Full results from Free Practice 1 for the French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard, round 7 of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

2021 French Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:33.448s 24
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:33.783s + 0.335s 21
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:33.880s + 0.432s 23
4 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:34.193s + 0.745s 25
5 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:34.329s + 0.881s 25
6 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:34.644s + 1.196s 24
7 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:34.693s + 1.245s 21
8 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:34.699s + 1.251s 20
9 Lando Norris McLaren 1:34.707s + 1.259s 21
10 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:34.847s + 1.399s 22
11 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:34.950s + 1.502s 24
12 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:35.116s + 1.668s 23
13 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:35.135s + 1.687s 20
14 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:35.275s + 1.827s 23
15 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:35.289s + 1.841s 16
16 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:35.342s + 1.894s 24
17 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:35.612s + 2.164s 22
18 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:36.651s + 3.203s 24
19 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:37.329s + 3.881s 14
20 Roy Nissany Williams 1:37.881s + 4.433s 16

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