Length: 5.451 km
Number of Laps: 56 (305.066 Km)
Best Lap: M. Schumacher - 1'32''238 (2004, Ferrari)
Record Pole: R. Barrichello - 1'34''012 (2004, Ferrari)
2006 Pole: F. Alonso - 1'44''360 (Renault)
2006 Podium: M. Schumacher - F. Alonso - G. Fisichella

Having been quickest in both Friday sessions, Raikkonen proceeded to hold the top spot for most of this morning's practice as well.

The Ferrari driver's first run was half a second clear of the opposition, and although his main rivals closed in during the second runs, Raikkonen remained on top by 0.026 seconds from Fernando Alonso.

None of the top four managed to improve their times on soft tyres at the end of the session, despite new fastest times being set in the first two sectors.

Raikkonen completed his lap first, but then slowed dramatically on the following lap and had to pull off the track at Turn 10.

With no one else able to improve, his position at the head of the times remained safe, but the apparent mechanical failure will be a concern with two hours to go before qualifying.

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton was third fastest, 0.127 seconds slower than Raikkonen. Felipe Massa completed the top four.

Toyota showed good form during the session, with Ralf Schumacher in the top six for much of the hour and ultimately taking fifth.

Red Bull's David Coulthard moved up to sixth near the end of the hour, ahead of BMW's Robert Kubica.

Renault driver Heikki Kovalainen narrowly beat Kubica's teammate Nick Heidfeld to eighth, with Mark Webber putting the second Red Bull in 10th.

The times were typically close in the middle of the field, with less than a second covering Schumacher in fifth to Alex Wurz in 19th.

The session saw relatively little incident apart from Sebastian Vettel and Sakon Yamamoto having quick spins. Both rejoined without difficulty.