25/09/2020
NEWS STORY
Times from today's opening free practice session for the VTB Russian Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Bottas | Mercedes | 1:34.923 | 137.814 mph |
| 2 | Ricciardo | Renault | 1:35.430 | 0.507 |
| 3 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:35.577 | 0.654 |
| 4 | Perez | Racing Point | 1:35.796 | 0.873 |
| 5 | Stroll | Racing Point | 1:35.965 | 1.042 |
| 6 | Ocon | Renault | 1:36.061 | 1.138 |
| 7 | Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 1:36.230 | 1.307 |
| 8 | Albon | Red Bull | 1:36.254 | 1.331 |
| 9 | Vettel | Ferrari | 1:36.323 | 1.400 |
| 10 | Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:36.706 | 1.783 |
| 11 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:36.896 | 1.973 |
| 12 | Sainz | McLaren | 1:36.970 | 2.047 |
| 13 | Norris | McLaren | 1:37.110 | 2.187 |
| 14 | Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.201 | 2.278 |
| 15 | Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.230 | 2.307 |
| 16 | Magnussen | Haas | 1:37.430 | 2.507 |
| 17 | Russell | Williams | 1:37.595 | 2.672 |
| 18 | Grosjean | Haas | 1:37.649 | 2.726 |
| 19 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.716 | 2.793 |
| 20 | Latifi | Williams | 1:37.784 | 2.861 |