En af mange ventet coming man i Formel 1, Nico Hülkenberg, var hurtigst i formiddagens træning forud for eftermiddagens kvalifikation. På de efterfølgende pladser kom Vitaly Petrov og Pastor Maldonado. Tiderne fra den fri træning:
 |
| Pos. |
Kører |
Team |
Tid |
 |
| 1 |
N. Hulkenberg |
ART Grand Prix |
1:46.871 |
| 2 |
V. Petrov |
Campos |
1:46.880 |
| 3 |
P. Maldonado |
ART Grand Prix |
1:46.974 |
 |
| 4 |
K. Chandhok |
Ocean Racing Technology |
1:47.115 |
| 5 |
L. Di Grassi |
Racing Engineering |
1:47.328 |
| 6 |
L. Filippi |
Super Nova International |
1:47.402 |
 |
| 7 |
A. Parente |
Ocean Racing Technology |
1:47.516 |
| 8 |
R. Rodriguez |
Piquet GP |
1:47.730 |
| 9 |
S. Perez |
Arden International |
1:47.858 |
 |
| 10 |
J. d`Ambrosio |
DAMS |
1:47.937 |
| 11 |
J. Villa |
Super Nova International |
1:47.986 |
| 12 |
D. Valsecchi |
Super Nova International |
1:48.063 |
 |
| 13 |
D. Nunes |
iSport International |
1:48.101 |
| 14 |
D. Clos |
Racing Engineering |
1:48.110 |
| 15 |
E. Mortara |
Arden International |
1:48.199 |
 |
| 16 |
F. Perera |
DPR |
1:48.275 |
| 17 |
G. van der Garde |
iSport International |
1:48.308 |
| 18 |
K. Kobayashi |
DAMS |
1:48.394 |
 |
| 19 |
A. Valerio |
Piquet GP |
1:48.518 |
| 20 |
A. Zuber |
FMS International |
1:48.613 |
| 21 |
M. Herck |
DPR |
1:48.925 |
 |
| 22 |
D. Rigon |
Trident Racing |
1:49.052 |
| 23 |
L. Razia |
FMS International |
1:49.376 |
| 24 |
R. Teixeira |
Trident Racing |
1:51.092 |
 |
| 25 |
N. Panciatici |
Durango |
no time |
| 26 |
S. Coletti |
Durango |
no time |
 |
Dons
 Læs mere om: Nicolas HülkenbergPastor MaldonadoVitaly PetrovValencia (gadeløb)23/08/09 - Valencia (gadeløb) - Grand Prix 2 |