Carlos Sainz a été le plus rapide de la première séance d’essais libres en Australie. On retrouve par la suite Charles Leclerc et les Red Bull. Lando Norris a fait le 5e temps devant Esteban Ocon et Lewis Hamilton. Daniel Ricciardo, Fernando Alonso et Valtteri Bottas sont les derniers du top 10.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:19.806 | 24 | |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:20.377 | +0.571s | 21 |
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing RBPT | 1:20.399 | +0.593s | 20 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing RBPT | 1:20.626 | +0.820s | 22 |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:20.878 | +1.072s | 22 |
| 6 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:21.004 | +1.198s | 27 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:21.027 | +1.221s | 26 |
| 8 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | 1:21.155 | +1.349s | 23 |
| 9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | 1:21.229 | +1.423s | 21 |
| 10 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 1:21.247 | +1.441s | 23 |
| 11 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri RBPT | 1:21.289 | +1.483s | 26 |
| 12 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:21.457 | +1.651s | 26 |
| 13 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:21.661 | +1.855s | 18 |
| 14 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri RBPT | 1:21.701 | +1.895s | 26 |
| 15 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 1:21.821 | +2.015s | 21 |
| 16 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:21.869 | +2.063s | 24 |
| 17 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:22.754 | +2.948s | 25 |
| 18 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:23.186 | +3.380s | 18 |
| 19 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:23.924 | +4.118s | 25 |
| 20 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | 1:24.349 | +4.543s | 15 |