Rekan satu tim Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, menempel di urutan kedua, lalu diikuti dua pebalap Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel dan Kimi Raikkonen. Red Bull Renault menempel di urutan kelima dan keenam lewat Dainiel Ricciardo dan Daniil Kvyat.
Selanjutnya, para pebalap akan menjalani sesi kualifikasi mulai pukul 15.00 waktu setempat (14.00 WIB). Berikut hasil lengkap sesi latihan ketiga GP China:
1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 37.615s
2. Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 37.841s
3. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 38.313s
4. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 38.512s
5. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull-Renault 1m 39.020s
6. Daniil Kvyat RUS Red Bull-Renault 1m 39.106s
7. Carlos Sainz Jr ESP Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 39.113s
8. Valtteri Bottas FIN Williams-Mercedes 1m 39.243s
9. Max Verstappen NED Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 39.274s
10. Romain Grosjean FRA Lotus-Mercedes 1m 39.405s
11. Felipe Massa BRZ Williams-Mercedes 1m 39.410s
12. Nico Hulkenberg GER Force India-Mercedes 1m 39.513s
13. Marcus Ericsson SWE Sauber-Ferrari 1m 39.559s
14. Felipe Nasr BRZ Sauber-Ferrari 1m 39.591s
15. Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Honda 1m 39.694s
16. Pastor Maldonado VEN Lotus-Mercedes 1m 39.766s
17. Sergio Perez MEX Force India-Mercedes 1m 39.781s
18. Will Stevens GBR Manor Marussia-Ferrari 1m 42.928s
19. Roberto Merhi ESP Manor Marussia-Ferrari 1m 44.391s
20. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren-Honda no time