The first practice session for Round 9 of the 2017 F1 season, the Austrian Grand Prix, took place at the Red Bull Ring.
Lewis Hamilton was fastest with a 1:05.975. Max Verstappen finished second, 0.190s behind, while Valtteri Bottas was third. The gaps from the leader to second and third were 0.190s and 0.370s respectively.
The top five were Lewis Hamilton in first, Max Verstappen second, Valtteri Bottas third, Sebastian Vettel fourth and Daniel Ricciardo 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, Red Bull second and fifth, and Ferrari fourth and sixth.
Esteban Ocon completed the most laps with 39, while Marcus Ericsson recorded the fewest with 12.
Marcus Ericsson ended the session at +4.878s, 4.878s behind the fastest time.
| Position | Driver | Team | Lap Time/Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:05.975 | 38 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.190s | 23 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +0.370s | 35 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +0.449s | 28 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +0.645s | 32 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +0.873s | 24 |
| 7 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | +1.308s | 31 |
| 8 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | +1.462s | 31 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +1.535s | 28 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | +1.536s | 39 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Williams | +1.575s | 29 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1.619s | 30 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | +1.658s | 32 |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | +1.674s | 31 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Williams | +2.066s | 35 |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | +2.099s | 20 |
| 17 | Sergey Sirotkin | Renault | +2.611s | 27 |
| 18 | Alfonso Celis | Force India | +3.305s | 15 |
| 19 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | +3.348s | 29 |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +4.878s | 12 |
