The Formula 1 regulations state drivers must use both types of tyre compounds during every race.
Below is the order in which each driver used his tyre compounds in the Japanese Grand Prix, as recorded by Bridgestone:
Team Tyre choice by stintFerrariGiancarlo Fisichella Soft Soft HardKimi Raikkonen Hard Soft SoftMcLarenLewis Hamilton Soft Hard SoftHeikki Kovalainen Soft Hard SoftBMW SauberRobert Kubica Hard Hard SoftNick Heidfeld Soft Hard SoftRenaultFernando Alonso Hard SoftRomain Grosjean Hard SoftToyotaJarno Trulli Hard Hard SoftTimo GlockScuderia Toro RossoJaime Alguersuari Hard Hard SoftSebastien Buemi SoftRed Bull RacingMark Webber Soft Hard Hard Hard Soft SoftSebastian Vettel Hard Hard SoftWilliamsNico Rosberg Hard Hard SoftKazuki Nakajima Hard SoftForce IndiaAdrian Sutil Soft Hard SoftVitantonio Liuzzi Hard Hard SoftBrawnJenson Button Hard Hard SoftRubens Barrichello Hard Hard Soft