Tercera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Estados Unidos 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | 1:36.490 | 18 |
| 2 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | + 0.258 | 20 |
| 3 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 0.511 | 21 |
| 4 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 0.690 | 21 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 0.757 | 24 |
| 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 0.772 | 27 |
| 7 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 0.808 | 18 |
| 8 |  Sergio Pérez |
Sauber | + 0.925 | 20 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 1.005 | 20 |
| 10 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | + 1.048 | 20 |
| 11 | Bruno Senna |
Williams | + 1.079 | 21 |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 1.270 | 21 |
| 13 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 1.275 | 26 |
| 14 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 1.463 | 23 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 2.057 | 23 |
| 16 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | + 2.163 | 22 |
| 17 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | + 2.263 | 11 |
| 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 3.199 | 12 |
| 19 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 3.917 | 23 |
| 20 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | + 4.263 | 19 |
| 21 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | + 4.521 | 19 |
| 22 | Charles Pic |
Manor | + 4.976 | 19 |
| 23 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | + 7.073 | 21 |
| 24 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | + 7.553 | 23 |