Max Verstappen ended the first practice session from the Jeddah Corniche Circuit as the fastest driver, and was the only driver to drop into the 1:29s.
The two-time World Champion headed Sergio Perez and Aston Martin Fernando Alonso, who starred last time out in Bahrain.
READ MORE: F1 2023 Saudi Arabian GP – Session Report
The second Aston Martin driver, Lance Stroll, was fourth fastest.
Mercedes, who left the season-opening race in Bahrain dejected, was fifth and sixth with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton respectively.
Charles Leclerc ended the session in 11th and will take a 10-place grid penalty for the race due to taking on a third Control Electronics unit.
Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |||
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1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.617 | |||||
2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:30.100 | 0.483 | ||||
3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:30.315 | 0.698 | ||||
4 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.577 | 0.960 | ||||
5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:30.771 | 1.154 | ||||
6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.787 | 1.170 | ||||
7 | Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:30.924 | 1.307 | ||||
8 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:30.947 | 1.332 | ||||
9 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:31.030 | 1.413 | ||||
10 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:31.110 | 1.493 | ||||
11 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.118 | 1.501 | ||||
12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:31.181 | 1.564 | ||||
13 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:31.450 | 1.833 | ||||
14 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:31.491 | 1.874 | ||||
15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:31.552 | 1.935 | ||||
16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:31.566 | 1.949 | ||||
17 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:31.922 | 2.305 | ||||
18 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.970 | 2.353 | ||||
19 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.986 | 2.369 | ||||
20 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32.149 | 2.532 |
Keyword: F1 2023 Saudi Arabian GP – FP1 Results