Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has finished two thousands of a second ahead of Max Verstappen to top the standings in the third practice session ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The German came out on top in the second session on Friday and he maintained his edge over the field with another impressive performance on Saturday morning.

Red Bull's Verstappen will take plenty of confidence from finishing so close to the championship leader, with teammate Daniel Ricciardo finishing ahead of Lewis Hamilton.

The Ferrari pair of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel were fifth and sixth respectively, while British driver Jolyon Palmer was 10th in the Renault.

Jenson Button could only finish in 13th position in the McLaren, six places below teammate Fernando Alonso.

Full standings:

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