Carlos Sainz a été le plus rapide de la première séance d’essais libres du Grand Prix de Hongrie. Max Verstappen est 2e. Charles Leclerc a fait le 3e temps devant Lando Norris et George Russell. Sergio Perez et Lewis Hamilton suivent. Daniel Ricciardo et les Alpine sont les derniers du top 10.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:18.750 | 26 | |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing RBPT | 1:18.880 | +0.130s | 24 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:19.039 | +0.289s | 26 |
| 4 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:19.299 | +0.549s | 21 |
| 5 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:19.606 | +0.856s | 28 |
| 6 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing RBPT | 1:19.622 | +0.872s | 24 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:19.710 | +0.960s | 25 |
| 8 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | 1:19.841 | +1.091s | 28 |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:20.348 | +1.598s | 30 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | 1:20.377 | +1.627s | 27 |
| 11 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:20.383 | +1.633s | 26 |
| 12 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:20.414 | +1.664s | 25 |
| 13 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri RBPT | 1:20.456 | +1.706s | 28 |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri RBPT | 1:20.695 | +1.945s | 27 |
| 15 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 1:20.810 | +2.060s | 23 |
| 16 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:20.834 | +2.084s | 28 |
| 17 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:20.921 | +2.171s | 24 |
| 18 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | 1:21.027 | +2.277s | 25 |
| 19 | 88 | Robert Kubica | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 1:21.179 | +2.429s | 20 |
| 20 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:21.413 | +2.663s | 27 |