Defending three-time champion Lewis Hamilton was fourth fastest and his Mercedes team-mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg sixth, but both ran late without clocking laps on super-soft tyres.
Pasaules čempionāta kopvērtējuma līderim Rosbergam četras sacīkstes pirms sezonas beigām ir 313 punkti, bet viņam ar 280 punktiem seko Hamiltons.