| 1 | 44 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | MercedesMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:46.435 | | 23 |
| 2 | 6 |  ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:46.812 | 0.377 | 32 |
| 3 | 77 |  BOTBottasV Bottas Valtteri Bottas | WilliamsWilliams Martini Racing | Williams FW38 | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:47.096 | 0.661 | 34 |
| 4 | 14 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | McLarenMcLaren Honda | McLaren MP4-31 | Honda RA616H | Pirelli | 1:47.989 | 1.554 | 21 |
| 5 | 5 | VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | FerrariScuderia Ferrari | Ferrari SF16-H | Ferrari 059/5 | Pirelli | 1:48.627 | 2.192 | 26 |
| 6 | 11 |  PERPerezS Perez Sergio Perez | Sahara Force India F1 TeamSahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM09 | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:48.922 | 2.487 | 17 |
| 7 | 22 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenMcLaren Honda | McLaren MP4-31 | Honda RA616H | Pirelli | 1:49.019 | 2.584 | 21 |
| 8 | 19 |  MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | WilliamsWilliams Martini Racing | Williams FW38 | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:49.125 | 2.690 | 22 |
| 9 | 55 | SAISainzC Sainz Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR11 | Ferrari 059/4 | Pirelli | 1:49.267 | 2.832 | 16 |
| 10 | 27 | HULHulkenbergN Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 TeamSahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM09 | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:49.301 | 2.866 | 27 |
| 11 | 8 |  GROGrosjeanR Grosjean Romain Grosjean | HaasHaas F1 Team | Haas VF-16 | Ferrari 059/5 | Pirelli | 1:49.611 | 3.176 | 20 |
| 12 | 7 | RAIRaikkonenK Raikkonen Kimi Raikkonen | FerrariScuderia Ferrari | Ferrari SF16-H | Ferrari 059/5 | Pirelli | 1:49.635 | 3.200 | 16 |
| 13 | 3 |  RICRicciardoD Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB12 | TAG Heuer RB12 | Pirelli | 1:49.778 | 3.343 | 17 |
| 14 | 21 | GUTGutiérrezE Gutiérrez Esteban Gutiérrez | HaasHaas F1 Team | Haas VF-16 | Ferrari 059/5 | Pirelli | 1:50.167 | 3.732 | 25 |
| 15 | 9 |  ERIEricssonM Ericsson Marcus Ericsson | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | Sauber C35 | Ferrari 059/5 | Pirelli | 1:50.473 | 4.038 | 18 |
| 16 | 33 |  VERVerstappenM Verstappen Max Verstappen | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB12 | TAG Heuer RB12 | Pirelli | 1:50.485 | 4.050 | 7 |
| 17 | 26 |  KVYKvyatD Kvyat Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR11 | Ferrari 059/4 | Pirelli | 1:50.551 | 4.116 | 19 |
| 18 | 30 | PALPalmerJ Palmer Jolyon Palmer | Renault Sport F1 TeamRenault Sport F1 Team | Renault R.S.16 | Renault Energy F1-2015 | Pirelli | 1:50.910 | 4.475 | 25 |
| 19 | 20 |  MAGMagnussenK Magnussen Kevin Magnussen | Renault Sport F1 TeamRenault Sport F1 Team | Renault R.S.16 | Renault Energy F1-2015 | Pirelli | 1:50.939 | 4.504 | 27 |
| 20 | 94 | WEHWehrleinP Wehrlein Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Racing MRTManor Racing MRT | Manor MRT05 | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:51.219 | 4.784 | 24 |
| 21 | 12 | NASNasrF Nasr Felipe Nasr | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | Sauber C35 | Ferrari 059/5 | Pirelli | 1:51.771 | 5.336 | 11 |
| 22 | 88 |  HARHaryantoR Haryanto Rio Haryanto | Manor Racing MRTManor Racing MRT | Manor MRT05 | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:51.925 | 5.490 | 28 |
