Verstappen used the DRS system to catch Hamilton on Lap 52 and pass him on the inside before zooming off to clinch his third win of the season and 13th of his career.
Verstappen set a time of 1 minute, 29.990 seconds around the Paul Ricard circuit in southern France to grab the top starting spot.
Vettel, who leads by just one point going into the 10th of 21 F1 races this season, clocked the best lap time by 0.187 seconds faster than Hamilton and 0.357 quicker than Bottas.
Heavy rain kept drivers in the garage for most of the final practice of the French GP with Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes ending up fastest in the washed-out third session.
The last time an F1 race was held here at Le Castellet was in 1990 when Alain Prost won for Ferrari.
Ricciardo said he had not directly spoken to rivals Ferrari and Mercedes, but he hedged when asked if his manager had.
LE MANS, France : Marc Marquez set a track record at Le Mans on Saturday to take pole position for the French Grand Prix. The reigning world champion clocked 1 minute, 32.042 seconds on the
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