Gedreven Kovalainen zet zich als snelste in de etalage op nat Suzuka

 
1 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.356 
 
2 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:40.648 
 
3 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:40.806 
 
4 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 1:40.985 
 
5 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:41.421 
 
6 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:41.443 
 
7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:41.532 
 
8 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:41.577 
 
9 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:41.821 
 
10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:42.188 
 
11 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:42.332 
 
12 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:42.475 
 
13 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:42.657 
 
14 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:42.667 
 
15 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:42.833 
 
16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:42.977 
 
17 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:43.218 
 
18 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:43.318 
 
19 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 1:43.407 
 
20 Romain Grosjean Renault 1:43.572