Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton tops FP3 session at Monza

Hamilton, bidding to claim a record sixth win at Monza's Temple of Speed, saw off teammate George Russell by just 0.093 seconds.

Charles Leclerc took third for Ferrari at the team's home track, with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris fourth and fifth respectively for McLaren. Norris' championship rival Max Verstappen finished sixth.

Hamilton led the way in second practice here on Friday, and the seven-time world champion is set to be a prominent contender for pole position in qualifying later.

However, the top five were separated by just 0.145 seconds with Ferrari and McLaren ready to pounce.

Verstappen finished 0.251secs behind Hamilton, with teammate Sergio Perez way down the order in 18th as Red Bull appeared to be struggling for pace.

Qualifying to determine the grid for Sunday's 53-lap race takes place at 4pm local time (3pm BST).

Italian Grand Prix FP3 times:

1 Lewis Hamilton 1:20.117
2 George Russell +0.093
3 Charles Leclerc +0.109
4 Oscar Piastri +0.135
5 Lando Norris +0.145
6 Max Verstappen +0.251
7 Carlos Sainz +0.346
8 Alexander Albon +0.479
9 Franco Colapinto +0.788
10 Nico Hülkenberg +0.826
11 Fernando Alonso +0.851
12 Daniel Ricciardo +0.960
13 Yuki Tsunoda +1.024
14 Pierre Gasly +1.038
15 Lance Stroll +1.040
16 Kevin Magnussen +1.091
17 Esteban Ocon +1.141
18 Sergio Pérez +1.170
19 Valtteri Bottas +1.240
20 Guanyu Zhou +1.918