紧张刺激的第一轮复赛在2018年8月5日下午14点整准时拉开了战幕。观众最期待的拼抢1号弯发生大量事故的壮举却没有如期到来，只有少数车手发生轻微碰撞。由此看来，车手们把比赛的安全放在了首位，确保自身稳定发挥。（据当日某些车迷表示：每组前排车手都保留了最强实力为晋级32强做准备，没有把“裤裆”掏干净……）
比赛当日共计31位车手参赛争夺第1、2、3组晋级100的名额。ID：gtr1944车手以1：38：690的惊人成绩拿下了比赛当日正赛排位的最快杆位。
当日比赛最快排位成绩：
- ID：gtr1994 圈速：1：38：690
当日正赛最快单圈成绩：
- ID：gtr1994 圈速：1：39：013
当日参赛车手战况如下
第1组排位成绩：
| Rank | Driver | Fastest lap | Cuts |
| 1 | Dipsy | 01:39.064 | 0 |
| 2 | Mr.Z | 01:39.139 | 1 |
| 3 | V8engine | 01:39.251 | 0 |
| 4 | Kimi-LHY | 01:40.598 | 4 |
| 5 | nfschao | 01:40.842 | 1 |
| 6 | one:one | 01:41.519 | 2 |
| 7 | L.Liu | 01:41.644 | 0 |
| 8 | lizhe | 01:44.518 | 3 |
| 9 | Dante | 01:44.698 | 6 |
| 10 | New Star CX | 01:45.069 | 1 |
| 11 | AirZcm | 01:47.378 | 2 |
第1组正赛冲线成绩：
| Rank | Driver | Total time | Gap to 1st | Fastest lap | Pit stops | Cuts |
| 1 | Dipsy | 20:03.689 | 01:39.252 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | V8engine | 20:09.473 | 5.784 | 01:39.699 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mr.Z | 20:10.021 | 6.332 | 01:39.458 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Kimi-LHY | 20:26.936 | 23.247 | 01:40.879 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | L.Liu | 20:35.438 | 31.749 | 01:41.350 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | nfschao | 20:46.264 | 42.575 | 01:42.557 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | one:one | 20:58.123 | 54.434 | 01:41.921 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | lizhe | 20:58.279 | 54.59 | 01:42.264 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | New Star CX | 21:44.154 | 100.465 | 01:43.854 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Dante | 20:08.769 | +1 lap | 01:43.171 | 0 | 0 |
第2组排位成绩：
| Rank | Driver | Fastest lap | Cuts |
| 1 | gtr1994 | 01:38.690 | 5 |
| 2 | CHANG.WEI | 01:39.441 | 1 |
| 3 | SoybeanMilk | 01:39.885 | 0 |
| 4 | KSauce | 01:40.595 | 1 |
| 5 | AllenTse | 01:40.801 | 3 |
| 6 | kuiye5880 | 01:40.969 | 3 |
| 7 | Cream17 CC | 01:41.053 | 2 |
| 8 | infohw | 01:41.144 | 3 |
| 9 | Cockroach | 01:41.166 | 1 |
| 10 | Heiyoo | 01:42.618 | 3 |
第2组正赛冲线成绩：
| Rank | Driver | Total time | Gap to 1st | Fastest lap | Pit stops | Cuts |
| 1 | gtr1994 | 21:36.817 | 01:39.013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | CHANG.WEI | 21:50.021 | 13.204 | 01:39.799 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | SoybeanMilk | 21:55.101 | 18.284 | 01:39.724 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Cream17 CC | 22:16.777 | 39.96 | 01:41.348 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | kuiye5880 | 22:17.821 | 41.004 | 01:41.148 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | AllenTse | 22:19.371 | 42.554 | 01:41.069 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cockroach | 22:23.922 | 47.105 | 01:41.546 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Heiyoo | 23:00.682 | 83.865 | 01:43.211 | 0 | 0 |
| DNF | KSauce | –.–.— | 01:41.482 | 0 | 0 |
第3组排位成绩：
| Rank | Driver | Fastest lap | Cuts |
| 1 | KochiyaSanae | 01:39.170 | 1 |
| 2 | RX7FDWind | 01:39.465 | 0 |
| 3 | sunpaopao | 01:40.030 | 0 |
| 4 | Ducati | 01:40.338 | 1 |
| 5 | RoboSnake | 01:40.888 | 1 |
| 6 | Carrycao | 01:42.589 | 1 |
| 7 | MSC60X | 01:42.772 | 5 |
| 8 | JT Li | 01:43.840 | 2 |
| 9 | flywings | 01:43.928 | 2 |
| 10 | LinShufeng | 01:43.411 | 6 |
第3组正赛冲线成绩：
| Rank | Driver | Total time | Gap to 1st | Fastest lap | Pit stops | Cuts |
| 1 | KochiyaSanae | 20:05.421 | 01:39.496 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | RX7FDWind | 20:09.071 | 3.65 | 01:39.720 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ducati | 20:23.042 | 17.621 | 01:40.743 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | RoboSnake | 20:29.992 | 24.571 | 01:40.785 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | sunpaopao | 20:39.130 | 33.709 | 01:41.815 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MSC60X | 20:53.758 | 48.337 | 01:42.464 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | flywings | 21:03.991 | 58.57 | 01:42.805 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | JT Li | 21:23.102 | 77.681 | 01:42.672 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Carrycao | 21:27.871 | 82.45 | 01:42.687 | 0 | 0 |
在此首先恭喜比赛日第一天每组前6名车手提前晋级100强，每组第7位车手将进入复活赛的”大逃杀”名单中。
1、2、3组复活赛名单：
| 车手号 | ID | 正赛用时 | 正赛最快圈速 | |
| 组1第七 | 223 | one:one | 20:58.123 | 01:41.921 |
| 组2第七 | 72 | Cockroach | 22:23.922 | 01:41.546 |
| 组3第七 | 111 | flywings | 21:03.991 | 01:42.805 |