George Russell a terminé en tête de la 2e séance d’essais libres sous la pluie au Japon. Lewis Hamilton est 2e. Les Red Bull suivent. Kevin Magnussen et Carlos Sainz sont 5e et 6e. Fernando Alonso, Valtteri Bottas, Esteban Ocon et Zhou Guanyu sont du top 10.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:41.935 | 23 | |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:42.170 | +0.235s | 22 |
| 3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing RBPT | 1:42.786 | +0.851s | 24 |
| 4 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing RBPT | 1:42.834 | +0.899s | 26 |
| 5 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:43.187 | +1.252s | 17 |
| 6 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:43.204 | +1.269s | 23 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | 1:43.533 | +1.598s | 14 |
| 8 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 1:43.733 | +1.798s | 20 |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:43.884 | +1.949s | 13 |
| 10 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 1:44.525 | +2.590s | 17 |
| 11 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:44.709 | +2.774s | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:44.962 | +3.027s | 16 |
| 13 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:45.039 | +3.104s | 15 |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri RBPT | 1:45.257 | +3.322s | 27 |
| 15 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:45.261 | +3.326s | 24 |
| 16 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:45.885 | +3.950s | 11 |
| 17 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | 1:46.030 | +4.095s | 9 |
| 18 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:46.776 | +4.841s | 21 |
| 19 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri RBPT | 1:47.109 | +5.174s | 13 |