27/08/2016
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:46.744 | 146.780 mph |
| 2 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:46.893 | 0.149 |
| 3 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:46.910 | 0.166 |
| 4 | Vettel | Ferrari | 1:47.108 | 0.364 |
| 5 | Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:47.216 | 0.472 |
| 6 | Perez | Force India | 1:47.407 | 0.663 |
| 7 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:47.543 | 0.799 |
| 8 | Bottas | Williams | 1:47.612 | 0.868 |
| 9 | Button | McLaren | 1:48.114 | 1.370 |
| 10 | Massa | Williams | 1:48.263 | 1.519 |
| 11 | Grosjean | Haas | 1:48.316 | |
| 12 | Magnussen | Renault | 1:48.485 | |
| 13 | Gutierrez | Haas | 1:48.598 | |
| 14 | Palmer | Renault | 1:48.888 | |
| 15 | Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:49.038 | |
| 16 | Wehrlein | Manor | 1:49.320 | |
| 17 | Nasr | Sauber | 1:48.949 | |
| 18 | Ocon | Manor | 1:49.050 | |
| 19 | Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:49.058 | |
| 20 | Ericsson | Sauber | 1:49.071 | |
| 21 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:50.033 | |
| 22 | Alonso | McLaren | No Time |