2016 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING
18 - 20 Mar 2016
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:25.351 | 1:24.605 | 1:23.837 | 14 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 1:26.934 | 1:24.796 | 1:24.197 | 13 |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 1:26.945 | 1:25.257 | 1:24.675 | 14 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 1:26.579 | 1:25.615 | 1:25.033 | 13 |
| 5 | 33 | Max VerstappenVER | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:26.934 | 1:25.615 | 1:25.434 | 12 |
| 6 | 19 | Felipe MassaMAS | Williams Mercedes | 1:25.918 | 1:25.644 | 1:25.458 | 12 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:27.057 | 1:25.384 | 1:25.582 | 14 |
| 8 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:26.945 | 1:25.599 | 1:25.589 | 15 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Force India Mercedes | 1:26.607 | 1:25.753 | 12 | |
| 10 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:26.550 | 1:25.865 | 14 | |
| 11 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams Mercedes | 1:27.135 | 1:25.961 | 9 | |
| 12 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren Honda | 1:26.537 | 1:26.125 | 9 | |
| 13 | 22 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren Honda | 1:26.740 | 1:26.304 | 9 | |
| 14 | 30 | Jolyon PalmerPAL | Renault | 1:27.241 | 1:27.601 | 12 | |
| 15 | 20 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Renault | 1:27.297 | 1:27.742 | 11 | |
| 16 | 9 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber Ferrari | 1:27.435 | 9 | ||
| 17 | 12 | Felipe NasrNAS | Sauber Ferrari | 1:27.958 | 7 | ||
| 18 | 26 | Daniil KvyatKVY | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:28.006 | 5 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas Ferrari | 1:28.322 | 6 | ||
| 20 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez GUT | Haas Ferrari | 1:29.606 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 88 | Rio HaryantoHAR | MRT Mercedes | 1:29.627 | 3 | ||
| 22 | 94 | Pascal WehrleinWEH | MRT Mercedes | 1:29.642 | 3 |
Q1 107% Time - 1:31.325 Note - Haryanto drops three grid places for pit-lane collision with Grosjean in FP3. Bottas drops five for unscheduled gearbox change.