Hamilton will start from the front.

JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

Pos	Driver	Team	Time
1	Lewis Hamilton (Gbr)	McLaren	1min 18.404secs
2	Kimi Raikkonen (Fin)	Ferrari	1:18.644
3	Heikki Kovalainen (Fin)	McLaren	1:18.821
4	Fernando Alonso (Spa)	Renault	1:18.852
5	Felipe Massa (Bra)	Ferrari	1:18.874
6	Robert Kubica (Pol)	BMW Sauber	1:18.979
7	Jarno Trulli (Ita)	Toyota	1:19.026
8	Timo Glock (Ger)	Toyota	1:19.118
9	Sebastian Vettel (Ger)	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:19.638
10	Sebastien Bourdais (Fra)	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:20.167
11	David Coulthard (Gbr)	Red Bull	1:18.187
12	Nelson Piquet (Bra)	Renault	1:18.274
13	Mark Webber (Aus)	Red Bull	1:18.354
14	Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn)	Williams	1:18.594
15	Nico Rosberg (Ger)	Williams	1:18.672
16	Nick Heidfeld (Ger)	BMW Sauber	1:18.835
17	Rubens Barrichello (Bra)	Honda	1:18.882
18	Jenson Button (Gbr)	Honda	1:19.100
19	Adrian Sutil (Ger)	Force India	1:19.163
20	Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita)	Force India	1:19.910