great Britain's Jenson Button impressed with an eighth-place finish, while McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso was marginally slower and concluded the third session in 11th spot.

Full standings

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
3. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India)
4. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)
5. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
6. Sergio Perez (Force India)
7. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
8. Jenson Button (McLaren)
9. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso)
10. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
11. Fernando Alonso (McLaren)
12. Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso)
13. Romain Grosjean (Haas)
14. Felipe Massa (Williams)
15. Esteban Gutierrez (Haas)
16. Kevin Magnussen (Renault)
17. Pascal Wehrlein (Manor)
18. Jolyon Palmer (Renault)
19. Marcus Ericsson (Sauber)
20. Felipe Nasr (Sauber)
21. Rio Haryanto (Manor)
22. Valtteri Bottas (Williams)