Lewis Hamiltom a été le plus rapide de la première séance d’essais libres en France. Valtteri Bottas est 2e et Daniel Ricciardo est 3e. On retrouve ensuite les Ferrari et Romain Grosjean.
| Pos | Pilote | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:32.231 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 1:32.371 | +0.140s | 29 | |
| 3 | 1:32.527 | +0.296s | 25 | |
| 4 | 1:33.003 | +0.772s | 23 | |
| 5 | 1:33.172 | +0.941s | 19 | |
| 6 | 1:33.318 | +1.087s | 22 | |
| 7 | 1:33.331 | +1.100s | 15 | |
| 8 | 1:33.685 | +1.454s | 23 | |
| 9 | 1:33.719 | +1.488s | 26 | |
| 10 | 1:34.108 | +1.877s | 23 | |
| 11 | 1:34.258 | +2.027s | 25 | |
| 12 | 1:34.484 | +2.253s | 14 | |
| 13 | 1:34.513 | +2.282s | 21 | |
| 14 | 1:34.592 | +2.361s | 21 | |
| 15 | 1:34.664 | +2.433s | 25 | |
| 16 | 1:34.862 | +2.631s | 20 | |
| 17 | 1:34.881 | +2.650s | 28 | |
| 18 | 1:34.993 | +2.762s | 24 | |
| 19 | 1:35.021 | +2.790s | 24 | |
| 20 | 1:35.105 | +2.874s | 25 |