Valtteri Bottas a été le plus rapide de la 1re séance d’essais libres du Grand Prix du Portugal devant Max Verstappen et Sergio Perez. Charles Leclerc est 4e et Lewis Hamilton est 5e. George Russell chez Williams a fait le 7e temps.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:19.648 | 31 | |
| 2 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:19.673 | +0.025s | 23 |
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:19.846 | +0.198s | 22 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:19.884 | +0.236s | 27 |
| 5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:19.967 | +0.319s | 32 |
| 6 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:20.444 | +0.796s | 31 |
| 7 | 63 | George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 1:20.529 | +0.881s | 29 |
| 8 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:20.635 | +0.987s | 26 |
| 9 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:20.680 | +1.032s | 27 |
| 10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:20.800 | +1.152s | 27 |
| 11 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:20.894 | +1.246s | 29 |
| 12 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | 1:20.995 | +1.347s | 31 |
| 13 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:21.090 | +1.442s | 28 |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | 1:21.303 | +1.655s | 31 |
| 15 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:21.381 | +1.733s | 25 |
| 16 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:21.405 | +1.757s | 31 |
| 17 | 98 | Callum Ilott | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:21.806 | +2.158s | 21 |
| 18 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | 1:21.939 | +2.291s | 29 |
| 19 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:22.293 | +2.645s | 29 |
| 20 | 9 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas Ferrari | 1:24.224 | +4.576s | 29 |