Formula 1 sa presunula do strednej Európy na okruh Hungaroring v blízkosti Budapešti. V prvom tréningu bol najrýchlejší Sebastian Vettel.
Výsledky 1. tréningu:
| Pozícia | Jazdec | Tím | Čas | Strata | Kolá |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1'20.976 | 29 | |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1'21.106 | 0.130 | 27 |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1'22.072 | 1.096 | 21 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1'22.444 | 1.468 | 17 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1'22.601 | 1.625 | 25 |
| 6 | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1'22.764 | 1.788 | 24 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1'22.772 | 1.796 | 25 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1'22.777 | 1.801 | 25 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1'22.792 | 1.816 | 26 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1'22.966 | 1.990 | 25 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1'23.003 | 2.027 | 19 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1'23.007 | 2.031 | 26 |
| 13 | Vitalij Petrov | Renault | 1'23.249 | 2.273 | 24 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1'23.327 | 2.351 | 23 |
| 15 | Paul Di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1'23.520 | 2.544 | 19 |
| 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1'23.780 | 2.804 | 22 |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1'23.868 | 2.892 | 28 |
| 18 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1'24.075 | 3.099 | 15 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1'25.032 | 4.056 | 22 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1'25.210 | 4.234 | 23 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1'25.990 | 5.014 | 21 |
| 22 | Lucas Di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1'26.686 | 5.710 | 17 |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1'26.990 | 6.014 | 34 |
| 24 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT-Cosworth | 1'28.157 | 7.181 | 24 |
