Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell topped the first free practice session at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand prix, heading McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc at Montmelo.

On a hot Friday afternoon, Russell set a best time of 1m16.363s to head Piastri by two tenths. In a heavily upgraded Ferrari Sf-26, Leclerc was 0.520s behind in third, followed by Red Bull's Max Verstappen and McLaren FP1 driver Leonardo Fornaroli.

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All Stats

Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	Tyres	km/h
1	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	27	1'16.363		S	219.546
2	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	28	+0.203 1'16.566	0.203	S	218.964
3	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	28	+0.520 1'16.883	0.317	S	218.061
4	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	3	Red Bull	Red Bull	29	+0.684 1'17.047	0.164	S	217.597
5	L. Fornaroli McLaren	67	McLaren	Mercedes	22	+0.853 1'17.216	0.169	S	217.120
6	P. Aron Audi	97	Audi	Audi	24	+0.958 1'17.321	0.105	S	216.825
7	L. Lawson Racing Bulls	30	RB	Red Bull	24	+1.109 1'17.472	0.151	S	216.403
8	D. Beganovic Ferrari	38	Ferrari	Ferrari	30	+1.415 1'17.778	0.306	S	215.551
9	A. Lindblad Racing Bulls	41	RB	Red Bull	29	+1.441 1'17.804	0.026	S	215.479
10	F. Colapinto Alpine	43	Alpine	Mercedes	28	+1.530 1'17.893	0.089	S	215.233
11	O. Bearman Haas F1 Team	87	Haas	Ferrari	25	+1.809 1'18.172	0.279	S	214.465
12	G. Bortoleto Audi	5	Audi	Audi	28	+1.846 1'18.209	0.037	S	214.364
13	C. Sainz Williams	55	Williams	Mercedes	27	+1.930 1'18.293	0.084	S	214.134
14	A. Iwasa Red Bull Racing	36	Red Bull	Red Bull	21	+1.935 1'18.298	0.005	S	214.120
15	F. Vesti Mercedes	72	Mercedes	Mercedes	28	+2.002 1'18.365	0.067	S	213.937
16	E. Ocon Haas F1 Team	31	Haas	Ferrari	27	+2.009 1'18.372	0.007	S	213.918
17	P. Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Mercedes	23	+2.145 1'18.508	0.136	S	213.547
18	V. Bottas Cadillac F1 Team	77	Cadillac	Ferrari	23	+2.551 1'18.914	0.406	S	212.448
19	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Honda	23	+3.704 1'20.067	1.153	S	209.389
20	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Honda	21	+3.955 1'20.318	0.251	S	208.735
21	C. Herta Cadillac F1 Team	25	Cadillac	Ferrari	27	+4.334 1'20.697	0.379	S	207.754
22	L. Browning Williams	46	Williams	Mercedes	0
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