Max Verstappen (Red Bull) a été le plus rapide de la première séance d’essais libres sous la pluie. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) est 2e et Fernando Alonso (McLaren) est 3e. On retrouve ensuite les Ferrari et les Mercedes.
Pierre Gasly est le nouveau pilote Toro Rosso. Il remplace Daniil Kvyat.
| Pos | Pilote | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:48.962 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 1:49.719 | +0.757s | 12 | |
| 3 | 1:50.597 | +1.635s | 6 | |
| 4 | 1:50.734 | +1.772s | 12 | |
| 5 | 1:51.009 | +2.047s | 12 | |
| 6 | 1:51.518 | +2.556s | 8 | |
| 7 | 1:52.007 | +3.045s | 10 | |
| 8 | 1:52.295 | +3.333s | 9 | |
| 9 | 1:52.380 | +3.418s | 14 | |
| 10 | 1:53.521 | +4.559s | 10 | |
| 11 | 1:53.625 | +4.663s | 10 | |
| 12 | 1:53.771 | +4.809s | 10 | |
| 13 | 1:53.896 | +4.934s | 6 | |
| 14 | 1:54.610 | +5.648s | 13 | |
| 15 | 1:54.669 | +5.707s | 4 | |
| 16 | 1:55.280 | +6.318s | 10 | |
| 17 | 1:55.652 | +6.690s | 10 | |
| 18 | 1:56.211 | +7.249s | 8 | |
| 19 | 1:56.339 | +7.377s | 6 | |
| 20 | 3 |