Japan Grand Prix Kvalifisering
| Pos ↕ | Forer | Team | Q1 ↕ | Q2 ↕ | Q3 ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.035 | 1:31.184 | 1:30.785 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.476 +0.441 | 1:31.241 +0.057 | 1:30.853 +0.068 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.809 +0.774 | 1:31.523 +0.339 | 1:31.169 +0.384 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:32.808 +0.773 | 1:32.042 +0.858 | 1:31.231 +0.446 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.555 +0.520 | 1:31.819 +0.635 | 1:31.352 +0.567 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:32.636 +0.601 | 1:31.763 +0.579 | 1:31.378 +0.593 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.238 +0.203 | 1:31.886 +0.702 | 1:31.494 +0.709 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:32.361 +0.326 | 1:31.874 +0.690 | 1:31.535 +0.750 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 1:32.211 +0.176 | 1:31.926 +0.742 | 1:31.559 +0.774 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:32.513 +0.478 | 1:32.073 +0.889 | 1:31.846 +1.061 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:33.011 +0.976 | 1:32.187 +1.003 | – |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.721 +0.686 | 1:32.321 +1.137 | – |
| 13 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:32.849 +0.814 | 1:32.422 +1.238 | – |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.783 +0.748 | 1:32.427 +1.243 | – |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:33.186 +1.151 | 1:32.659 +1.475 | – |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:33.471 +1.436 | 1:33.071 +1.887 | – |
| 17 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:33.216 +1.181 | 1:33.154 +1.970 | – |
| 18 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:33.568 +1.533 | – | – |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:35.346 +3.311 | – | – |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:35.464 +3.429 | – | – |
| 21 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 1:36.265 +4.230 | – | – |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:36.332 +4.297 | – | – |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 1:37.270 +5.235 | – | – |
| 24 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT | 1:37.365 +5.330 | – | – |