Round 1, Australia: Free Practice 3
| Position | Driver | Nationality | Constructor | Lap time |
| 1. | Sebastian Vettel | GER | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:24.507 |
| 2. | Mark Webber | AUS | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:25.364 |
| 3. | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:25.553 |
| 4. | Jenson Button | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:25.567 |
| 5. | Vitaly Petrov | RUS | Renault Grand Prix | 1:25.906 |
| 6. | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Ferrari | 1:26.121 |
| 7. | Kamui Kobayashi | JAP | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:26.417 |
| 8. | Nico Rosberg | GER | Mercedes Grand Prix | 1:26.520 |
| 9. | Nick Heidfeld | GER | Renault Grand Prix | 1:26.746 |
| 10. | Michael Schumacher | GER | Mercedes Grand Prix | 1:26.856 |
| 11. | Sebastien Buemi | SUI | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:27.008 |
| 12. | Felipe Massa | BRA | Ferrari | 1:27.011 |
| 13. | Jaime Alguersauri | ESP | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:27.066 |
| 14. | Paul di Resta | GBR | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.087 |
| 15. | Adrian Sutil | GER | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.180 |
| 16. | Rubens Barrichello | BRA | Williams-Cosworth | 1:28.068 |
| 17. | Sergio Perez | MEX | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:28.077 |
| 18. | Heikki Kovalainen | FIN | Team Lotus-Renault | 1:29.772 |
| 19. | Jarno Trulli | ITA | Team Lotus-Renault | 1:30.003 |
| 20. | Timo Glock | GER | Marussia Virgin Racing-Cosworth | 1:30.261 |
| 21. | Pastor Maldonado | VEN | Williams-Cosworth | 1:30.496 |
| 22. | Jerome D’Ambrosio | BEL | Marussia Virgin Racing-Cosworth | 1:30.704 |
| 23. | Narain Karthikeyan | IND | Hispania Racing Team-Cosworth | 1:41.554 |
| 24. | Vitantonio Liuzzi | ITA | Hispania Racing Team-Cosworth |
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