Uitslag 1e vrije training GP China
 | Pedro de la Rosa was de snelste coureur op de baan tijdens de eerste vrije training in Shanghai en was meer dan twee seconden sneller dan beide Ferrari-coureurs en Ricardo Zonta. Giancarlo Fisichella zette zijn Renault in de grindbak en moest uitstappen. |
| pos | coureur | team | tijd | aantal ronden |
| 1 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1:33.463 | 20 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:35.303 | 13 |
| 3 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 1:35.373 | 24 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:35.481 | 5 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:35.494 | 12 |
| 6 | Juan-Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:35.521 | 9 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:35.605 | 9 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:35.945 | 13 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:36.089 | 10 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:36.096 | 11 |
| 11 | Antonion Pizzonia | Williams | 1:36.208 | 12 |
| 12 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:36.829 | 11 |
| 13 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:36.866 | 13 |
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Red Bull | 1:37.119 | 24 |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:37.123 | 11 |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:37.143 | 5 |
| 17 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:37.490 | 8 |
| 18 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 1:37.688 | 7 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:37.764 | 9 |
| 20 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 1:38.308 | 15 |
| 21 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 1:39.088 | 11 |
| 22 | Nicolas Kiesa | Jordan | 1:39.687 | 21 |
| 23 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi | 1:40.724 | 14 |
| 24 | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 1:40.787 | 13 |