The first practice session for Round 7 of the 2017 F1 season, the Canadian Grand Prix, took place at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.
Lewis Hamilton was fastest with a 1:13.809. Sebastian Vettel finished second, 0.198s behind, while Valtteri Bottas was third. The gaps from the leader to second and third were 0.198s and 0.237s respectively.
The top five were Lewis Hamilton in first, Sebastian Vettel second, Valtteri Bottas third, Kimi Räikkönen fourth and Sergio Pérez fifth. Practice sessions award no points, and teams may follow different run plans, so the timesheet represents only the official results of this session.
Mercedes occupied first and third, Ferrari second and fourth, and Force India fifth and sixth.
Lewis Hamilton and Lance Stroll each completed 36 laps, the most in the session. Carlos Sainz recorded one lap, the fewest.
Carlos Sainz did not record a timed lap.
| Position | Driver | Team | Lap Time/Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:13.809 | 36 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +0.198s | 28 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +0.237s | 21 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +0.421s | 28 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | +0.769s | 34 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | +0.976s | 35 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +1.052s | 19 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Williams | +1.297s | 31 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +1.632s | 23 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | +1.849s | 26 |
| 11 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | +2.134s | 29 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +2.424s | 25 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Williams | +2.504s | 36 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | +2.536s | 18 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | +2.664s | 27 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +2.712s | 13 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +2.996s | 24 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | +3.195s | 26 |
| 19 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | +3.797s | 28 |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | No time | 1 |
