I en træning session som fuldstændig blev overskygget af begivenhederne uden for banen, satte Sebastian Vettel hurtigst tid foran holdkammerat Mark Webber.
1. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 1m 19.400s
2. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1m 19.682s
3. Jenson Button Britain Brawn-Mercedes 1m 20.227s
4. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Brawn-Mercedes 1m 20.242s
5. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault 1m 20.458s
6. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 20.471s
7. Jarno Trulli Italy Toyota-Toyota 1m 20.585s
8. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 20.650s
9. Nico Rosberg Germany Williams-Toyota 1m 20.815s
10. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Force India-Mercedes 1m 20.838s
11. Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes 1m 20.913s
12. Heikki Kovalainen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 1m 21.029s
13. Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber 1m 21.103s
14. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 21.179s
15. Sebastien Bourdais France Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 21.384s
16. Timo Glock Germany Toyota-Toyota 1m 21.386s
17. Kazuki Nakajima Japan Williams-Toyota 1m 21.489s
18. Nelson Piquet Jr Brazil Renault-Renault 1m 21.525s
19. Sebastien Buemi Switzerland Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m 21.590s
20. Robert Kubica Poland BMW Sauber 1m 21.801s
