Valtteri Bottas a réussi le meilleur tour de la première séance d’essais libres en Russie. Lewis Hamilton est 2e et Max Verstappen a fait le 3e temps. Charles Leclerc est 4e devant Sebastian Vettel et Pierre Gasly.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:34.427 | 25 | |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34.638 | +0.211s | 23 |
| 3 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:34.654 | +0.227s | 13 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:35.117 | +0.690s | 22 |
| 5 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:35.781 | +1.354s | 23 |
| 6 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:35.794 | +1.367s | 24 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:35.811 | +1.384s | 25 |
| 8 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:35.959 | +1.532s | 24 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:36.188 | +1.761s | 22 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | 1:36.225 | +1.798s | 21 |
| 11 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:36.236 | +1.809s | 25 |
| 12 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:36.522 | +2.095s | 21 |
| 13 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:36.795 | +2.368s | 23 |
| 14 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | 1:36.877 | +2.450s | 23 |
| 15 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:36.952 | +2.525s | 20 |
| 16 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:37.794 | +3.367s | 26 |
| 17 | 63 | George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 1:38.013 | +3.586s | 23 |
| 18 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:38.155 | +3.728s | 21 |
| 19 | 9 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas Ferrari | 1:38.586 | +4.159s | 22 |
| 20 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | 1:38.977 | +4.550s | 23 |