Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) a été le plus rapide de la première séance d’essais libres du Grand Prix d’Abou Dhabi. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) est 2e. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) est 3e et Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) est 5e. Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull) a fait le 4e temps. On retrouve les Williams à la 10e et 11e place.
| Pos. | No. | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:43.754 | 28 | |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:43.895 | +0.141s | 32 |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:44.500 | +0.746s | 27 |
| 4 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 1:44.702 | +0.948s | 23 |
| 5 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:44.742 | +0.988s | 23 |
| 6 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:44.751 | +0.997s | 22 |
| 7 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 1:44.893 | +1.139s | 26 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:44.934 | +1.180s | 27 |
| 9 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:45.314 | +1.560s | 29 |
| 10 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:45.433 | +1.679s | 20 |
| 11 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:45.603 | +1.849s | 22 |
| 12 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:45.718 | +1.964s | 32 |
| 13 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:45.773 | +2.019s | 15 |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:45.865 | +2.111s | 20 |
| 15 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:46.115 | +2.361s | 20 |
| 16 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:46.220 | +2.466s | 21 |
| 17 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:46.407 | +2.653s | 29 |
| 18 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | Lotus | 1:46.501 | +2.747s | 9 |
| 19 | 28 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:48.836 | +5.082s | 19 |
| 20 | 98 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:49.888 | +6.134s | 20 |