Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen in the first practice session for the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday.
The British driver Hamilton's best lap was 0.19 seconds quicker than Verstappen.
Hamilton's teammate, Valtteri Bottas, was third quickest at 0.37 behind. The Finnish driver twice spun his car on the tricky turn one.
Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel, who was fourth, and Kimi Raikkonen, sixth, also had minor problems.
Vettel spun after clipping the kerb at turn one and Raikkonen headed back to the garage early on with tire problems.
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was fifth fastest, as he aims to back up his race win at the Azerbaijan GP two weeks ago with another strong performance.
The picturesque Spielberg track, nestled amid rolling hills and forests, seemed slippery despite warm morning temperatures.
Verstappen, Haas driver Romain Grosjean, and Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz Jr. wobbled on turn one, as did Hamilton late on in the session.
In a rare boost for struggling McLaren, Stoffel Vandoorne and Fernando Alonso placed inside the top 10.
There is a second practice session later on Friday.
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