Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de China 2010
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jenson Button |
McLaren | 1:36.677 | |
| 2 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 0.071 | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | + 0.098 | |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 0.832 | |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 0.924 | |
| 6 |  Robert Kubica |
Renault | + 1.039 | |
| 7 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Renault | + 1.068 | |
| 8 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 1.303 | |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil |
Force India | + 1.331 | |
| 10 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 1.421 | |
| 11 |  Jaime Alguersuari |
Toro Rosso | + 1.484 | |
| 12 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber | + 1.698 | |
| 13 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber | + 1.744 | |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Williams | + 1.892 | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | + 1.941 | |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello |
Williams | + 2.001 | |
| 17 |  Sebastien Buemi |
Toro Rosso | + 3.262 | |
| 18 |  Jarno Trulli |
Lotus | + 4.854 | |
| 19 |  Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus | + 5.102 | |
| 20 | Timo Glock |
Virgin | + 5.153 | |
| 21 | Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin | + 5.504 | |
| 22 | Bruno Senna |
HRT | + 7.198 | |
| 23 |  Karun Chandhok |
HRT | + 7.272 | |
| 24 | Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari |