Formula 1 First Free Practice Results Austin United States Friday October 18
| P | Driver | Team | Lap time | Laps |
| 1 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:33.602 | 25 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:33.623 | 27 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 01:33.855 | 23 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 01:33.868 | 25 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 01:33.908 | 26 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 01:33.963 | 22 |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 01:34.093 | 27 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 01:34.096 | 24 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 01:34.112 | 24 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 01:34.313 | 20 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | 01:34.364 | 24 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 01:34.375 | 24 |
| 13 | Liam Lawson* | RB | 01:34.443 | 28 |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 01:34.618 | 26 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 01:34.619 | 24 |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 01:34.638 | 24 |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 01:34.806 | 24 |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 01:35.041 | 26 |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 01:35.248 | 27 |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 01:37.219 | 15 |
*Replaced Daniel Ricciardo at Visa Cash App RB for the remainder of the 2024 season