Formula 1 First Free Practice Results Sepang Malaysia Friday October 2
| P | Driver | Team | Lap time | Laps |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 01:37.520 | 23 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 01:37.903 | 25 |
| 3 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 01:38.303 | 23 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:38.367 | 25 |
| 5 | Andrea Antonelli | Mercedes | 01:38.580 | 23 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:38.590 | 21 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 01:38.715 | 22 |
| 8 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 01:39.106 | 22 |
| 9 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 01:39.197 | 27 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 01:39.211 | 23 |
| 11 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 01:39.276 | 23 |
| 12 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 01:39.293 | 21 |
| 13 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 01:39.548 | 25 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 01:39.683 | 22 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 01:40.158 | 23 |
| 16 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 01:40.311 | 23 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 01:40.321 | 22 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 01:40.413 | 19 |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 01:40.531 | 22 |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 01:40.605 | 25 |
| 21 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 01:40.800 | 23 |
| 22 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 01:40.820 | 24 |
Note: Malaysia returns to the Formula 1 calendar in 2026 as the host of the Bahrain Grand Prix that was initially cancelled earlier in the year due to the Middle East conflict.