The Dutchman's result was 1 minute 22.109 seconds.
The second place went to Briton Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes (+0.371), and his compatriot Lando Norris from McLaren (+0.822) closed the top three.
Russian Haas racer Nikita Mazepin finished 20th.
Recall that Hamilton and Verstappen scored the same number of points for winning the Formula 1 championship.
The winner will be announced at the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi.
Hamilton has won the championship seven times in his career, while Verstappen has never become a Formula 1 champion.
Earlier, Verstappen said that if he had a Hamilton car, the outcome of the season would have been decided long ago.