Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Malasia 2009
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nico Rosberg |
Williams | 01:36.260 | |
| 2 |  Kazuki Nakajima |
Williams | + 0.045 | |
| 3 |  Jenson Button |
Brawn | + 0.170 | |
| 4 |  Rubens Barrichello |
Brawn | + 0.227 | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 0.301 | |
| 6 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari | + 0.386 | |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | + 0.439 | |
| 8 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 0.443 | |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 0.487 | |
| 10 | Timo Glock |
Toyota | + 0.720 | |
| 11 |  Jarno Trulli |
Toyota | + 0.722 | |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
Ferrari | + 0.765 | |
| 13 |  Robert Kubica |
BMW | + 0.779 | |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet |
Renault | + 0.939 | |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil |
Force India | + 0.981 | |
| 16 |  Fernando Alonso |
Renault | + 1.135 | |
| 17 |  Sebastien Buemi |
Toro Rosso | + 1.374 | |
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld |
BMW | + 1.380 | |
| 19 |  Sebastien Bourdais |
Toro Rosso | + 1.762 | |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen |
McLaren | + 2.223 |