Lance Stroll a terminé en tête de la seule séance d’essais libres du Grand Prix de Chine. Oscar Piastri est 2e et Max Verstappen a fait le 3e temps. Sergio Perez est 4e. Les Haas suivent.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:36.302 | 21 | |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:36.629 | +0.327s | 24 |
| 3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:36.660 | +0.358s | 25 |
| 4 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:36.690 | +0.388s | 24 |
| 5 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 1:37.101 | +0.799s | 23 |
| 6 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:37.118 | +0.816s | 23 |
| 7 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:37.213 | +0.911s | 23 |
| 8 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:37.229 | +0.927s | 19 |
| 9 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB Honda RBPT | 1:37.238 | +0.936s | 25 |
| 10 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:37.530 | +1.228s | 24 |
| 11 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:37.626 | +1.324s | 24 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 1:38.006 | +1.704s | 27 |
| 13 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:38.090 | +1.788s | 20 |
| 14 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:38.284 | +1.982s | 19 |
| 15 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams Mercedes | 1:38.286 | +1.984s | 23 |
| 16 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.630 | +2.328s | 21 |
| 17 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:38.806 | +2.504s | 21 |
| 18 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:38.839 | +2.537s | 24 |
| 19 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:38.936 | +2.634s | 22 |
| 20 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:39.276 | +2.974s | 21 |