Round 15, Japan: Race
| Position | Driver | Nationality | Team | Position Change | Fastest Lap | Time | Points |
| 1. | Jenson Button | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | +1 | 1:36.568 | 1:30:53.427 | 25 |
| 2. | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Ferrari | +3 | 1:36.682 | +00:01.160 | 18 |
| 3. | Sebastian Vettel | GER | Red Bull Racing-Renault | -2 | 1:36.916 | +00:02.006 | 15 |
| 4. | Mark Webber | AUS | Red Bull Racing-Renault | +2 | 1:36.828 | +00:08.071 | 12 |
| 5. | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | -2 | 1:37.645 | +00:24.268 | 10 |
| 6. | Michael Schumacher | GER | Mercedes Grand Prix | +2 | 1:37.916 | +00:27.120 | 8 |
| 7. | Felipe Massa | BRA | Ferrari | -3 | 1:37.800 | +00:28.240 | 6 |
| 8. | Sergio Perez | MEX | Sauber-Ferrari | +9 | 1:36.569 | +00:39.377 | 4 |
| 9. | Vitaly Petrov | RUS | Renault Grand Prix | +1 | 1:37.053 | +00:42.607 | 2 |
| 10. | Nico Rosberg | GER | Mercedes Grand Prix | +13 | 1:36.614 | +00:44.322 | 1 |
| 11. | Adrian Sutil | GER | Force India-Mercedes | 0 | 1:38.133 | +00:54.447 | |
| 12. | Paul di Resta | GBR | Force India-Mercedes | 0 | 1:37.970 | +01:02.326 | |
| 13. | Kamui Kobayashi | JAP | Sauber-Ferrari | -6 | 1:39.724 | +01:03.705 | |
| 14. | Pastor Maldonado | VEN | Williams-Cosworth | 0 | 1:37.645 | +01:04.194 | |
| 15. | Jaime Alguersuari | ESP | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari | +1 | 1:37.411 | +01:06.623 | |
| 16. | Bruno Senna | BRA | Renault Grand Prix | -7 | 1:38.407 | +01:12.628 | |
| 17. | Rubens Barrichello | BRA | Williams-Cosworth | -4 | 1:39.080 | +01:14.191 | |
| 18. | Heikki Kovalainen | FIN | Team Lotus-Renault | 0 | 1:39.297 | +01:27.824 | |
| 19. | Jarno Trulli | ITA | Team Lotus-Renault | 0 | 1:39.561 | +01:36.140 | |
| 20. | Timo Glock | GER | Virgin Racing-Cosworth | +1 | 1:41.704 | lapped | |
| 21. | Jerome d’Ambrosio | BEL | Virgin Racing-Cosworth | -1 | 1:41.794 | lapped | |
| 22. | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | HRT-Cosworth | 0 | 1:41.437 | lapped | |
| 23. | Vitantonio Liuzzi | ITA | HRT-Cosworth | +1 | 1:41.409 | lapped | |
| 24. | Sebastien Buemi | SUI | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari | -9 | 1:42.107 | retired, 11 laps |
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