James Thompson holdt sig midt i feltet, mens Kristian Poulsen rykkede ned i den sidste del af feltet, da den første kvalifikation i WTCC på Okayama banen blev kørt. Hurtigst var Jorg Muller i BMW foran Jordi Gene i Seat og Andy Priaulx i BMW. Resultatet af 1. kvalifikation:
 |
| Pos |
Kører |
Bil |
Tid |
Gap |
 |
| 1. |
Jorg Muller |
BMW 320si |
1:37.914 |
|
| 2. |
Jordi Gene |
SEAT Leon TDI |
1:38.017 |
0.103 |
| 3. |
Andy Priaulx |
BMW 320si |
1:38.117 |
0.203 |
 |
| 4. |
Rickard Rydell |
SEAT Leon TDI |
1:38.149 |
0.235 |
| 5. |
Gabriele Tarquini |
SEAT Leon TDI |
1:38.168 |
0.254 |
| 6. |
Tiago Monteiro |
SEAT Leon TDI |
1:38.202 |
0.288 |
 |
| 7. |
Yvan Muller |
SEAT Leon TDI |
1:38.255 |
0.341 |
| 8. |
Augusto Farfus |
BMW 320si |
1:38.323 |
0.409 |
| 9. |
Alain Menu |
Chevrolet Cruze |
1:38.460 |
0.546 |
 |
| 10. |
Robert Huff |
Chevrolet Cruze |
1:38.900 |
0.986 |
| 11. |
Sergio Hernandez |
BMW 320si |
1:39.043 |
1.129 |
| 12. |
Tom Coronel |
SEAT Leon |
1:39.078 |
1.164 |
 |
| 13. |
James Thompson |
Lada Priora |
1:39.106 |
1.192 |
| 14. |
Nicola Larini |
Chevrolet Cruze |
1:39.126 |
1.212 |
| 15. |
Felix Porteiro |
BMW 320si |
1:39.159 |
1.245 |
 |
| 16. |
Alessandro Zanardi |
BMW 320si |
1:39.186 |
1.272 |
| 17. |
Stefano D'aste |
BMW 320si |
1:39.395 |
1.481 |
| 18. |
Nobuteru Taniguchi |
BMW 320si |
1:39.469 |
1.555 |
 |
| 19. |
Jaap Van Lagen |
LADA Priora |
1:39.498 |
1.584 |
| 20. |
Seiji Ara |
BMW 320si |
1:39.549 |
1.635 |
| 21. |
J P De Oliveira |
SEAT Leon |
1:39.643 |
1.729 |
 |
| 22. |
Franz Engstler |
BMW 320si |
1:39.672 |
1.758 |
| 23. |
Tom Boardman |
SEAT Leon |
1:39.823 |
1.909 |
| 24. |
Kristian Poulsen |
BMW 320si |
1:40.112 |
2.198 |
 |
| 25. |
Kirill Ladygin |
LADA Priora |
1:40.786 |
2.872 |
| 26. |
Henry Ho |
BMW 320si |
1:41.536 |
3.622 |
| 27. |
Masaki Kano |
BMW 320si |
1:42.427 |
4.513 |
 |
Dons
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