| 1 | 44 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | MercedesMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:44.352 | | 17 |
| 2 | 6 |  ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:44.610 | +0.258s | 22 |
| 3 | 27 | HULHulkenbergN Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 TeamSahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM09 | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:45.540 | +1.188s | 18 |
| 4 | 3 |  RICRicciardoD Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB12 | TAG Heuer RB12 | Pirelli | 1:45.620 | +1.268s | 13 |
| 5 | 5 | VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | FerrariScuderia Ferrari | Ferrari SF16-H | Ferrari 059/5 | Pirelli | 1:45.630 | +1.278s | 20 |
| 6 | 11 |  PERPerezS Perez Sergio Perez | Sahara Force India F1 TeamSahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM09 | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:45.735 | +1.383s | 17 |
| 7 | 33 |  VERVerstappenM Verstappen Max Verstappen | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB12 | TAG Heuer RB12 | Pirelli | 1:45.901 | +1.549s | 14 |
| 8 | 22 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenMcLaren Honda | McLaren MP4-31 | Honda RA616H | Pirelli | 1:45.954 | +1.602s | 17 |
| 9 | 26 |  KVYKvyatD Kvyat Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR11 | Ferrari 059/4 | Pirelli | 1:45.981 | +1.629s | 19 |
| 10 | 7 |  RAIRaikkonenK Raikkonen Kimi Raikkonen | FerrariScuderia Ferrari | Ferrari SF16-H | Ferrari 059/5 | Pirelli | 1:46.024 | +1.672s | 16 |
| 11 | 14 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | McLarenMcLaren Honda | McLaren MP4-31 | Honda RA616H | Pirelli | 1:46.131 | +1.779s | 16 |
| 12 | 55 | SAISainzC Sainz Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR11 | Ferrari 059/4 | Pirelli | 1:46.190 | +1.838s | 17 |
| 13 | 8 |  GROGrosjeanR Grosjean Romain Grosjean | HaasHaas F1 Team | Haas VF-16 | Ferrari 059/5 | Pirelli | 1:46.361 | +2.009s | 21 |
| 14 | 19 |  MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | WilliamsWilliams Martini Racing | Williams FW38 | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:46.510 | +2.158s | 20 |
| 15 | 21 | GUTGutiérrezE Gutiérrez Esteban Gutiérrez | HaasHaas F1 Team | Haas VF-16 | Ferrari 059/5 | Pirelli | 1:46.670 | +2.318s | 21 |
| 16 | 20 |  MAGMagnussenK Magnussen Kevin Magnussen | Renault Sport F1 TeamRenault Sport F1 Team | Renault R.S.16 | Renault Energy F1-2015 | Pirelli | 1:47.024 | +2.672s | 16 |
| 17 | 94 | WEHWehrleinP Wehrlein Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Racing MRTManor Racing MRT | Manor MRT05 | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:47.100 | +2.748s | 19 |
| 18 | 30 | PALPalmerJ Palmer Jolyon Palmer | Renault Sport F1 TeamRenault Sport F1 Team | Renault R.S.16 | Renault Energy F1-2015 | Pirelli | 1:47.158 | +2.806s | 18 |
| 19 | 9 |  ERIEricssonM Ericsson Marcus Ericsson | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | Sauber C35 | Ferrari 059/5 | Pirelli | 1:47.328 | +2.976s | 14 |
| 20 | 12 | NASNasrF Nasr Felipe Nasr | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | Sauber C35 | Ferrari 059/5 | Pirelli | 1:47.379 | +3.027s | 18 |
| 21 | 88 |  HARHaryantoR Haryanto Rio Haryanto | Manor Racing MRTManor Racing MRT | Manor MRT05 | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | 1:47.556 | +3.204s | 18 |
| 22 | 77 | BOTBottasV Bottas Valtteri Bottas | WilliamsWilliams Martini Racing | Williams FW38 | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Pirelli | | | 1 |
