| Row 1 | 1. Nico Rosberg 1’35.402 Mercedes | |
| 2. Daniel Ricciardo 1’35.917 Red Bull | ||
| Row 2 | 3. Kimi Raikkonen 1’35.972 Ferrari | |
| 4. Sebastian Vettel 1’36.246 Ferrari | ||
| Row 3 | 5. Valtteri Bottas 1’36.296 Williams | |
| 6. Daniil Kvyat 1’36.399 Red Bull | ||
| Row 4 | 7. Sergio Perez 1’36.865 Force India | |
| 8. Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’36.881 Toro Rosso | ||
| Row 5 | 9. Max Verstappen 1’37.194 Toro Rosso | |
| 10. Felipe Massa 1’37.347 Williams | ||
| Row 6 | 11. Fernando Alonso 1’38.826 McLaren | |
| 12. Jenson Button 1’39.093 McLaren | ||
| Row 7 | 13. Nico Hulkenberg* No time Force India | |
| 14. Romain Grosjean 1’39.830 Haas | ||
| Row 8 | 15. Marcus Ericsson 1’40.742 Sauber | |
| 16. Felipe Nasr 1’42.430 Sauber | ||
| Row 9 | 17. Kevin Magnussen 1’38.673 Renault | |
| 18. Esteban Gutierrez 1’38.770 Haas | ||
| Row 10 | 19. Jolyon Palmer 1’39.528 Renault | |
| 20. Rio Haryanto 1’40.264 Manor | ||
| Row 11 | 21. Pascal Wehrlein No time Manor | |
| 22. Lewis Hamilton** No time Mercedes |
*Three-place penalty for unsafe release
**Five-place grid penalty for gearbox change
Malik (@)
16th April 2016, 9:33
the one who took the decision to leave Vettel in the garage is an idiot even if he was Vettel himself
Shreyas Mohanty (@ssm0304)
16th April 2016, 9:35
Disappointing qualifying for Ferrari indeed. Both drivers made the same mistake.
Patrick (@paeschli)
16th April 2016, 9:37
Has Hülkenberg been cleared over his loose tyre?
Michal (@michal2009b)
16th April 2016, 9:44
No. He is under investigation.
BasCB (@bascb)
16th April 2016, 20:46
he has gotten a 3 place grid drop for that @paeschli
Sravan Krishnan (@sravan-pe)
16th April 2016, 9:38
Why did Ferrari risk to not send Vettel out for an initial run in Q3? Just to save a set of the delicate supersofts?
The rears locked for both Kimi and Seb into the hairpin I think.
Great effort by Ricc!
And merc sandwiching the whole grid, and a surprising one at that!
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
16th April 2016, 9:39
I almost got it right with Ricciardo. I must admit I didn’t imagined cars would struggle so much more than in Friday even considering the rain. Tough qualifying for everyone. The q2 yellow run means Rosberg is going to trounce the field if he gets off the line well or get undercut by his 1st stop.
Mashiat (@mashiat)
16th April 2016, 9:40
I have a feeling that Ferrari choking when they have a chance of beating Mercedes may become a theme of 2016
Todfod (@todfod)
17th April 2016, 5:35
It could. It’s been 3 times in 3 races already
just.daz (@nemo87)
16th April 2016, 9:40
Well Liverpool did it earlier this week.. Hoping Lewis can do the same tomorrow!
Tata
16th April 2016, 9:43
For a team that has an engine that is as powerful if not more powerful than that of the Mercedes, that was a big let down by Ferrari when it counted. It’s good Redbull and Bottas showed them how it is done. Had Ferrarri and the pair driving for them made more effort, they would have locked out the front row. Nico’s pole lap wasn’t even great to begin with.
It’s a shame what happened to PW and LH. I was hoping for everyone of the drivers to be positioned on the grid tomorrow based on their personal bests during qualification rather than events beyond their control.
MG421982 (@)
16th April 2016, 9:58
1st time I “hear” that Ferrari’s engine it’s at least as powerful as Mercedes’!! Where did you get that info from? I highly doubt it, anyway.
Solo (@solo)
11th June 2016, 12:38
Both Ferrari and Mercedes claimed as such.
Sviatoslav (@)
16th April 2016, 9:44
That was a great, nearly perfect lap from Rosberg. I wanted Kimi to do better. Alonso clearly didn’t want to race. Hulk is terrible and Perez is WAY better because he doesn’t remove tyres from his wheels.
Michal (@michal2009b)
16th April 2016, 9:46
IMO the new tyre rules are actually helping Mercedes. They could have effort to run softs in Q2 and the extra strategic flexibility give them more options when it goes wrong, for example at the start.
Feuerdrache (@xenomorph91)
16th April 2016, 9:53
@michal2009b: Ferrari had more than 1.1 s over 11th placed Massa. They could have tried it as well, but didn’t risk it like Mercedes. In case it plays out well for Mercedes and Rosberg tomorrow, they deserve it as they have seen an unused opportunity.
Michal (@michal2009b)
16th April 2016, 10:03
@xenomorph91 – yes, they could and should have done this. But I think it is fair to say these new rules help faster cars.
Feuerdrache (@xenomorph91)
16th April 2016, 10:09
@michal2009b: Yes, no doubt about it.
Could also bring variety into races (at least at the beginning) if the starts are slower for the faster cars than those behind. In the end, faster cars will probably always prevail.
MG421982 (@)
16th April 2016, 13:17
The races are 60(+/-10) laps long, so you can bet there’s plenty of time for the faster cars to prevail.
Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
16th April 2016, 14:03
Yes in theory this has given Rosberg an additional advantage (otherwise they wouldn’t have run the sorts in Q2) but it could also backfire if the supersofts allow his rivals to gain track position at the start. Hopefully be a good race anyway with Ricciardo in the mix and Hamilton fighting back from last.
Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
16th April 2016, 14:03
‘Run the softs’ in Q2 obviously….
bull mello (@bullmello)
16th April 2016, 17:39
Firstly, how refreshing to see a “normal” qualy session where it comes down to drivers and teams giving their best performance, or not. No gimmicks.
Even though Rosberg ended up on top, he had to drive the lap to do it. Who knows how much Ferrari could have been with a better lap form both drivers.
Race start, obviously the start at the front will be fascinating between ROS, RIC, RAI and VET. But, keep an eye on SAI and VES, that could be very interesting.