Lewis Hamilton a été le plus rapide de la première séance d’essais libres du Grand Prix de France. Valtteri Bottas est 2e. Charles Leclerc est 3e et Max Verstappen a devancé Sebastian Vettel au 4e. Pierre Gasly est 6e devant les McLaren.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.738 | 21 | |
| 2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:32.807 | +0.069s | 20 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:33.111 | +0.373s | 21 |
| 4 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:33.618 | +0.880s | 20 |
| 5 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.790 | +1.052s | 22 |
| 6 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:34.091 | +1.353s | 20 |
| 7 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Renault | 1:34.110 | +1.372s | 23 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren Renault | 1:34.261 | +1.523s | 26 |
| 9 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:34.540 | +1.802s | 18 |
| 10 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:34.804 | +2.066s | 25 |
| 11 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:34.809 | +2.071s | 21 |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1:34.810 | +2.072s | 25 |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:35.063 | +2.325s | 22 |
| 14 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:35.326 | +2.588s | 24 |
| 15 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:35.410 | +2.672s | 19 |
| 16 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:35.522 | +2.784s | 22 |
| 17 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:36.102 | +3.364s | 22 |
| 18 | 40 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:37.147 | +4.409s | 25 |
| 19 | 88 | Robert Kubica | Williams Mercedes | 1:37.172 | +4.434s | 27 |
| 20 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 1:37.620 | +4.882s | 9 |