O finlandês Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) foi o mais rápido nos treinos livres para o GP da Rússia, em Sochi, décima etapa da temporada. Bottas fez o melhor tempo nos dois treinos livres, fazendo o tempo de 1m33s519, no segundo treino.
LÁder do campeonato o britânico Lewis Hamilton, parceiro de Bottas na Mercedes, marcou o segundo melhor tempo.
O australiano Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) terminou em terceiro, seguido pelo espanhol Carlos Sainz Jr. (McLaren).
Tempos, primeiro treino livre:
1 – Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) – 1’34″923 – 13 voltas
2 – Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) – 1’35″430 – 22
3 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull-Honda) – 1’35″577 – 22
4 – Sergio Perez (Racing Point-Mercedes) – 1’35″796 – 23
5 – Lance Stroll (Racing Point-Mercedes) – 1’35″965 – 21
6 – Esteban Ocon (Renault) – 1’36″061 – 23
7 – Daniil Kvyat (Alpha Tauri-Honda) – 1’36″230 – 22
8 – Alexander Albon (Red Bull-Honda) – 1’36″254 – 24
9 – Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) – 1’36″323 – 23
10 – Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri-Honda) – 1’36″706 – 25
11 – Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1’36″896 – 23
12 – Carlos Sainz (McLaren-Renault) – 1’36″970 – 8
13 – Lando Norris (McLaren-Renault) – 1’37″110 – 28
14 – Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) – 1’37″201 – 17
15 – Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) – 1’37″230 – 23
16 – Kevin Magnussen (Haas-Ferrari) – 1’37″430 – 22
17 – George Russell (Williams-Mercedes) – 1’37″595 – 24
18 – Romain Grosjean (Haas-Ferrari) – 1’37″649 – 24
19 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1’37″716 – 18
20 – Nicholas Latifi (Williams-Mercedes) – 1’37″784 – 11
Tempos, segundo treino livre:
1 – Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) – 1’33″519 – 37 voltas
2 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1’33″786 – 33
3 – Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) – 1’34″577 – 27
4 – Carlos Sainz (McLaren-Renault) – 1’34″723 – 36
5 – Lando Norris (McLaren-Renault) – 1’34″847 – 33
6 – Sergio Perez (Racing Point-Mercedes) – 1’34″890 – 35
7 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull-Honda) – 1’35″048 – 30
8 – Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1’35″052 – 35
9 – Esteban Ocon (Renault) – 1’35″139 – 28
10 – Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) – 1’35″183 – 35
11 – Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri-Honda) – 1’35″210 – 35
12 – Alexander Albon (Red Bull-Honda) – 1’35″242 – 31
13 – Daniil Kvyat (Alpha Tauri-Honda) – 1’35″461 – 37
14 – Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) – 1’35″516 – 33
15 – Nicholas Latifi (Williams-Mercedes) – 1’35″563 – 31
16 – George Russell (Williams-Mercedes) – 1’35″575 – 30
17 – Lance Stroll (Racing Point-Mercedes) – 1’35″627 – 34
18 – Kevin Magnussen (Haas-Ferrari) – 1’35″729 – 32
19 – Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) – 1’36″053 – 36
20 – Romain Grosjean (Haas-Ferrari) – 1’36″858 – 32