Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix
Qualifying
| Position | | Name | Team | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Laps |
|---|
| Position 1 |  | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:18.071 | 1:17.462 | 1:18.404 | 15 |
| 2 |  | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:18.160 | 1:17.733 | 1:18.644 | 20 |
| 3 | | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:18.220 | 1:17.360 | 1:18.821 | 22 |
| 4 |  | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:18.290 | 1:17.871 | 1:18.852 | 19 |
| 5 |  | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:18.110 | 1:17.287 | 1:18.874 | 18 |
| 6 |  | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:18.684 | 1:17.931 | 1:18.979 | 20 |
| 7 |  | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:18.501 | 1:17.541 | 1:19.026 | 23 |
| 8 |  | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:17.945 | 1:17.670 | 1:19.118 | 24 |
| 9 | | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:18.559 | 1:17.714 | 1:19.638 | 21 |
| 10 |  | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:18.593 | 1:18.102 | 1:20.167 | 20 |
| 11 | | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:18.303 | 1:18.187 | | 16 |
| 12 | | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:18.300 | 1:18.274 | | 11 |
| 13 |  | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:18.372 | 1:18.354 | | 13 |
| 14 |  | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:18.640 | 1:18.594 | | 16 |
| 15 | | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:18.740 | 1:18.672 | | 16 |
| 16 | | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:18.835 | | | 9 |
| 17 | | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:18.882 | | | 9 |
| 18 | | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:19.100 | | | 11 |
| 19 | | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:19.163 | | | 10 |
| 20 | | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:19.910 | | | 10 |
