Alonso fastest as Vettel and Kovalainen shine in third practice session
F1 Grand Prix, GP United States, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
During the third free practice session of the US Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso was again on top. The McLaren driver was followed by Sebastian Vettel, who is standing in for Robert Kubica, and Lewis Hamilton. Renault's Heikki Kovalainen was surprisingly 4th.
Results
| 1 | F. Alonso | McLaren | 1:12.150 | 12 | |
| 2 | S. Vettel | BMW | 1:12.321 | 27 | |
| 3 | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 1:12.378 | 14 | |
| 4 | H. Kovalainen | Renault | 1:12.646 | 24 | |
| 5 | N. Heidfeld | BMW | 1:12.646 | 24 | |
| 6 | K. Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:12.692 | 16 | |
| 7 | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:12.709 | 17 | |
| 8 | G. Fisichella | Renault | 1:12.710 | 20 | |
| 9 | D. Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:12.940 | 17 | |
| 10 | N. Rosberg | Williams | 1:13.031 | 18 | |
| 11 | J. Trulli | Toyota | 1:13.057 | 23 | |
| 12 | R. Schumacher | Toyota | 1:13.061 | 23 | |
| 13 | A. Davidson | Super Aguri | 1:13.069 | 20 | |
| 14 | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:13.289 | 14 | |
| 15 | J. Button | Honda | 1:13.318 | 20 | |
| 16 | V. Liuzzi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:13.415 | 23 | |
| 17 | T. Sato | Super Aguri | 1:13.476 | 19 | |
| 18 | R. Barrichello | Honda | 1:13.573 | 17 | |
| 19 | A. Wurz | Williams | 1:13.626 | 18 | |
| 20 | S. Speed | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:13.979 | 18 | |
| 21 | A. Sutil | Spyker F1 | 1:14.142 | 24 | |
| 22 | C. Albers | Spyker F1 | 1:14.402 | 24 |
