| Race Name: | XXXIV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix |
| Track: | Fuji Speedway |
| Round: | 16 of 18 |
| Race date: | Sunday, October 12th, 2008 |
| Race time: | 13.30 |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Fernando Alonso | Robert Kubica | Kimi Räikkönen |
| Constructor | Renault | BMW Sauber-BMW | Ferrari |
| Car | Renault R28 | BMW Sauber F1.08 | Ferrari F2008 |
| Engine | Renault RS27 | BMW P86/8 | Ferrari 056 |
| Tyre | Bridgestone | Bridgestone | Bridgestone |
| Time | 1:30:21.892 | 1:30:27.175 | 1:30:28.292 |
| Gap | 5.283 secs | 6.400 secs |
| P | No. | Driver | Fri Prac 1 | Fri Prac 2 | Sat Prac | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 2 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 1:19.063 24 | 1:18.491 40 | 1:25.709 15 | 1:18.110 9 | 1:17.287 3 | 1:18.874 6 | 1:18.874 18 | 1:18.426 67 | 1:17.287 164 | |
| 2 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.279 20 | 1:18.803 32 | 1:26.239 10 | 1:18.220 10 | 1:17.360 6 | 1:18.821 6 | 1:18.821 22 | 1:19.258 16 | 1:17.360 100 | |
| 3 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes | 1:18.910 23 | 1:18.463 40 | 1:25.901 8 | 1:18.071 6 | 1:17.462 3 | 1:18.404 6 | 1:18.404 15 | 1:19.560 67 | 1:17.462 153 | |
| 4 | 11 | Jarno Trulli Toyota | 1:20.657 33 | 1:18.863 45 | 1:26.013 21 | 1:18.501 10 | 1:17.541 6 | 1:19.026 7 | 1:19.026 23 | 1:19.524 67 | 1:17.541 189 | |
| 5 | 12 | Timo Glock Toyota | 1:20.823 37 | 1:18.383 44 | 1:25.171 25 | 1:17.945 11 | 1:17.670 6 | 1:19.118 7 | 1:19.118 24 | 1:20.254 6 | 1:17.670 136 | |
| 6 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:20.121 30 | 1:18.761 23 | 1:25.880 24 | 1:18.559 9 | 1:17.714 6 | 1:19.638 6 | 1:19.638 21 | 1:19.617 67 | 1:17.714 165 | |
| 7 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | 1:19.399 31 | 1:18.725 39 | 1:26.277 18 | 1:18.160 8 | 1:17.733 6 | 1:18.644 6 | 1:18.644 20 | 1:18.995 67 | 1:17.733 175 | |
| 8 | 5 | Fernando Alonso Renault | 1:19.473 30 | 1:18.426 41 | 1:25.799 19 | 1:18.290 7 | 1:17.871 6 | 1:18.852 6 | 1:18.852 19 | 1:19.101 67 | 1:17.871 176 | |
| 9 | 4 | Robert Kubica BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:20.160 26 | 1:18.865 39 | 1:25.087 19 | 1:18.684 8 | 1:17.931 6 | 1:18.979 6 | 1:18.979 20 | 1:19.292 67 | 1:17.931 171 | |
| 10 | 14 | Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:20.182 34 | 1:19.040 41 | 1:25.984 22 | 1:18.593 9 | 1:18.102 5 | 1:20.167 6 | 1:20.167 20 | 1:19.262 67 | 1:18.102 184 | |
| 11 | 9 | David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault | 1:20.905 24 | 1:19.327 36 | 1:25.614 20 | 1:18.303 10 | 1:18.187 6 | 1:18.187 16 | No Time 0 | 1:18.187 96 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Nelson Piquet jr. Renault | 1:19.743 35 | 1:18.888 43 | 1:25.415 19 | 1:18.300 6 | 1:18.274 5 | 1:18.274 11 | 1:19.199 67 | 1:18.274 175 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault | 1:20.620 24 | 1:18.734 39 | 1:25.785 20 | 1:18.372 7 | 1:18.354 6 | 1:18.354 13 | 1:19.820 67 | 1:18.354 163 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota | 1:20.217 25 | 1:18.734 36 | 1:25.563 23 | 1:18.640 10 | 1:18.594 6 | 1:18.594 16 | 1:20.364 66 | 1:18.594 166 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota | 1:20.350 28 | 1:18.981 41 | 1:26.213 19 | 1:18.740 10 | 1:18.672 6 | 1:18.672 16 | 1:19.531 67 | 1:18.672 171 | ||
| 16 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:20.628 23 | 1:19.894 37 | 1:25.474 24 | 1:18.835 9 | 1:18.835 9 | 1:19.461 67 | 1:18.835 160 | |||
| 17 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello Honda | 1:20.753 32 | 1:19.258 42 | 1:26.662 22 | 1:18.882 9 | 1:18.882 9 | 1:20.575 66 | 1:18.882 171 | |||
| 18 | 16 | Jenson Button Honda | 1:20.769 27 | 1:19.999 42 | 1:26.922 26 | 1:19.100 11 | 1:19.100 11 | 1:20.849 66 | 1:19.100 172 | |||
| 19 | 20 | Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari | 1:20.288 26 | 1:19.287 41 | 1:27.357 12 | 1:19.163 10 | 1:19.163 10 | 1:21.189 8 | 1:19.163 97 | |||
| 20 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari | 1:21.014 28 | 1:19.482 44 | 1:27.918 17 | 1:19.910 10 | 1:19.910 10 | 1:21.577 21 | 1:19.482 120 |