Max Verstappen (Red Bull) a été le plus rapide de première séance d’essais libres à Singapour. Daniel Riciardo (Red Bull) est 2e. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) est 3e et Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) est 4e. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) qui a frappé le mur, est 5e. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) a fait le 6e temps.
| Pos | Pilote | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:45.823 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 1:45.872 | +0.049s | 27 | |
| 3 | 1:46.287 | +0.464s | 22 | |
| 4 | 1:46.426 | +0.603s | 24 | |
| 5 | 1:46.513 | +0.690s | 22 | |
| 6 | 1:46.890 | +1.067s | 20 | |
| 7 | 1:46.936 | +1.113s | 28 | |
| 8 | 1:47.683 | +1.860s | 29 | |
| 9 | 1:48.044 | +2.221s | 27 | |
| 10 | 1:48.109 | +2.286s | 23 | |
| 11 | 1:48.202 | +2.379s | 21 | |
| 12 | 1:48.214 | +2.391s | 28 | |
| 13 | 1:48.359 | +2.536s | 28 | |
| 14 | 1:48.453 | +2.630s | 26 | |
| 15 | 1:49.595 | +3.772s | 16 | |
| 16 | 1:49.615 | +3.792s | 20 | |
| 17 | 1:49.794 | +3.971s | 27 | |
| 18 | 1:50.263 | +4.440s | 29 | |
| 19 | 1:51.112 | +5.289s | 23 | |
| 20 | 1:51.479 | +5.656s | 16 | |
| 21 | 1:52.379 | +6.556s | 33 | |
| 22 | 2 |