V prvom voľnom meranom tréningu na VC Malajzie bo, najrýchlejší Brit Lewis Hamilton na McLarene.
Výsledky:
| Pozícia | Jazdec | Tím | Čas | Strata | Kôl |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.921 | - | 19 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.106 | 0.185 | 19 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.207 | 0.286 | 25 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:35.225 | 0.304 | 14 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:35.402 | 0.481 | 22 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:35.479 | 0.558 | 22 |
| 7 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:35.955 | 1.034 | 20 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:35.959 | 1.038 | 20 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:36.043 | 1.122 | 19 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:36.100 | 1.179 | 20 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.451 | 1.530 | 22 |
| 12 | Kamuj Kobajaši | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:36.503 | 1.582 | 28 |
| 13 | JaimeAlguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:36.645 | 1.724 | 18 |
| 14 | Vitalij Petrov | Renault | 1:36.712 | 1.791 | 9 |
| 15 | Paul Di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:36.891 | 1.970 | 25 |
| 16 | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:36.899 | 1.978 | 24 |
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:37.802 | 2.881 | 27 |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:38.278 | 3.357 | 18 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:39.460 | 4.539 | 21 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:39.755 | 4.834 | 17 |
| 21 | Lucas Di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:40.159 | 5.238 | 25 |
| 22 | Fairuz Fauzy | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:40.721 | 5.800 | 19 |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:41.832 | 6.911 | 27 |
| 24 | Karun Chandhok | HRT-Cosworth | 1:41.966 | 7.045 | 24 |
