Championship leader Max Verstappen ended Friday in Canada fastest in both sessions, though the order behind him surprised.
| Pos | Num | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Diff |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 32 | 1:14.127 | |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Scuderia Ferrari | 31 | 1:14.208 | +0.081s |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Ferrari | 31 | 1:14.352 | +0.225s |
| 4 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin F1 Team | 34 | 1:14.442 | +0.315s |
| 5 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 24 | 1:14.543 | +0.416s |
| 6 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 33 | 1:14.879 | +0.752s |
| 7 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes-AMG F1 Team | 30 | 1:14.971 | +0.844s |
| 8 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren F1 Team | 30 | 1:14.987 | +0.860s |
| 9 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren F1 Team | 30 | 1:15.033 | +0.906s |
| 10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 31 | 1:15.119 | +0.992s |
| 11 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 28 | 1:15.167 | +1.040s |
| 12 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin F1 Team | 33 | 1:15.396 | +1.269s |
| 13 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG F1 Team | 24 | 1:15.421 | +1.294s |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 33 | 1:15.499 | +1.372s |
| 15 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 34 | 1:15.516 | +1.389s |
| 16 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo F1 Team | 30 | 1:15.526 | +1.399s |
| 17 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 37 | 1:15.567 | +1.440s |
| 18 | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams Racing | 29 | 1:16.171 | +2.044s |
| 19 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Racing | 26 | 1:16.509 | +2.382s |
| 20 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo F1 Team | 3 |
