Valtteri Bottas a été le plus rapide de la 2e séance d’essais libres au Brésil. Il a devancé de justesse Lewis Hamilton et Sebastian Vettel. On retrouve ensuite les pilotes Red Bull et Kimi Räikkönen. Romain Grosjean est 7e.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:08.846 | 48 | |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:08.849 | +0.003s | 43 |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:08.919 | +0.073s | 42 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:09.164 | +0.318s | 44 |
| 5 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:09.339 | +0.493s | 28 |
| 6 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:09.412 | +0.566s | 42 |
| 7 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 1:09.769 | +0.923s | 44 |
| 8 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber Ferrari | 1:09.943 | +1.097s | 44 |
| 9 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:10.007 | +1.161s | 39 |
| 10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India Mercedes | 1:10.159 | +1.313s | 45 |
| 11 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | 1:10.320 | +1.474s | 23 |
| 12 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:10.330 | +1.484s | 44 |
| 13 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren Renault | 1:10.332 | +1.486s | 36 |
| 14 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:10.458 | +1.612s | 48 |
| 15 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | 1:10.532 | +1.686s | 44 |
| 16 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams Mercedes | 1:10.569 | +1.723s | 46 |
| 17 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren Renault | 1:10.596 | +1.750s | 26 |
| 18 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams Mercedes | 1:10.662 | +1.816s | 44 |
| 19 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:10.734 | +1.888s | 46 |
| 20 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1:11.674 | +2.828s | 6 |