Round 15, Japan: Free Practice 3
| Position | Driver | Nationality | Constructor | Time |
| 1. | Jenson Button | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.255 |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.762 |
| 3. | Sebastian Vettel | GER | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:32.122 |
| 4. | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Ferrari | 1:32.279 |
| 5. | Mark Webber | AUS | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:32.401 |
| 6. | Felipe Massa | BRA | Ferrari | 1:32.429 |
| 7. | Michael Schumacher | GER | Mercedes Grand Prix | 1:32.725 |
| 8. | Nico Rosberg | GER | Mercedes Grand Prix | 1:32.878 |
| 9. | Vitaly Petrov | RUS | Renault Grand Prix | 1:33.058 |
| 10. | Adrian Sutil | GER | Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.424 |
| 11. | Sebastien Buemi | SUI | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:33.469 |
| 12. | Jaime Alguersuari | ESP | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:33.545 |
| 13. | Kamui Kobayashi | JAP | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:33.818 |
| 14. | Sergio Perez | MEX | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:33.836 |
| 15. | Paul di Resta | GBR | Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.990 |
| 16. | Pastor Maldonado | VEN | Williams-Cosworth | 1:34.321 |
| 17. | Bruno Senna | BRA | Renault Grand Prix | 1:35.389 |
| 18. | Rubens Barrichello | BRA | Williams-Cosworth | 1:35.651 |
| 19. | Jarno Trulli | ITA | Team Lotus-Renault | 1:36.327 |
| 20. | Heikki Kovalainen | FIN | Team Lotus-Renault | 1:36.912 |
| 21. | Jerome d’Ambrosio | BEL | Virgin Racing-Cosworth | 1:37.938 |
| 22. | Timo Glock | GER | Virgin Racing-Cosworth | 1:38.011 |
| 23. | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | HRT-Cosworth | 1:38.355 |
| 24. | Vitantonio Liuzzi | ITA | HRT-Cosworth | 1:41.097 |
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