Max Verstappen a terminé en tête des temps de la première séance d’essais libres du Grand Prix d’Azerbaïdjan. Lewis Hamilton est 2e et Sergio Perez a fait le 3e temps. Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz et Oscar Piastri suivent.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:45.546 | 21 | |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:45.859 | +0.313s | 19 |
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:45.922 | +0.376s | 17 |
| 4 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:46.027 | +0.481s | 18 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:46.173 | +0.627s | 21 |
| 6 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:46.282 | +0.736s | 18 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:46.452 | +0.906s | 19 |
| 8 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:46.516 | +0.970s | 18 |
| 9 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:46.608 | +1.062s | 11 |
| 10 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB Honda RBPT | 1:46.687 | +1.141s | 23 |
| 11 | 50 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 1:46.973 | +1.427s | 23 |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 1:47.135 | +1.589s | 20 |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:47.184 | +1.638s | 15 |
| 14 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:47.640 | +2.094s | 18 |
| 15 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 1:47.708 | +2.162s | 21 |
| 16 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 1:47.901 | +2.355s | 12 |
| 17 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:47.955 | +2.409s | 17 |
| 18 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:48.712 | +3.166s | 21 |
| 19 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:49.052 | +3.506s | 19 |
| 20 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 3 |