2016 FORMULA 1 PIRELLI CHINESE GRAND PRIX
| pos | driver | team | time | gap | laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Ferrari | 1:57.351 | 3 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Williams Mercedes | 1:58.061 | +0.710s | 7 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | PER | Force India Mercedes | 1:58.689 | +1.338s | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:58.800 | +1.449s | 9 |
| 5 | Esteban Gutierrez | GUT | Haas Ferrari | 1:59.526 | +2.175s | 7 |
| 6 | Jolyon Palmer | PAL | Renault | 1:59.677 | +2.326s | 7 |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | MAG | Renault | 1:59.761 | +2.410s | 9 |
| 8 | Pascal Wehrlein | WEH | MRT-Mercedes | 1:59.964 | +2.613s | 8 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | VER | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 2:00.150 | +2.799s | 6 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | HUL | Force India Mercedes | 2:00.158 | +2.807s | 4 |
| 11 | Felipe Nasr | NAS | Sauber Ferrari | 2:00.197 | +2.846s | 8 |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Ferrari | 2:00.812 | +3.461s | 5 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Williams Mercedes | 2:02.438 | +5.087s | 4 |
| 14 | Rio Haryanto | HAR | MRT-Mercedes | 2:02.732 | +5.381s | 5 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | BUT | McLaren Honda | 3 | ||
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | McLaren Honda | 3 | ||
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | Haas Ferrari | 4 | ||
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | KVY | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 4 | ||
| 19 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Mercedes | 2 | ||
| 20 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 3 | ||
| 21 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Mercedes | 2 | ||
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | ERI | Sauber Ferrari | 1 |