The first practice session for Round 8 of the 2017 F1 season, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, took place at the Baku City Circuit.
Max Verstappen was fastest with a 1:44.410. Daniel Ricciardo finished second, 0.470s behind, while Sebastian Vettel was third. The gaps from the leader to second and third were 0.470s and 0.557s respectively.
The top five were Max Verstappen in first, Daniel Ricciardo second, Sebastian Vettel third, Sergio Pérez fourth and Lewis Hamilton fifth. Practice sessions award no points, and teams may follow different run plans, so the timesheet represents only the official results of this session.
Red Bull occupied first and second, Ferrari third and ninth, and Force India fourth and seventh.
Lance Stroll completed the most laps with 28, while Daniil Kvyat recorded the fewest with 11.
Marcus Ericsson ended the session at +5.527s, 5.527s behind the fastest time.
| Position | Driver | Team | Lap Time/Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:44.410 | 19 |
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +0.470s | 22 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +0.557s | 20 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | +0.988s | 16 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +1.087s | 16 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +1.327s | 19 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | +1.342s | 24 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Williams | +1.558s | 25 |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +1.590s | 18 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | +2.207s | 11 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Williams | +2.239s | 28 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +2.311s | 23 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | +2.427s | 22 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | +2.807s | 21 |
| 15 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | +3.036s | 22 |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | +3.091s | 13 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +3.141s | 20 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | +4.115s | 15 |
| 19 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | +4.638s | 19 |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +5.527s | 21 |
