Max Verstappen was on top after the opening 60-minute practice session in Canada while Fernando Alonso flattered to deceive.
| Pos | Num | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 27 | 1:15.158 | |
| 2 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Ferrari | 34 | 1:15.404 | +0.246s |
| 3 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 31 | 1:15.531 | +0.373s |
| 4 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 32 | 1:15.619 | +0.461s |
| 5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Scuderia Ferrari | 30 | 1:15.666 | +0.508s |
| 6 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes-AMG F1 Team | 29 | 1:15.822 | +0.664s |
| 7 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin F1 Team | 32 | 1:15.877 | +0.719s |
| 8 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG F1 Team | 27 | 1:15.877 | +0.719s |
| 9 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin F1 Team | 33 | 1:16.041 | +0.883s |
| 10 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren F1 Team | 29 | 1:16.083 | +0.925s |
| 11 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 29 | 1:16.165 | +1.007s |
| 12 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren F1 Team | 17 | 1:16.211 | +1.053s |
| 13 | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams Racing | 29 | 1:16.308 | +1.150s |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 33 | 1:16.322 | +1.164s |
| 15 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 26 | 1:16.421 | +1.263s |
| 16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo F1 Team | 27 | 1:16.426 | +1.268s |
| 17 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo F1 Team | 30 | 1:17.152 | +1.994s |
| 18 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 25 | 1:17.223 | +2.065s |
| 19 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Racing | 33 | 1:17.241 | +2.083s |
| 20 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 31 | 1:17.555 | +2.397s |
