Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Japón 2009
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heikki Kovalainen |
McLaren | 1:40.356 | |
| 2 |  Kazuki Nakajima |
Williams | + 0.292 | |
| 3 |  Adrian Sutil |
Force India | + 0.450 | |
| 4 |  Giancarlo Fisichella |
Ferrari | + 0.629 | |
| 5 |  Sebastien Buemi |
Toro Rosso | + 1.065 | |
| 6 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | + 1.087 | |
| 7 |  Fernando Alonso |
Renault | + 1.176 | |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari | + 1.221 | |
| 9 |  Rubens Barrichello |
Brawn | + 1.465 | |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg |
Williams | + 1.832 | |
| 11 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 1.976 | |
| 12 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India | + 2.119 | |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli |
Toyota | + 2.301 | |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari |
Toro Rosso | + 2.311 | |
| 15 |  Robert Kubica |
BMW | + 2.477 | |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld |
BMW | + 2.621 | |
| 17 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 2.862 | |
| 18 | Jenson Button |
Brawn | + 2.962 | |
| 19 | Timo Glock |
Toyota | + 3.051 | |
| 20 |  Romain Grosjean |
Renault | + 3.216 |