10/12/2021
NEWS STORY
Times from today's opening free practice session for the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:25.009 | 138.966 mph |
| 2 | Bottas | Mercedes | 1:25.205 | 0.196 |
| 3 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:25.355 | 0.346 |
| 4 | Perez | Red Bull | 1:25.363 | 0.354 |
| 5 | Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:25.378 | 0.369 |
| 6 | Alonso | Alpine | 1:25.625 | 0.616 |
| 7 | Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:25.822 | 0.813 |
| 8 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:25.846 | 0.837 |
| 9 | Sainz | Ferrari | 1:25.886 | 0.877 |
| 10 | Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:26.007 | 0.998 |
| 11 | Ocon | Alpine | 1:26.025 | 1.016 |
| 12 | Norris | McLaren | 1:26.123 | 1.114 |
| 13 | Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.189 | 1.180 |
| 14 | Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.409 | 1.400 |
| 15 | Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:26.608 | 1.599 |
| 16 | Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:26.676 | 1.667 |
| 17 | Aitken | Williams | 1:27.481 | 2.472 |
| 18 | Latifi | Williams | 1:27.487 | 2.478 |
| 19 | Schumacher | Haas | 1:27.698 | 2.689 |
| 20 | Mazepin | Haas | 1:28.305 | 3.296 |
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