Na okruhu Albert Park v melbourne sa odohral prvý tréning, v ktorom jasne dominovali jazdci tímu Williams.
Výsledky:
| 1. | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:26.687 | 19 | |
| 2. | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:26.736 | 0.049 | 21 |
| 3. | 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:26.750 | 0.063 | 24 |
| 4. | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:27.226 | 0.539 | 21 |
| 5. | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.453 | 0.766 | 15 |
| 6. | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:27.467 | 0.780 | 12 |
| 7. | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.642 | 0.955 | 24 |
| 8. | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:27.710 | 1.023 | 24 |
| 9. | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.993 | 1.306 | 20 |
| 10. | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:28.123 | 1.436 | 16 |
| 11. | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:28.137 | 1.450 | 20 |
| 12. | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:28.142 | 1.455 | 21 |
| 13. | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:28.511 | 1.824 | 22 |
| 14. | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:28.603 | 1.916 | 16 |
| 15. | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:28.785 | 2.098 | 27 |
| 16. | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:29.042 | 2.355 | 18 |
| 17. | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:29.081 | 2.394 | 7 |
| 18. | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:29.461 | 2.774 | 25 |
| 19. | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:29.499 | 2.812 | 21 |
| 20. | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:32.784 | 6.097 | 4 |
