Valtteri Bottas a réussi le tour le plus rapide des premiers essais libres en France. Lewis Hamilton est 2e. On retrouve ensuite les Red Bull et Esteban Ocon. Daniel Ricciardo, Fernando Alonso, Pierre Gasly, Lando Norris et Yuki Tsunoda sont tous du top 10.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:33.448 | 24 | |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.783 | +0.335s | 21 |
| 3 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:33.880 | +0.432s | 23 |
| 4 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:34.193 | +0.745s | 25 |
| 5 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:34.329 | +0.881s | 25 |
| 6 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | 1:34.644 | +1.196s | 24 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | 1:34.693 | +1.245s | 21 |
| 8 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:34.699 | +1.251s | 20 |
| 9 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:34.707 | +1.259s | 21 |
| 10 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:34.847 | +1.399s | 22 |
| 11 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.950 | +1.502s | 24 |
| 12 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:35.116 | +1.668s | 23 |
| 13 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:35.135 | +1.687s | 20 |
| 14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:35.275 | +1.827s | 23 |
| 15 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:35.289 | +1.841s | 16 |
| 16 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:35.342 | +1.894s | 24 |
| 17 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:35.612 | +2.164s | 22 |
| 18 | 9 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas Ferrari | 1:36.651 | +3.203s | 24 |
| 19 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | 1:37.329 | +3.881s | 14 |
| 20 | 45 | Roy Nissany | Williams Mercedes | 1:37.881 | +4.433s | 16 |