3rd and final practice at the Indian Buddh circuit showed that Sebastian is becoming untouchable during qualifying this afternoon. He topped the timetable again. Jenson Button had a strong session and drove 2nd fastest.
Mark Webber was 3rd and had some trouble entering the pit lane. He spun at the entrance but was able to continue.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:25.842 | 20 |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.034 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:26.108 | 18 |
| 4 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.151 | 21 |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:26.209 | 22 |
| 6 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:26.214 | 24 |
| 7 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.521 | 15 |
| 8 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:26.531 | 21 |
| 9 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.652 | 21 |
| 10 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:26.664 | 21 |
| 11 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:26.691 | 13 |
| 12 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:27.140 | 18 |
| 13 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:27.162 | 21 |
| 14 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.193 | 22 |
| 15 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:27.229 | 21 |
| 16 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 1:27.374 | 21 |
| 17 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 1:27.711 | 20 |
| 18 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:27.983 | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:29.035 | 20 |
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:29.237 | 20 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:29.617 | 20 |
| 22 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:30.298 | 20 |
| 23 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:30.824 | 22 |
| 24 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1:30.873 | 22 |