| Grandprix: Abu Dhabis Grand Prix Session navn: 1. Frie træning Dato: 12/11 2010 | 
Bemærk! Det angivne dæk viser hvilken compound som køreren har sat den pågældende tid på.
| P. | Kører | Team | Dæk | Tid | Forskel | Omg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sebastian Vettel | Oracle Red Bull Racing | B | 1:42.760 | + 0.000 | 18 | 
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Formula 1 Team | B | 1:43.369 | + 0.609 | 16 | 
| 3. | Jenson Button | McLaren Formula 1 Team | B | 1:43.785 | + 1.025 | 19 | 
| 4. | Mark Webber | Oracle Red Bull Racing | B | 1:43.840 | + 1.080 | 19 | 
| 5. | Robert Kubica | Renault | B | 1:44.080 | + 1.320 | 19 | 
| 6. | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | B | 1:44.121 | + 1.361 | 17 | 
| 7. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | B | 1:44.199 | + 1.439 | 19 | 
| 8. | Kamui Kobayashi | Alfa Romeo Racing | B | 1:44.604 | + 1.844 | 18 | 
| 9. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | B | 1:44.718 | + 1.958 | 19 | 
| 10. | Nick Heidfeld | Alfa Romeo Racing | B | 1:44.737 | + 1.977 | 19 | 
| 11. | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | B | 1:45.160 | + 2.400 | 18 | 
| 12. | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | B | 1:45.445 | + 2.685 | 21 | 
| 13. | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Racing | B | 1:45.474 | + 2.714 | 15 | 
| 14. | Adrian Sutil | Force India | B | 1:45.552 | + 2.792 | 20 | 
| 15. | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | B | 1:45.585 | + 2.825 | 14 | 
| 16. | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | B | 1:46.003 | + 3.243 | 20 | 
| 17. | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams Racing | B | 1:46.644 | + 3.884 | 19 | 
| 18. | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | B | 1:47.105 | + 4.345 | 22 | 
| 19. | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing | B | 1:48.450 | + 5.690 | 19 | 
| 20. | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | B | 1:48.472 | + 5.712 | 17 | 
| 21. | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing | B | 1:49.375 | + 6.615 | 13 | 
| 22. | Bruno Senna | HRT F1 Team | B | 1:49.590 | + 6.830 | 18 | 
| 23. | Christian Klien | HRT F1 Team | B | 1:50.274 | + 7.514 | 17 | 
| 24. | Fairuz Fauzy | Lotus | B | 1:51.705 | + 8.945 | 18 |