Max Verstappen a été le plus rapide de la première séance d’essais libres du Grand Prix de Turquie. Alexander Albon a fait le 2e temps. Charles Leclerc est 3e devant Pierre Gasly et Sebastian Vettel. Les Mercedes sont 9e et 15.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:35.077 | 29 | |
| 2 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:35.318 | +0.241s | 27 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:35.507 | +0.430s | 26 |
| 4 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:35.543 | +0.466s | 26 |
| 5 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:35.620 | +0.543s | 29 |
| 6 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:36.738 | +1.661s | 27 |
| 7 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Renault | 1:37.216 | +2.139s | 21 |
| 8 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:37.503 | +2.426s | 21 |
| 9 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:37.629 | +2.552s | 23 |
| 10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:38.428 | +3.351s | 23 |
| 11 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:38.508 | +3.431s | 18 |
| 12 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:38.612 | +3.535s | 22 |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:39.484 | +4.407s | 21 |
| 14 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 1:40.025 | +4.948s | 25 |
| 15 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:40.225 | +5.148s | 12 |
| 16 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:41.035 | +5.958s | 23 |
| 17 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:41.854 | +6.777s | 21 |
| 18 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:45.156 | +10.079s | 20 |
| 19 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren Renault | 1:46.462 | +11.385s | 12 |
| 20 | 63 | George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 1:49.256 | +14.179s | 17 |