Practice 3 - 17/10/2009 at 16:00
| P. | Helmet | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosberg N. | GER | AT&T Williams F1 Team | 1:23.182 | |
| 2 | Nakajima K. | GIA | AT&T Williams F1 Team | 1:23.832 | |
| 3 | Button J. | GBR | Brawn GP F1 Team | 1:24.122 | |
| 4 | Alonso F. | SPA | ING Renault F1 Team | 1:24.125 | |
| 5 | Sutil A. | GER | Force India F1 Team | 1:24.149 | |
| 6 | Grosjean R. | FRA | ING Renault F1 Team | 1:24.389 | |
| 7 | Buemi S. | SVI | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:24.443 | |
| 8 | Trulli J. | ITA | Panasonic Toyota Racing | 1:24.859 | |
| 9 | Heidfeld N. | GER | BMW Sauber F1 Team | 1:24.867 | |
| 10 | Webber M. | AUS | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.440 | |
| 11 | Raikkonen K. | FIN | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | 1:25.508 | |
| 12 | Kovalainen H. | FIN | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.685 | |
| 13 | Alguersuari J. | SPA | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:26.224 | |
| 14 | Barrichello R. | BRA | Brawn GP F1 Team | 1:26.530 | |
| 15 | Vettel S. | GER | Red Bull Racing | 1:27.047 | |
| 16 | Liuzzi V. | ITA | Force India F1 Team | 1:27.341 | |
| 17 | Hamilton L. | ENG | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:27.798 | |
| 18 | Fisichella G. | ITA | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | 1:29.285 | |
| 19 | Kubica R. | POL | BMW Sauber F1 Team | 1:29.895 | |
| 20 | Kobayashi K. | JAP | Panasonic Toyota Racing | 1:30.259 |