Oscar Piastri was the fastest driver for McLaren, heading his teammate Lando Norris in an uber tight session.
Just under one tenth of a second covered the top five, which was rounded out by Carlos Sainz (Williams), George Russell (Mercedes), and Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari).
On his Formula 1 return, Franco Colapinto was 17th for Alpine while his teammate Pierre Gasly showed promising signs in sixth. The Argentine wound up 0.8s off the chart-topping pace set by Piastri.
| Pos | Num | Driver | Team | Lap | Diff | Laps |
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:16.545 | 23 | |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:16.577 | 0.032 | 23 |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | WIlliams | 1:16.597 | 0.052 | 19 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:16.599 | 0.054 | 26 |
| 5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:16.641 | 0.096 | 22 |
| 6 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:16.696 | 0.151 | 21 |
| 7 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:16.905 | 0.36 | 15 |
| 8 | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:16.922 | 0.377 | 21 |
| 9 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:16.925 | 0.38 | 23 |
| 10 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:16.998 | 0.453 | 23 |
| 11 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:17.032 | 0.487 | 23 |
| 12 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:17.077 | 0.532 | 23 |
| 13 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:17.094 | 0.549 | 23 |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:17.121 | 0.576 | 22 |
| 15 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:17.286 | 0.741 | 22 |
| 16 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:17.356 | 0.811 | 18 |
| 17 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:17.373 | 0.828 | 21 |
| 18 | 87 | Ollie Bearman | Haas | 1:17.446 | 0.901 | 20 |
| 19 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:17.641 | 1.096 | 19 |
| 20 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:17.662 | 1.117 | 20 |
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