Japan Grand Prix Kvalifisering
| Pos ↕ | Forer | Team | Q1 ↕ | Q2 ↕ | Q3 ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:33.051 +0.425 | 1:31.424 +0.285 | 1:30.466 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:32.947 +0.321 | 1:31.434 +0.295 | 1:30.475 +0.009 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.843 +0.217 | 1:31.139 | 1:30.617 +0.151 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.235 +0.609 | 1:31.909 +0.770 | 1:30.804 +0.338 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.817 +0.191 | 1:31.612 +0.473 | 1:30.886 +0.420 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:33.135 +0.509 | 1:31.576 +0.437 | 1:31.156 +0.690 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.748 +1.122 | 1:32.116 +0.977 | – |
| 8 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:33.359 +0.733 | 1:32.297 +1.158 | – |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:32.877 +0.251 | 1:32.245 +1.106 | – |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.626 | 1:32.380 +1.241 | – |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:32.761 +0.135 | 1:32.463 +1.324 | – |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:33.499 +0.873 | 1:32.746 +1.607 | – |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:33.921 +1.295 | 1:33.079 +1.940 | – |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:33.781 +1.155 | 1:33.224 +2.085 | – |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:33.064 +0.438 | 1:33.227 +2.088 | – |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:35.111 +2.485 | 1:33.427 +2.288 | – |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:34.704 +2.078 | – | – |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:35.454 +2.828 | – | – |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:35.514 +2.888 | – | – |
| 20 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:36.439 +3.813 | – | – |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:36.507 +3.881 | – | – |
| 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 1:37.846 +5.220 | – | – |
| 23 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | – | – | – |
| 24 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | – | – | – |