Víťazne vzišiel Lewis Hamilton, ktorý zajazdil najrýchlejšie kolo aj v druhom tréningu, druhý skončil Fernando Alonso na Renaulte, tretí Felipe Massa na Ferrari.
Výsledky 3. tréningu na VC Nemecka:
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31,121 | - | 16 | |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:31,340 | + 0,219 | 18 | |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31,351 | + 0,230 | 20 | |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:31,542 | + 0,421 | 17 | |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:31,610 | + 0,489 | 16 | |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31,615 | + 0,494 | 19 | |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:31,620 | + 0,499 | 23 | |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:31,690 | + 0,569 | 20 | |
| 9 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:31,731 | + 0,610 | 20 | |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:31,928 | + 0,807 | 21 | |
| 11 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:32,009 | + 0,888 | 22 | |
| 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:32,022 | + 0,901 | 20 | |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32,104 | + 0,983 | 20 | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:32,124 | + 1,003 | 13 | |
| 15 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32,135 | + 1,014 | 21 | |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | Renault | 1:32,223 | + 1,102 | 15 | |
| 17 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:32,239 | + 1,118 | 23 | |
| 18 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:32,269 | + 1,148 | 20 | |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:32,742 | + 1,621 | 18 | |
| 20 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:32,883 | + 1,762 | 21 |
