Lewis Hamilton a été le plus rapide de la première séance d’essais libres en Hongrie. Valtteri Bottas est 2e. On retrouve ensuite les Racing Point et les Ferrari. Max Verstappen a fait le 8e temps devant Lando Norris et Estaban Ocon.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:16.003 | 37 | |
| 2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:16.089 | +0.086s | 37 |
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:16.530 | +0.527s | 20 |
| 4 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:16.967 | +0.964s | 35 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:17.200 | +1.197s | 28 |
| 6 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:17.238 | +1.235s | 26 |
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:17.404 | +1.401s | 29 |
| 8 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:17.435 | +1.432s | 28 |
| 9 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Renault | 1:17.523 | +1.520s | 26 |
| 10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:17.615 | +1.612s | 35 |
| 11 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren Renault | 1:17.675 | +1.672s | 32 |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:17.713 | +1.710s | 35 |
| 13 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:17.727 | +1.724s | 28 |
| 14 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 1:17.890 | +1.887s | 35 |
| 15 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:17.969 | +1.966s | 31 |
| 16 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:18.292 | +2.289s | 35 |
| 17 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:18.425 | +2.422s | 30 |
| 18 | 63 | George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 1:18.574 | +2.571s | 29 |
| 19 | 88 | Robert Kubica | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:19.150 | +3.147s | 26 |