Jenson Button - Photo Credit: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Japanese Grand Prix 2011: Free Practice 3 Times
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
| 1 | 4 |  Jenson Button |
McLaren |
1:31.255 | 13 |
| 2 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
1:31.762 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
 Red Bull |
1:32.122 | 18 |
| 4 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso |
 Ferrari |
1:32.279 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull |
1:32.401 | 14 |
| 6 | 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
1:32.429 | 16 |
| 7 | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes |
1:32.725 | 19 |
| 8 | 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
1:32.878 | 17 |
| 9 | 10 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Renault |
1:33.058 | 15 |
| 10 | 14 | Adrian Sutil |
 Force India |
1:33.424 | 14 |
| 11 | 18 |  Sebastien Buemi |
Toro Rosso |
1:33.469 | 18 |
| 12 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari |
Toro Rosso |
1:33.545 | 18 |
| 13 | 16 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber |
1:33.818 | 17 |
| 14 | 17 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber |
1:33.836 | 21 |
| 15 | 15 | Paul di Resta |
Force India |
1:33.990 | 16 |
| 16 | 12 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams |
1:34.321 | 21 |
| 17 | 9 | Bruno Senna |
Renault |
1:35.389 | 5 |
| 18 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello |
Williams |
1:35.651 | 18 |
| 19 | 21 | Jarno Trulli |
Team Lotus |
1:36.327 | 16 |
| 20 | 20 |  Heikki Kovalainen |
Team Lotus |
1:36.912 | 14 |
| 21 | 25 |  Jerome D'Ambrosio |
Virgin Racing |
1:37.938 | 17 |
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
1:38.011 | 16 |
| 23 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo |
HRT |
1:38.355 | 19 |
| 24 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
HRT |
1:41.097 | 8 |
