Japan Grand Prix Kvalifisering
| Pos ↕ | Forer | Team | Q1 ↕ | Q2 ↕ | Q3 ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.608 +0.579 | 1:31.501 | 1:30.839 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.951 +0.922 | 1:31.950 +0.449 | 1:31.090 +0.251 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:33.077 +1.048 | 1:31.772 +0.271 | 1:31.290 +0.451 |
| 4 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.042 +0.013 | 1:31.886 +0.385 | 1:31.700 +0.861 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:32.029 | 1:31.988 +0.487 | 1:31.898 +1.059 |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:32.147 +0.118 | 1:32.169 +0.668 | 1:32.022 +1.183 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.459 +0.430 | 1:31.833 +0.332 | 1:32.114 +1.275 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:32.221 +0.192 | 1:31.826 +0.325 | 1:32.208 +1.369 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:33.061 +1.032 | 1:32.121 +0.620 | 1:32.327 +1.488 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:32.828 +0.799 | 1:32.272 +0.771 | – |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.946 +0.917 | 1:32.293 +0.792 | – |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:32.898 +0.869 | 1:32.327 +0.826 | – |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.349 +1.320 | 1:32.469 +0.968 | – |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.834 +0.805 | 1:32.512 +1.011 | – |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.015 +0.986 | 1:32.625 +1.124 | – |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:33.059 +1.030 | 1:32.954 +1.453 | – |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:33.370 +1.341 | 1:33.368 +1.867 | – |
| 18 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:33.405 +1.376 | – | – |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:34.657 +2.628 | – | – |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:35.213 +3.184 | – | – |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:35.385 +3.356 | – | – |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:35.429 +3.400 | – | – |
| 23 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:35.432 +3.403 | – | – |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:36.734 +4.705 | – | – |