2016 FORMULA 1 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
26 - 28 Aug 2016
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 1:46.744 |
| 2 | 33 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:46.893 |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 1:46.910 |
| 4 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 1:47.108 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:47.216 |
| 6 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Force India Mercedes | 1:47.407 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:47.543 |
| 8 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams Mercedes | 1:47.612 |
| 9 | 22 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren Honda | 1:48.114 |
| 10 | 19 | Felipe MassaMAS | Williams Mercedes | 1:48.263 |
| 11 | 8 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas Ferrari | 1:48.316 |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Renault | 1:48.485 |
| 13 | 30 | Jolyon PalmerPAL | Renault | 1:48.888 |
| 14 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:49.038 |
| 15 | 94 | Pascal WehrleinWEH | MRT Mercedes | 1:49.320 |
| 16 | 12 | Felipe NasrNAS | Sauber Ferrari | 1:48.949 |
| 17 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | MRT Mercedes | 1:49.050 |
| 18 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez GUT | Haas Ferrari | 1:48.598 |
| 19 | 26 | Daniil KvyatKVY | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:49.058 |
| 20 | 9 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber Ferrari | 1:49.071 |
| 21 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:50.033 |
| 22 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren Honda |
Note - Ericsson penalised 10 grid places, Alonso 60 places, Hamilton 55 places, all for unscheduled power unit element changes. Hamilton penalised a further 5 places for an unscheduled gearbox change. Gutierrez penalised 5 places for impeding Wehrlein in FP3. Alonso failed to set a time within the Q1 107% requirement - races at stewards' discretion.