By Phil Huff
October 10 2008
The first day of running in Fuji has finished as the teams prepare for the Japanese Grand Prix. Honda Racing F1's Jenson Button propped up the time sheet, two seconds behind leader Timo Glock, while Rubens Barrichello ended the day in 15th. However, less than one second separated the top 17 runners, so things don't look too bad. Here's the best times from both sessions...
| Pos | Driver | Team | Engine | Best Lap | Gap | |
| 1 | Glock | Toyota | Toyota | 1:18.383 | ||
| 2 | Alonso | Renault | Renault | 1:18.426 | 0.043 | |
| 3 | Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | 1:18.463 | 0.080 | |
| 4 | Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:18.491 | 0.108 | |
| 5 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:18.725 | 0.342 | |
| 6 | Nakajima | Williams | Toyota | 1:18.734 | 0.351 | |
| 7 | Webber | Red Bull | Renault | 1:18.734 | 0.351 | |
| 8 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 1:18.761 | 0.378 | |
| 9 | Kovalainen | McLaren | Mercedes | 1:18.803 | 0.420 | |
| 10 | Trulli | Toyota | Toyota | 1:18.863 | 0.480 | |
| 11 | Kubica | BMW Sauber | BMW | 1:18.865 | 0.482 | |
| 12 | Piquet | Renault | Renault | 1:18.888 | 0.505 | |
| 13 | Rosberg | Williams | Toyota | 1:18.981 | 0.598 | |
| 14 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 1:19.040 | 0.657 | |
| 15 | Barrichello | Honda | Honda | 1:19.258 | 0.875 | |
| 16 | Sutil | Force India | Ferrari | 1:19.287 | 0.904 | |
| 17 | Coulthard | Red Bull | Renault | 1:19.327 | 0.944 | |
| 18 | Fisichella | Force India | Ferrari | 1:19.482 | 1.099 | |
| 19 | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | BMW | 1:19.894 | 1.511 | |
| 20 | Button | Honda | Honda | 1:19.999 | 1.616 |
