Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Abu Dhabi 2018
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Max Verstappen |
Red Bull | 1:38.491 | 27 |
| 2 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull | +0.454s | 19 |
| 3 |  Valtteri Bottas |
Mercedes | +0.961s | 29 |
| 4 |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | +1.052s | 26 |
| 5 |  Esteban Ocon |
Force India | +1.611s | 26 |
| 6 |  Kevin Magnussen |
Haas | +1.744s | 21 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari | +1.926s | 24 |
| 8 |  Sebastian Vettel |
Ferrari | +1.962s | 21 |
| 9 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Renault | +2.097s | 21 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean |
Haas | +2.172s | 24 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly |
Toro Rosso | +2.180s | 17 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Renault | +2.532s | 24 |
| 13 |  Sergio Perez |
Force India | +2.584s | 23 |
| 14 |  Brendon Hartley |
Toro Rosso | +2.646s | 26 |
| 15 |  Lance Stroll |
Williams | +3.002s | 22 |
| 16 |  Raffaele Marciello |
Sauber | +3.171s | 24 |
| 17 |  Marcus Ericsson |
Sauber | +3.437s | 22 |
| 18 |  Stoffel Vandoorne |
McLaren | +3.623s | 22 |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso |
McLaren | +3.822s | 16 |
| 20 | Paul di Resta |
Williams | +4.501s | 26 |