Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de China 2009
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | 1:37.334 | |
| 2 | Jenson Button |
Brawn | + 0.116 | |
| 3 |  Rubens Barrichello |
Brawn | + 0.232 | |
| 4 |  Heikki Kovalainen |
McLaren | + 0.338 | |
| 5 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 0.418 | |
| 6 |  Jarno Trulli |
Toyota | + 0.430 | |
| 7 |  Nico Rosberg |
Williams | + 0.526 | |
| 8 | Timo Glock |
Toyota | + 0.560 | |
| 9 |  Fernando Alonso |
Renault | + 0.755 | |
| 10 |  Sebastien Bourdais |
Toro Rosso | + 0.861 | |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari | + 0.889 | |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 0.940 | |
| 13 |  Sebastien Buemi |
Toro Rosso | + 0.973 | |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil |
Force India | + 0.985 | |
| 15 | Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 1.084 | |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld |
BMW | + 1.122 | |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
Ferrari | + 1.126 | |
| 18 |  Robert Kubica |
BMW | + 1.129 | |
| 19 |  Kazuki Nakajima |
Williams | + 1.396 | |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet |
Renault | + 1.491 |