2016 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
30 Sep - 02 Oct 2016
Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:32.850 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 1:33.264 |
| 3 | 33 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:33.420 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:33.467 |
| 5 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 1:33.584 |
| 6 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 1:33.632 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Force India Mercedes | 1:34.319 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:34.489 |
| 9 | 22 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren Honda | 1:34.518 |
| 10 | 19 | Felipe MassaMAS | Williams Mercedes | 1:34.671 |
| 11 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams Mercedes | 1:34.577 |
| 12 | 8 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas Ferrari | 1:35.001 |
| 13 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez GUT | Haas Ferrari | 1:35.097 |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Renault | 1:35.277 |
| 15 | 26 | Daniil KvyatKVY | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:35.369 |
| 16 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:35.374 |
| 17 | 9 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber Ferrari | 1:35.816 |
| 18 | 12 | Felipe NasrNAS | Sauber Ferrari | 1:35.949 |
| 19 | 30 | Jolyon PalmerPAL | Renault | 1:35.999 |
| 20 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | MRT Mercedes | 1:36.451 |
| 21 | 94 | Pascal WehrleinWEH | MRT Mercedes | 1:36.587 |
| 22 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren Honda | 1:37.155 |
Note - Alonso penalised 45 grid places for unscheduled power unit element changes.