| China GP: 1st Practice | |||||||||
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| Pos | No | Driver | Team | TIME | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel GER | Ferrari | 1:33.911 | 1:33.911 | 19 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton GBR | Mercedes | 1:34.118 | +0.207 | 21 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc MON | Ferrari | 1:34.167 | +0.256 | 21 |
| 4 | 33 | Max Verstappen NED | Red Bull | 1:34.334 | +0.423 | 20 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas FIN | Mercedes | 1:34.653 | +0.742 | 23 |
| 6 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo AUS | Renault Sport | 1:35.239 | +1.328 | 23 |
| 7 | 10 | Pierre Gasly FRA | Red Bull | 1:35.428 | +1.517 | 23 |
| 8 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat RUS | Toro Rosso | 1:35.447 | +1.536 | 24 |
| 9 | 18 | Lance Stroll CAN | Racing Point F1 | 1:35.466 | +1.555 | 25 |
| 10 | 8 | Romain Grosjean FRA | Haas | 1:35.507 | +1.596 | 24 |
| 11 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen DEN | Haas | 1:35.517 | +1.606 | 25 |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg GER | Renault Sport | 1:35.591 | +1.680 | 22 |
| 13 | 4 | Lando Norris GBR | McLaren | 1:35.631 | +1.720 | 24 |
| 14 | 23 | Alexander Albon GBR | Toro Rosso | 1:35.695 | +1.784 | 26 |
| 15 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen FIN | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.729 | +1.818 | 23 |
| 16 | 55 | Carlos Sainz ESP | McLaren | 1:35.756 | +1.845 | 24 |
| 17 | 11 | Sergio Perez MEX | Racing Point F1 | 1:35.820 | +1.909 | 24 |
| 18 | 88 | Robert Kubica POL | Williams | 1:36.847 | +2.936 | 27 |
| 19 | 63 | George Russell GBR | Williams | 1:37.619 | +3.708 | 29 |
| Ret. | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi ITA | Alfa Romeo | NC | 2 |