Pierre Gasly a été le plus rapide de la première séance d’essais libres en Grande-Bretagne. Valtteri Bottas est 2e et Max Verstappen a devancé Lewis Hamilton au 3e rang. On retrouve ensuite les Ferrari et les Renault. Alexander Albon et Carlos Sainz sont 9e et 10e.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:27.173 | 25 | |
| 2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:27.629 | +0.456s | 29 |
| 3 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:28.009 | +0.836s | 21 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.122 | +0.949s | 26 |
| 5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:28.253 | +1.080s | 21 |
| 6 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:28.304 | +1.131s | 21 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1:28.803 | +1.630s | 21 |
| 8 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:29.031 | +1.858s | 24 |
| 9 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:29.093 | +1.920s | 26 |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren Renault | 1:29.162 | +1.989s | 31 |
| 11 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Renault | 1:29.170 | +1.997s | 23 |
| 12 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:29.453 | +2.280s | 27 |
| 13 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:29.500 | +2.327s | 26 |
| 14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:29.657 | +2.484s | 25 |
| 15 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:30.099 | +2.926s | 24 |
| 16 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:30.605 | +3.432s | 24 |
| 17 | 63 | George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 1:30.741 | +3.568s | 25 |
| 18 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:30.747 | +3.574s | 12 |
| 19 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 1:30.811 | +3.638s | 22 |
| 20 | 88 | Robert Kubica | Williams Mercedes | 1:32.121 | +4.948s | 27 |