2016 FORMULA 1 PIRELLI CHINESE GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING
15 - 17 Apr 2016
Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 1:37.669 | 1:36.240 | 1:35.402 | 16 |
| 2 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:37.672 | 1:36.815 | 1:35.917 | 13 |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 1:37.347 | 1:36.118 | 1:35.972 | 13 |
| 4 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 1:37.001 | 1:36.183 | 1:36.246 | 10 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams Mercedes | 1:37.537 | 1:36.831 | 1:36.296 | 13 |
| 6 | 26 | Daniil KvyatKVY | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:37.719 | 1:36.948 | 1:36.399 | 14 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Force India Mercedes | 1:38.096 | 1:37.149 | 1:36.865 | 15 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:37.656 | 1:37.204 | 1:36.881 | 15 |
| 9 | 33 | Max VerstappenVER | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:38.181 | 1:37.265 | 1:37.194 | 15 |
| 10 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:38.165 | 1:37.333 | 10 | |
| 11 | 19 | Felipe MassaMAS | Williams Mercedes | 1:38.016 | 1:37.347 | 9 | |
| 12 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren Honda | 1:38.451 | 1:38.826 | 11 | |
| 13 | 22 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren Honda | 1:37.593 | 1:39.093 | 11 | |
| 14 | 8 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas Ferrari | 1:38.425 | 1:39.830 | 13 | |
| 15 | 9 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber Ferrari | 1:38.321 | 1:40.742 | 11 | |
| 16 | 12 | Felipe NasrNAS | Sauber Ferrari | 1:38.654 | 1:42.430 | 11 | |
| 17 | 20 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Renault | 1:38.673 | 9 | ||
| 18 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez GUT | Haas Ferrari | 1:38.770 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 30 | Jolyon PalmerPAL | Renault | 1:39.528 | 9 | ||
| 20 | 88 | Rio HaryantoHAR | MRT Mercedes | 1:40.264 | 9 | ||
| NC | 94 | Pascal WehrleinWEH | MRT Mercedes | DNF | 2 | ||
| NC | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | DNF | 3 |
Q1 107% time - 1:43.791 Note - Wehrlein and Hamilton failed to set qualifying times within the Q1 107% requirement - race at the stewards' discretion.