Lewis Hamilton a été le plus rapide de la première séance d’essais libres en Autriche. Valtteri Bottas est 2e. Max Verstappen est 2e devant Carlos Sainz et Sergio Perez. La première Ferrari est celle de Charles Leclerc qui est 10e.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:04.816 | 42 | |
| 2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:05.172 | +0.356s | 38 |
| 3 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:05.418 | +0.602s | 37 |
| 4 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren Renault | 1:05.431 | +0.615s | 41 |
| 5 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:05.512 | +0.696s | 33 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Renault | 1:05.621 | +0.805s | 41 |
| 7 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:05.701 | +0.885s | 29 |
| 8 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:05.860 | +1.044s | 29 |
| 9 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:05.907 | +1.091s | 27 |
| 10 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:05.924 | +1.108s | 31 |
| 11 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:06.074 | +1.258s | 34 |
| 12 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:06.077 | +1.261s | 32 |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:06.270 | +1.454s | 22 |
| 14 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:06.360 | +1.544s | 24 |
| 15 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:06.365 | +1.549s | 28 |
| 16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:06.404 | +1.588s | 25 |
| 17 | 63 | George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 1:06.495 | +1.679s | 27 |
| 18 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:06.906 | +2.090s | 31 |
| 19 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:06.943 | +2.127s | 19 |
| 20 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 1:46.361 | +41.545s | 6 |