| Grandprix: Japans Grand Prix Session navn: 2. Frie træning Dato: 2/10 2009 | 
Bemærk! Det angivne dæk viser hvilken compound som køreren har sat den pågældende tid på.
| P. | Kører | Team | Dæk | Tid | Forskel | Omg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Adrian Sutil | Force India | B | 1:47.261 | + 0.000 | 5 | 
| 2. | Sebastian Vettel | Oracle Red Bull Racing | B | 1:47.923 | + 0.662 | 6 | 
| 3. | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | B | 1:47.931 | + 0.670 | 5 | 
| 4. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Formula 1 Team | B | 1:47.983 | + 0.722 | 5 | 
| 5. | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams Racing | B | 1:48.058 | + 0.797 | 8 | 
| 6. | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | B | 1:48.691 | + 1.430 | 9 | 
| 7. | Fernando Alonso | Renault | B | 1:48.693 | + 1.432 | 5 | 
| 8. | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | B | 1:48.737 | + 1.476 | 7 | 
| 9. | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | B | 1:48.802 | + 1.541 | 11 | 
| 10. | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | B | 1:48.861 | + 1.600 | 6 | 
| 11. | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | B | 1:48.886 | + 1.625 | 5 | 
| 12. | Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota | B | 1:49.054 | + 1.793 | 7 | 
| 13. | Mark Webber | Oracle Red Bull Racing | B | 1:49.382 | + 2.121 | 7 | 
| 14. | Romain Grosjean | Renault | B | 1:49.405 | + 2.144 | 6 | 
| 15. | Giancarlo Fisichella | Scuderia Ferrari | B | 1:49.553 | + 2.292 | 5 | 
| 16. | Nico Rosberg | Williams Racing | B | 1:49.872 | + 2.611 | 8 | 
| 17. | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | B | 1:50.179 | + 2.918 | 10 |