28/04/2017
NEWS STORY
Full times from today's opening free practice session for the VTB Russian Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:36.074 | 136.163 mph |
| 2 | Bottas | Mercedes | 1:36.119 | 0.045 |
| 3 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:36.681 | 0.607 |
| 4 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:37.174 | 1.100 |
| 5 | Vettel | Ferrari | 1:37.230 | 1.156 |
| 6 | Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:37.290 | 1.216 |
| 7 | Perez | Force India | 1:37.457 | 1.383 |
| 8 | Massa | Williams | 1:37.900 | 1.826 |
| 9 | Stroll | Williams | 1:37.944 | 1.870 |
| 10 | Ocon | Force India | 1:38.065 | 1.991 |
| 11 | Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:38.496 | 2.422 |
| 12 | Magnussen | Haas | 1:38.747 | 2.673 |
| 13 | Alonso | McLaren | 1:38.813 | 2.739 |
| 14 | Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:38.976 | 2.902 |
| 15 | Palmer | Renault | 1:39.158 | 3.084 |
| 16 | Grosjean | Haas | 1:39.533 | 3.459 |
| 17 | Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:39.541 | 3.467 |
| 18 | Wehrlein | Sauber | 1:39.731 | 3.657 |
| 19 | Ericsson | Sauber | 1:40.079 | 4.005 |
| 20 | Sirotkin | Renault | No Time |