| Grandprix: Malaysias Grand Prix Session navn: 3. Frie træning Dato: 22/3 2008 | 
Bemærk! Det angivne dæk viser hvilken compound som køreren har sat den pågældende tid på.
| P. | Kører | Team | Dæk | Tid | Forskel | Omg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | B | 1:35.019 | + 0.000 | 18 | 
| 2. | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | B | 1:35.262 | + 0.243 | 17 | 
| 3. | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | B | 1:35.388 | + 0.369 | 17 | 
| 4. | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | B | 1:35.389 | + 0.370 | 20 | 
| 5. | Mark Webber | Oracle Red Bull Racing | B | 1:35.437 | + 0.418 | 16 | 
| 6. | David Coulthard | Oracle Red Bull Racing | B | 1:35.653 | + 0.634 | 17 | 
| 7. | Nelson Piquet Jr | Renault | B | 1:35.768 | + 0.749 | 15 | 
| 8. | Jenson Button | Honda Racing F1 | B | 1:35.781 | + 0.762 | 19 | 
| 9. | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Toro Rosso | B | 1:35.827 | + 0.808 | 16 | 
| 10. | Timo Glock | Toyota | B | 1:35.911 | + 0.892 | 21 | 
| 11. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Formula 1 Team | B | 1:35.927 | + 0.908 | 13 | 
| 12. | Fernando Alonso | Renault | B | 1:36.068 | + 1.049 | 14 | 
| 13. | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams Racing | B | 1:36.183 | + 1.164 | 14 | 
| 14. | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | B | 1:36.229 | + 1.210 | 21 | 
| 15. | Nico Rosberg | Williams Racing | B | 1:36.490 | + 1.471 | 7 | 
| 16. | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren Formula 1 Team | B | 1:36.529 | + 1.510 | 16 | 
| 17. | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | B | 1:36.618 | + 1.599 | 19 | 
| 18. | Sébastien Bourdais | Scuderia Toro Rosso | B | 1:36.668 | + 1.649 | 15 | 
| 19. | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri F1 | B | 1:36.908 | + 1.889 | 14 | 
| 20. | Adrian Sutil | Force India | B | 1:36.939 | + 1.920 | 21 | 
| 21. | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri F1 | B | 1:37.140 | + 2.121 | 12 | 
| 22. | Rubens Barrichello | Honda Racing F1 | B | 1:37.703 | + 2.684 | 6 |