Max Verstappen a terminé en tête de l’unique séance d’essais libres du weekend. Charles Leclerc a fait le 2e temps en Azerbaïdjan. Sergio Perez et Carlos Sainz suivent. Lando Norris a réussi le 5e temps devant Nyck de Vries et les Aston Martin. Alexander Albon est 9e et Zhou Guanyu est 10e.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:42.315 | 22 | |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:42.352 | +0.037s | 21 |
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:42.454 | +0.139s | 22 |
| 4 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:42.899 | +0.584s | 23 |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:43.125 | +0.810s | 22 |
| 6 | 21 | Nyck De Vries | AlphaTauri Honda RBPT | 1:43.414 | +1.099s | 24 |
| 7 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:43.455 | +1.140s | 23 |
| 8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:43.560 | +1.245s | 20 |
| 9 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:43.628 | +1.313s | 25 |
| 10 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 1:43.748 | +1.433s | 23 |
| 11 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:43.798 | +1.483s | 21 |
| 12 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:43.980 | +1.665s | 23 |
| 13 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 1:44.010 | +1.695s | 23 |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri Honda RBPT | 1:44.137 | +1.822s | 18 |
| 15 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 1:44.323 | +2.008s | 21 |
| 16 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams Mercedes | 1:44.900 | +2.585s | 16 |
| 17 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:45.082 | +2.767s | 20 |
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:45.955 | +3.640s | 8 |
| 19 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:46.321 | +4.006s | 7 |
| 20 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:47.498 | +5.183s | 8 |