Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) a été le plus rapide de la première séance d’essais libres en Belgique. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) est 2e et Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) est 3e. On retrouve ensuite les Red Bull et Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes).
Felipe Massa (Williams) a eu un accident dès son 4e tours.
| Pos | Pilote | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:45.502 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 1:45.555 | +0.053s | 19 | |
| 3 | 1:45.647 | +0.145s | 13 | |
| 4 | 1:46.302 | +0.800s | 18 | |
| 5 | 1:46.352 | +0.850s | 22 | |
| 6 | 1:46.424 | +0.922s | 20 | |
| 7 | 1:47.446 | +1.944s | 22 | |
| 8 | 1:47.670 | +2.168s | 27 | |
| 9 | 1:47.851 | +2.349s | 20 | |
| 10 | 1:47.865 | +2.363s | 18 | |
| 11 | 1:47.930 | +2.428s | 14 | |
| 12 | 1:48.037 | +2.535s | 15 | |
| 13 | 1:48.252 | +2.750s | 18 | |
| 14 | 1:48.452 | +2.950s | 19 | |
| 15 | 1:48.541 | +3.039s | 24 | |
| 16 | 1:48.615 | +3.113s | 20 | |
| 17 | 1:48.626 | +3.124s | 20 | |
| 18 | 1:50.160 | +4.658s | 21 | |
| 19 | 1:51.263 | +5.761s | 13 | |
| 20 | 3 |