Valtteri Bottas fue el mas rápido del día en Catalunya al finalizar el primer día de Entrenamientos Libres del GP de España.El piloto finlandés se quedó con el mejor registo del día obtenido en el primer ensayo. Lo escoltaron Lewis Hamilton y Sebastian Vettel.
En la segunda salida el tetracampeón se quedó con la mejor vuelta escoltado por ambos pilotos de Red Bull, Daniel Ricciardo y Max Verstappen.
Así quedaron los dos entrenamientos.
Práctica 1.
| POS | PILOT | TIEMPO | DIF. | VTAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:18.148 | 32 | ||
| 2 | 1:18.997 | +0.849s | 22 | |
| 3 | 1:19.098 | +0.950s | 24 | |
| 4 | 1:19.187 | +1.039s | 26 | |
| 5 | 1:19.499 | +1.351s | 19 | |
| 6 | 1:19.858 | +1.710s | 26 | |
| 7 | 1:19.871 | +1.723s | 11 | |
| 8 | 1:19.906 | +1.758s | 24 | |
| 9 | 1:20.083 | +1.935s | 28 | |
| 10 | 1:20.508 | +2.360s | 29 | |
| 11 | 1:20.637 | +2.489s | 28 | |
| 12 | 1:20.665 | +2.517s | 23 | |
| 13 | 1:20.924 | +2.776s | 36 | |
| 14 | 1:20.984 | +2.836s | 18 | |
| 15 | 1:21.053 | +2.905s | 28 | |
| 16 | 1:21.144 | +2.996s | 27 | |
| 17 | 1:21.159 | +3.011s | 26 | |
| 18 | 1:21.373 | +3.225s | 28 | |
| 19 | 1:21.510 | +3.362s | 24 | |
| 20 | 1:22.756 | +4.608s | 15 |
Práctica 2.
| POS | PILOTO | TIEMPO | DIF | VTAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:18.259 | 39 | ||
| 2 | 1:18.392 | +0.133s | 41 | |
| 3 | 1:18.533 | +0.274s | 39 | |
| 4 | 1:18.585 | +0.326s | 34 | |
| 5 | 1:18.611 | +0.352s | 39 | |
| 6 | 1:18.829 | +0.570s | 16 | |
| 7 | 1:19.579 | +1.320s | 24 | |
| 8 | 1:19.643 | +1.384s | 39 | |
| 9 | 1:19.722 | +1.463s | 32 | |
| 10 | 1:19.962 | +1.703s | 28 | |
| 11 | 1:20.024 | +1.765s | 38 | |
| 12 | 1:20.035 | +1.776s | 35 | |
| 13 | 1:20.183 | +1.924s | 43 | |
| 14 | 1:20.373 | +2.114s | 32 | |
| 15 | 1:20.501 | +2.242s | 37 | |
| 16 | 1:20.514 | +2.255s | 29 | |
| 17 | 1:20.672 | +2.413s | 31 | |
| 18 | 1:21.265 | +3.006s | 34 | |
| 19 | 1:21.556 | +3.297s | 35 | |
| 20 | 1:22.060 | +3.801s | 36 |
