Max Verstappen a été le plus rapide de la 1re séance d’essais libres du Grand Prix d’Arabie Saoudite. Sergio Perez est 2e. Fernando Alonso et Lance Stroll suivent. Les Mercedes sont 5e et 6e. Carlos Sainz, Pierre Gasly, Alexander Albon et Yuki Tsunoda sont les autres du top 10.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:29.617 | 18 | |
| 2 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:30.100 | +0.483s | 20 |
| 3 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:30.315 | +0.698s | 22 |
| 4 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:30.577 | +0.960s | 20 |
| 5 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:30.771 | +1.154s | 26 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.787 | +1.170s | 26 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:30.924 | +1.307s | 23 |
| 8 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:30.949 | +1.332s | 24 |
| 9 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:31.030 | +1.413s | 23 |
| 10 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri Honda RBPT | 1:31.110 | +1.493s | 25 |
| 11 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.118 | +1.501s | 26 |
| 12 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:31.181 | +1.564s | 22 |
| 13 | 21 | Nyck De Vries | AlphaTauri Honda RBPT | 1:31.450 | +1.833s | 29 |
| 14 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:31.491 | +1.874s | 24 |
| 15 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 1:31.552 | +1.935s | 22 |
| 16 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:31.566 | +1.949s | 23 |
| 17 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams Mercedes | 1:31.922 | +2.305s | 26 |
| 18 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 1:31.970 | +2.353s | 25 |
| 19 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 1:31.986 | +2.369s | 22 |
| 20 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.149 | +2.532s | 21 |