Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Japón 2018
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | 1:28.691 | 25 |
| 2 |  Valtteri Bottas |
Mercedes | +0.446s | 26 |
| 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull | +0.682s | 32 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari | +0.936s | 20 |
| 5 |  Sebastian Vettel |
Ferrari | +0.994s | 20 |
| 6 |  Max Verstappen |
Red Bull | +1.150s | 30 |
| 7 |  Esteban Ocon |
Force India | +1.900s | 28 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean |
Haas | +2.123s | 22 |
| 9 |  Charles Leclerc |
Sauber | +2.238s | 27 |
| 10 |  Marcus Ericsson |
Sauber | +2.382s | 29 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly |
Toro Rosso | +2.382s | 20 |
| 12 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Renault | +2.409s | 23 |
| 13 |  Sergio Perez |
Force India | +2.581s | 29 |
| 14 |  Kevin Magnussen |
Haas | +2.583s | 28 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Renault | +2.727s | 18 |
| 16 |  Lance Stroll |
Williams | +2.817s | 27 |
| 17 |  Brendon Hartley |
Toro Rosso | +3.217s | 23 |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso |
McLaren | +3.343s | 21 |
| 19 |  Sergey Sirotkin |
Williams | +3.822s | 26 |