Závodný víkend v Istanbule zahájil najlepším časom Nico Rosberg na Williamse.
Výsledky 1. tréningu na VC Turecka:
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:28,952 | - | 24 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:29,263 | + 0,311 | 23 | |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:29,271 | + 0,319 | 26 | |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:29,337 | + 0,385 | 18 | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:29,342 | + 0,390 | 22 | |
| 6 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:29,371 | + 0,419 | 21 | |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29,398 | + 0,446 | 25 | |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:29,422 | + 0,470 | 24 | |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:29,525 | + 0,573 | 25 | |
| 10 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:29,590 | + 0,638 | 20 | |
| 11 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:29,747 | + 0,795 | 20 | |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:29,864 | + 0,912 | 22 | |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:29,934 | + 0,982 | 26 | |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet | Renault | 1:30,132 | + 1,180 | 18 | |
| 15 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:30,176 | + 1,224 | 22 | |
| 16 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:30,645 | + 1,693 | 22 | |
| 17 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:30,689 | + 1,737 | 20 | |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:30,729 | + 1,777 | 22 | |
| 19 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:30,838 | + 1,886 | 24 | |
| 20 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:30,944 | + 1,992 | 26 |
