Abu Dhabi: Free Practice 1 Times
| Position | Driver | Nationality | Team | Time |
| 1. | Sebastian Vettel | Germany | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:42.760 |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | Great Britain | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:43.369 |
| 3. | Jenson Button | Great Britain | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:43.785 |
| 4. | Mark Webber | Australia | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:43.840 |
| 5. | Robert Kubica | Poland | Renault F1 | 1:44.080 |
| 6. | Fernando Alonso | Spain | Ferrari | 1:44.121 |
| 7. | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Mercedes Grand Prix | 1:44.199 |
| 8. | Kamui Kobayashi | Japan | BMW-Sauber-Ferrari | 1:44.604 |
| 9. | Nico Rosberg | Germany | Mercedes Grand Prix | 1:44.718 |
| 10. | Nick Heidfeld | Germany | BMW-Sauber-Ferrari | 1:44.737 |
| 11. | Felipe Massa | Brazil | Ferrari | 1:45.160 |
| 12. | Vitaly Petrov | Russia | Renault F1 | 1:45.445 |
| 13. | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Williams F1-Cosworth | 1:45.474 |
| 14. | Adrian Sutil | Germany | Force India F1-Mercedes | 1:45.552 |
| 15. | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Italy | Force India F1-Mercedes | 1:45.585 |
| 16. | Jaime Alguersauri | Spain | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:46.003 |
| 17. | Nico Hulkenberg | Germany | Williams F1-Cosworth | 1:46.664 |
| 18. | Sebastien Buemi | Switzerland | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:47.105 |
| 19. | Timo Glock | Germany | Virgin Racing-Cosworth | 1:48.450 |
| 20. | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Lotus Racing-Cosworth | 1:48.472 |
| 21. | Lucas di Grassi | Brazil | Virgin Racing-Cosworth | 1:49.375 |
| 22. | Bruno Senna | Brazil | Hispania Racing Team-Cosworth | 1:49.590 |
| 23. | Christian Klien | Austria | Hispania Racing Team-Cosworth | 1:50.274 |
| 24. | Fairuz Fauzy | Malaysia | Lotus Racing-Cosworth | 1:51.705 |
