Round 14 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2009-09-27
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) took pole for the 2009 Singapore Grand Prix with a 1:47.891 lap.
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) joined the front row, 0.313s shy of pole, with Nico Rosberg (Williams) third on the grid. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.887s — pole to P10 — with Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:46.977 | 1:46.657 | 1:47.891 | 1:47.891 |
| 2 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:47.541 | 1:46.362 | 1:48.204 | +0.313 |
| 3 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:47.390 | 1:46.197 | 1:48.348 | +0.457 |
| 4 |
| Mark Webber |
| Red Bull |
| 1:47.646 |
| 1:46.328 |
| 1:48.722 |
| +0.831 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:47.397 | 1:46.787 | 1:48.828 | +0.937 |
| 6 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:47.757 | 1:46.767 | 1:49.054 | +1.163 |
| 7 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:47.770 | 1:46.707 | 1:49.180 | +1.289 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:47.347 | 1:46.832 | 1:49.307 | +1.416 |
| 9 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:47.615 | 1:46.813 | 1:49.514 | +1.623 |
| 10 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:47.542 | 1:46.842 | 1:49.778 | +1.887 |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:47.637 | 1:47.013 | — | — |
| 12 | 22Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:47.180 | 1:47.141 | — | — |
| 13 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:47.293 | 1:47.177 | — | — |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:47.677 | 1:47.369 | — | — |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:47.690 | 1:47.413 | — | — |
| 16 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:48.231 | — | — | +0.340 |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:48.340 | — | — | +0.449 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:48.350 | — | — | +0.459 |
| 19 | 8Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:48.544 | — | — | +0.653 |
| 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:48.792 | — | — | +0.901 |