With Hurricane Patricia creating adverse conditions in the Austin area, the Formula 1 free practice three was in doubt up until the last minute.
After FIA gave the green light the Ferrari drivers were the first ones to set a time but in the end Lewis Hamilton was the fastest driver.
| Nr. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 44 - Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 01:59.517 | 9 |
| 2 | | 05 - Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 02:00.380 | 9 |
| 3 | | 27 - Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 02:00.496 | 12 |
| 4 | | 77 - Valtteri Bottas | Williams Mercedes | 02:00.523 | 14 |
| 5 | | 55 - Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 02:00.687 | 11 |
| 6 | | 26 - Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Renault | 02:00.694 | 12 |
| 7 | | 07 - Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 02:00.785 | 9 |
| 8 | | 03 - Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Renault | 02:01.008 | 12 |
| 9 | | 06 - Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 02:01.474 | 7 |
| 10 | | 19 - Felipe Massa | Williams Mercedes | 02:02.199 | 13 |
| 11 | | 11 - Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | 02:02.660 | 12 |
| 12 | | 08 - Romain Grosjean | Lotus Mercedes | 02:02.825 | 10 |
| 13 | | 13 - Pastor Maldonado | Lotus Mercedes | 02:02.921 | 11 |
| 14 | | 14 - Fernando Alonso | McLaren Honda | 02:03.375 | 9 |
| 15 | | 09 - Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | 02:04.399 | 13 |
| 16 | | 22 - Jenson Button | McLaren Honda | 02:05.283 | 7 |
| 17 | | 28 - Will Stevens | Manor Ferrari | 02:05.378 | 10 |
| 18 | | 53 - Alexander Rossi | Manor Ferrari | 02:05.607 | 10 |
| 19 | | 12 - Felipe Nasr | Sauber Ferrari | 02:06.792 | 10 |
| 20 | | 33 - Max Verstappen | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 02:09.994 | 7 |
