| Grandprix: Malaysias Grand Prix Session navn: 1. Frie træning Dato: 21/3 2008 | 
Bemærk! Det angivne dæk viser hvilken compound som køreren har sat den pågældende tid på.
| P. | Kører | Team | Dæk | Tid | Forskel | Omg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | B | 1:35.392 | + 0.000 | 20 | 
| 2. | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | B | 1:36.459 | + 1.067 | 8 | 
| 3. | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren Formula 1 Team | B | 1:36.556 | + 1.164 | 21 | 
| 4. | Nico Rosberg | Williams Racing | B | 1:36.578 | + 1.186 | 23 | 
| 5. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Formula 1 Team | B | 1:36.626 | + 1.234 | 17 | 
| 6. | Fernando Alonso | Renault | B | 1:37.022 | + 1.630 | 18 | 
| 7. | Nelson Piquet Jr | Renault | B | 1:37.034 | + 1.642 | 28 | 
| 8. | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | B | 1:37.218 | + 1.826 | 9 | 
| 9. | Jenson Button | Honda Racing F1 | B | 1:37.282 | + 1.890 | 17 | 
| 10. | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | B | 1:37.540 | + 2.148 | 24 | 
| 11. | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | B | 1:37.649 | + 2.257 | 17 | 
| 12. | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams Racing | B | 1:37.649 | + 2.257 | 18 | 
| 13. | Rubens Barrichello | Honda Racing F1 | B | 1:37.776 | + 2.384 | 20 | 
| 14. | Timo Glock | Toyota | B | 1:37.782 | + 2.390 | 27 | 
| 15. | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Toro Rosso | B | 1:38.219 | + 2.827 | 26 | 
| 16. | David Coulthard | Oracle Red Bull Racing | B | 1:38.232 | + 2.840 | 7 | 
| 17. | Mark Webber | Oracle Red Bull Racing | B | 1:38.707 | + 3.315 | 12 | 
| 18. | Sébastien Bourdais | Scuderia Toro Rosso | B | 1:38.798 | + 3.406 | 25 | 
| 19. | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | B | 1:39.046 | + 3.654 | 21 | 
| 20. | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri F1 | B | 1:40.178 | + 4.786 | 11 | 
| 21. | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri F1 | B | 1:40.351 | + 4.959 | 14 | 
| 22. | Adrian Sutil | Force India | B | 1:41.269 | + 5.877 | 5 |