Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Japón 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jenson Button |
McLaren | 1:34.507 | 20 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | + 0.233 | 26 |
| 3 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 0.349 | 24 |
| 4 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 0.552 | 18 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 0.615 | 20 |
| 6 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 0.692 | 27 |
| 7 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 0.776 | 24 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | + 0.792 | 18 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 0.967 | 22 |
| 10 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 0.971 | 24 |
| 11 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 0.977 | 26 |
| 12 |  Sergio Pérez |
Sauber | + 1.077 | 24 |
| 13 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 1.184 | 22 |
| 14 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | + 1.217 | 21 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 1.616 | 19 |
| 16 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 1.715 | 25 |
| 17 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 1.859 | 23 |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams | + 1.882 | 24 |
| 19 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 3.209 | 17 |
| 20 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | + 3.788 | 23 |
| 21 | Charles Pic |
Manor | + 4.109 | 25 |
| 22 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | + 4.536 | 25 |
| 24 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | + 5.181 | 19 |