Piastri continued his Free Practice 1 form, topping the second session on the first day of action at Imola.
Pierre Gasly was the surprise packet for Alpine in third, setting a time within a quarter of a second of the leading Australian.
While Gasly was at the pointy end, his new teammate Franco Colapinto was 13th and half a second away.
Hometown hero Kimi Antonelli was only 18th for Mercedes while his teammate George Russell continued to show promising signs in fourth.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:15.293 | 28 | |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:15.318 | 0.025 | 25 |
| 3 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:15.569 | 0.276 | 29 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:15.693 | 0.4 | 23 |
| 5 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:15.735 | 0.442 | 26 |
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:15.768 | 0.475 | 28 |
| 7 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:15.792 | 0.499 | 22 |
| 8 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:15.827 | 0.534 | 29 |
| 9 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:15.916 | 0.623 | 29 |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:15.934 | 0.641 | 29 |
| 11 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:15.943 | 0.65 | 26 |
| 12 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:16.009 | 0.716 | 26 |
| 13 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:16.044 | 0.751 | 29 |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:16.220 | 0.927 | 21 |
| 15 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:16.255 | 0.962 | 22 |
| 16 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:16.339 | 1.046 | 27 |
| 17 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:16.341 | 1.048 | 23 |
| 18 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:16.406 | 1.113 | 27 |
| 19 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:16.419 | 1.126 | 26 |
| 20 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:16.420 | 1.127 | 24 |
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