08/10/2021
NEWS STORY
Times from today's opening free practice session for the Rolex Turkish Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:24.178 | 141.852 mph |
| 2 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:24.603 | 0.425 |
| 3 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:24.654 | 0.476 |
| 4 | Bottas | Mercedes | 1:24.842 | 0.664 |
| 5 | Sainz | Ferrari | 1:24.860 | 0.682 |
| 6 | Ocon | Alpine | 1:24.909 | 0.731 |
| 7 | Norris | McLaren | 1:25.347 | 1.169 |
| 8 | Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:25.382 | 1.204 |
| 9 | Alonso | Alpine | 1:25.383 | 1.205 |
| 10 | Perez | Red Bull | 1:25.459 | 1.281 |
| 11 | Russell | Williams | 1:25.685 | 1.507 |
| 12 | Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:25.750 | 1.572 |
| 13 | Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:25.810 | 1.632 |
| 14 | Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.813 | 1.635 |
| 15 | Latifi | Williams | 1:25.863 | 1.685 |
| 16 | Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.933 | 1.755 |
| 17 | Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:26.361 | 2.183 |
| 18 | Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:26.424 | 2.246 |
| 19 | Schumacher | Haas | 1:26.636 | 2.458 |
| 20 | Mazepin | Haas | 1:27.019 | 2.841 |
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