Suzuka Circuit, Japan · Sun 10 Oct · 06:00 UTC
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:30:27.323 | 25 |
| 2 | Mark WebberFL | Red Bull | 2 | +0.905 | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 4 | +2.721 | 15 |
| 4 |
| McLaren |
| 5 |
| +13.522 |
| 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 8 | +39.595 | 10 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 10 | +59.933 | 8 |
| 7 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | +1:04.038 | 6 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 11 | +1:09.648 | 4 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 7 | +1:10.846 | 2 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 18 | +1:12.806 | 1 |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 16 | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 20 | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 19 | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 22 | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT | 24 | +3 Laps |
| — | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | Suspension |
| — | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 15 | Oil leak |
| — | Robert Kubica | Renault | 3 | Wheel |
| — | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 9 | Accident |
| — | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | Accident |
| — | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 13 | Accident |
| — | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 17 | Accident |
| — | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 21 | Suspension |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.035 | 1:31.184 | 1:30.785 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.476 | 1:31.241 | 1:30.853 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.809 | 1:31.523 | 1:31.169 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:32.808 | 1:32.042 | 1:31.231 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.555 | 1:31.819 | 1:31.352 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:32.636 | 1:31.763 | 1:31.378 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.238 | 1:31.886 | 1:31.494 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:32.361 | 1:31.874 | 1:31.535 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 1:32.211 | 1:31.926 | 1:31.559 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:32.513 | 1:32.073 | 1:31.846 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:33.011 | 1:32.187 | — |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.721 | 1:32.321 | — |
| 13 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:32.849 | 1:32.422 | — |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.783 | 1:32.427 | — |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:33.186 | 1:32.659 | — |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:33.471 | 1:33.071 | — |
| 17 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:33.216 | 1:33.154 | — |
| 18 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:33.568 | — | — |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:35.346 | — | — |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:35.464 | — | — |
| 21 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 1:36.265 | — | — |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:36.332 | — | — |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 1:37.270 | — | — |
| 24 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT | 1:37.365 | — | — |
