Countdown to
2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
000d 00h 00m 00s2009 Japanese Grand Prix
| No | Driver | Constructor | Penalty | Reason | ||
| Grid penalties | ||||||
| 1 | 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | Pitlane start | Parc ferme infringement | |
| 2 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | Relegated 5 places | Yellow flag infringement | |
| 3 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | Relegated 5 places | Gearbox change | |
| 4 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | Relegated 5 places | Gearbox change | |
| 5 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | Relegated 5 places | Yellow flag infringement | |
| 6 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Pitlane start | Parc ferme infringement | |
| 7 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Relegated 5 places | Yellow flag infringement | |
| 8 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | Relegated 5 places | Yellow flag infringement | |
| 9 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | Relegated 5 places | Yellow flag infringement | |