Sebastian Vettel was once again quickest in practice for the United States Grand Prix, two-tenths ahead of team-mate Mark Webber, but Lewis Hamilton managed to reduce the gap to the Bulls.
The Mercedes driver finished just three tenths slower than Vettel and one tenth off of Webber to mount what could be a challenge for the front-row at least.
Nico Hulkenberg shone in the closing stages to pop up into fourth, just ahead of Lotus’s Romain Grosjean.
Jenson Button meanwhile was a further two tenths slower than Grosjean, with Nico Rosberg, Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas and Adrian Sutil rounding off the top ten.
FP3 Full Times – 2013 United States Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.733 | 14 | |
| 02 | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.936 | 0.203 | 20 |
| 03 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.064 | 0.331 | 22 |
| 04 | N. Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:37.272 | 0.539 | 20 |
| 05 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:37.345 | 0.612 | 20 |
| 06 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:37.534 | 0.801 | 18 |
| 07 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.578 | 0.845 | 24 |
| 08 | S. Perez | McLaren | 1:37.583 | 0.850 | 19 |
| 09 | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:37.747 | 1.014 | 17 |
| 10 | A. Sutil | Force India | 1:37.748 | 1.015 | 21 |
| 11 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.763 | 1.030 | 16 |
| 12 | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:37.774 | 1.041 | 18 |
| 13 | H. Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:37.879 | 1.146 | 21 |
| 14 | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:38.022 | 1.289 | 16 |
| 15 | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:38.109 | 1.376 | 23 |
| 16 | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:38.275 | 1.542 | 22 |
| 17 | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.408 | 1.675 | 17 |
| 18 | J-E. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:38.636 | 1.903 | 21 |
| 19 | C. Pic | Caterham | 1:39.578 | 2.845 | 19 |
| 20 | G. van der Garde | Caterham | 1:40.056 | 3.323 | 21 |
| 21 | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:40.825 | 4.092 | 21 |
| 22 | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:41.293 | 4.560 | 18 |
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