2016 FORMULA 1 EMIRATES JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
07 - 09 Oct 2016
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 1:30.647 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:30.660 |
| 3 | 33 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:31.178 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:31.240 |
| 5 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Force India Mercedes | 1:31.961 |
| 6 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 1:31.028 |
| 7 | 8 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas Ferrari | 1:31.961 |
| 8 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 1:30.949 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:32.142 |
| 10 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez GUT | Haas Ferrari | 1:32.547 |
| 11 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams Mercedes | 1:32.315 |
| 12 | 19 | Felipe MassaMAS | Williams Mercedes | 1:32.380 |
| 13 | 26 | Daniil KvyatKVY | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:32.623 |
| 14 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:32.685 |
| 15 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren Honda | 1:32.689 |
| 16 | 30 | Jolyon PalmerPAL | Renault | 1:32.807 |
| 17 | 20 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Renault | 1:33.023 |
| 18 | 9 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber Ferrari | 1:33.222 |
| 19 | 12 | Felipe NasrNAS | Sauber Ferrari | 1:33.332 |
| 20 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | MRT Mercedes | 1:33.353 |
| 21 | 94 | Pascal WehrleinWEH | MRT Mercedes | 1:33.561 |
| 22 | 22 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren Honda | 1:32.851 |
Note - Vettel penalised 3 grid places for causing a collision at previous round. Wehrlein and Raikkonen penalised 5 grid places for unscheduled gearbox changes. Button penalised 35 grid places for unscheduled power unit element changes.