Lewis Hamilton a été le plus rapide des essais libres du vendredi en Espagne. On retrouve ensuite les pilotes Red Bull et Sebastian Vettel. Valtteri Bottas est 5e. Les Williams sont bonnes dernières…
| Pos | Pilote | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:18.259 | 39 | ||
| 2 | 1:18.392 | +0.133s | 41 | |
| 3 | 1:18.533 | +0.274s | 39 | |
| 4 | 1:18.585 | +0.326s | 34 | |
| 5 | 1:18.611 | +0.352s | 39 | |
| 6 | 1:18.829 | +0.570s | 16 | |
| 7 | 1:19.579 | +1.320s | 24 | |
| 8 | 1:19.643 | +1.384s | 39 | |
| 9 | 1:19.722 | +1.463s | 32 | |
| 10 | 1:19.962 | +1.703s | 28 | |
| 11 | 1:20.024 | +1.765s | 38 | |
| 12 | 1:20.035 | +1.776s | 35 | |
| 13 | 1:20.183 | +1.924s | 43 | |
| 14 | 1:20.373 | +2.114s | 32 | |
| 15 | 1:20.501 | +2.242s | 37 | |
| 16 | 1:20.514 | +2.255s | 29 | |
| 17 | 1:20.672 | +2.413s | 31 | |
| 18 | 1:21.265 | +3.006s | 34 | |
| 19 | 1:21.556 | +3.297s | 35 | |
| 20 | 1:22.060 | +3.801s | 36 |