Formula 1 First Free Practice Results Sochi Russia Friday September 24
| P | Driver | Team | Lap time | Laps |
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes |
01:34.427 | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
01:34.638 | 23 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 01:34.654 | 13 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:35.117 | 22 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 01:35.781 | 23 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 01:35.794 | 24 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:35.811 | 25 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 01:35.959 | 24 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 01:36.188 | 22 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 01:36.225 | 21 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 01:36.236 | 25 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 01:36.522 | 21 |
| 13 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 01:36.795 | 23 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 01:36.877 | 23 |
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 01:36.952 | 20 |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 01:37.794 | 26 |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 01:38.013 | 23 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 01:38.155 | 21 |
| 19 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 01:38.586 | 22 |
| 20 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 01:38.977 | 23 |