Climatic conditions : sun, T. air : 32°C ; T. track : 44-45°C ; rate of humidity : 12 % and speed of wind : 1,5 m.s (west)

The FP3 counted 2 parts. The team continued their preparation for the race before to work on qualifying exercise. The drivers did 13 laps in average. The seven fastest are all in the same seconde.

8 minutes before the end of the session, Fernando Alonso sign the best time with the soft tyres (1’54’’099). Nico Rosberg and Mark Webber complete the trio of the head. Michael Schumacher is fifth in front of the second Red Bull. Felipe Massa is classified in sixth position. The brazilian is followed by the world champion in title and Robert Kubiça. Nico Hülkenberg, tenth, is inserted between both Force India (advantage for Tonio Liuzzi). Lewis Hamilton appears only at twelfth rank. Pedro de la Rosa is thirteenth. Rubens Barrichello has been under Hulk's domination since yesterday (14th). Toro Ross drivers are in the bottom of the board (15th and 16th : advantage for Sébastien Buemi). Kamui Kobayashi is seventeenth. Vitaly Petrov has to be satisfied of the eighteenth place. Timo Glock, nineteenth, lost his left front wheel in the bend 6 (11:22am). It was due to retention problem. Lotus boys and Bruno Senna close the walking. Lucas di Grassi met a gearbox problem in the beginning of the hour. He stayed in the pits like the unfortunate Karun Chandhok.