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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Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.617 | 18 | |||
2 |
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Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:30.100 | 0.483 | 20 | ||
3 |
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Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:30.315 | 0.698 | 22 | ||
4 |
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Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.577 | 0.960 | 20 | ||
5 |
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George Russell | Mercedes | 1:30.771 | 1.154 | 26 | ||
6 |
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Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.787 | 1.170 | 26 | ||
7 |
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Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:30.924 | 1.307 | 23 | ||
8 |
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Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:30.947 | 1.332 | 24 | ||
9 |
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Alex Albon | Williams | 1:31.030 | 1.413 | 23 | ||
10 |
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Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:31.110 | 1.493 | 25 | ||
11 |
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Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.118 | 1.501 | 26 | ||
12 |
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Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:31.181 | 1.564 | 22 | ||
13 |
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Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:31.450 | 1.833 | 29 | ||
14 |
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Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:31.491 | 1.874 | 24 | ||
15 |
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Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:31.552 | 1.935 | 22 | ||
16 |
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Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:31.566 | 1.949 | 23 | ||
17 |
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Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:31.922 | 2.305 | 26 | ||
18 |
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Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.970 | 2.353 | 25 | ||
19 |
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Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.986 | 2.369 | 22 | ||
20 |
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Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32.149 | 2.532 | 21 |