Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) a été le plus rapide de la première séance d’essais libres en Hongrie. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) est 2e et Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) est 3e. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) a signé le 6e temps.
| Pos | Pilote | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:18.486 | 31 | ||
| 2 | 1:18.720 | +0.234s | 20 | |
| 3 | 1:18.858 | +0.372s | 31 | |
| 4 | 1:19.162 | +0.676s | 27 | |
| 5 | 1:19.248 | +0.762s | 30 | |
| 6 | 1:19.563 | +1.077s | 21 | |
| 7 | 1:19.987 | +1.501s | 21 | |
| 8 | 1:20.005 | +1.519s | 24 | |
| 9 | 1:20.150 | +1.664s | 25 | |
| 10 | 1:20.461 | +1.975s | 27 | |
| 11 | 1:20.540 | +2.054s | 28 | |
| 12 | 1:20.574 | +2.088s | 23 | |
| 13 | 1:20.780 | +2.294s | 27 | |
| 14 | 1:20.917 | +2.431s | 25 | |
| 15 | 1:20.974 | +2.488s | 29 | |
| 16 | 1:21.313 | +2.827s | 20 | |
| 17 | 1:21.602 | +3.116s | 24 | |
| 18 | 1:21.785 | +3.299s | 31 | |
| 19 | 1:22.251 | +3.765s | 8 | |
| 20 | 1:22.490 | +4.004s | 29 |