2016 FORMULA 1 EMIRATES JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING
07 - 09 Oct 2016
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 1:31.858 | 1:30.714 | 1:30.647 | 13 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:32.218 | 1:31.129 | 1:30.660 | 13 |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 1:31.674 | 1:31.406 | 1:30.949 | 12 |
| 4 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 1:31.659 | 1:31.227 | 1:31.028 | 12 |
| 5 | 33 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:32.487 | 1:31.489 | 1:31.178 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:32.538 | 1:31.719 | 1:31.240 | 14 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Force India Mercedes | 1:32.682 | 1:32.237 | 1:31.961 | 12 |
| 8 | 8 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas Ferrari | 1:32.458 | 1:32.176 | 1:31.961 | 17 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:32.448 | 1:32.200 | 1:32.142 | 12 |
| 10 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez GUT | Haas Ferrari | 1:32.620 | 1:32.155 | 1:32.547 | 15 |
| 11 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams Mercedes | 1:32.383 | 1:32.315 | 11 | |
| 12 | 19 | Felipe MassaMAS | Williams Mercedes | 1:32.562 | 1:32.380 | 11 | |
| 13 | 26 | Daniil KvyatKVY | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:32.645 | 1:32.623 | 11 | |
| 14 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1:32.789 | 1:32.685 | 12 | |
| 15 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren Honda | 1:32.819 | 1:32.689 | 12 | |
| 16 | 30 | Jolyon PalmerPAL | Renault | 1:32.796 | 1:32.807 | 12 | |
| 17 | 22 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren Honda | 1:32.851 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 20 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Renault | 1:33.023 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber Ferrari | 1:33.222 | 7 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Felipe NasrNAS | Sauber Ferrari | 1:33.332 | 7 | ||
| 21 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | MRT Mercedes | 1:33.353 | 9 | ||
| 22 | 94 | Pascal WehrleinWEH | MRT Mercedes | 1:33.561 | 9 |