Max Verstappen a été le plus rapide de la première séance d’essais libres du Grand Prix de Styrie. Pierre Gasly a devancé les Mercedes avec le 2e temps de la séance. Yuki Tsunoda est 5e. On retrouve ensuite les Alpine. Lance Stroll, Antonio Giovinazzi et Charles Leclerc sont aussi du top 10.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:05.910 | 34 | |
| 2 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:06.166 | +0.256s | 33 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:06.332 | +0.422s | 32 |
| 4 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:06.386 | +0.476s | 34 |
| 5 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:06.397 | +0.487s | 36 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | 1:06.519 | +0.609s | 36 |
| 7 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:06.551 | +0.641s | 35 |
| 8 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:06.584 | +0.674s | 33 |
| 9 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:06.614 | +0.704s | 29 |
| 10 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:06.629 | +0.719s | 36 |
| 11 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:06.630 | +0.720s | 33 |
| 12 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | 1:06.669 | +0.759s | 38 |
| 13 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:06.696 | +0.786s | 33 |
| 14 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:06.708 | +0.798s | 32 |
| 15 | 63 | George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 1:06.848 | +0.938s | 32 |
| 16 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:06.861 | +0.951s | 35 |
| 17 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:07.180 | +1.270s | 31 |
| 18 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | 1:07.473 | +1.563s | 30 |
| 19 | 88 | Robert Kubica | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:07.823 | +1.913s | 30 |
| 20 | 9 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas Ferrari | 1:08.081 | +2.171s | 31 |