Parrilla de salida del Gran Premio de Australia 2016
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | 14 |
| 2 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | +-1.000 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel |
Ferrari | +0.000 |
| 4 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari | +-1.000 |
| 5 |  Max Verstappen |
Toro Rosso | +-2.000 |
| 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Williams | +-2.000 |
| 7 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Toro Rosso | +0.000 |
| 8 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull | +1.000 |
| 9 |  Sergio Perez |
Force India | +-2.000 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | +0.000 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams | +-4.000 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso |
McLaren | +-4.000 |
| 13 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | +-4.000 |
| 14 |  Jolyon Palmer |
Renault | +-2.000 |
| 15 |  Kevin Magnussen |
Renault | +-3.000 |
| 16 |  Marcus Ericsson |
Sauber | +-4.000 |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr |
Sauber | +-4.000 |
| 18 |  Daniil Kvyat |
Red Bull | +-4.000 |
| 19 |  Romain Grosjean |
Haas | +-4.000 |
| 20 | Esteban Gutierrez |
Haas | +-4.000 |
| 21 |  Rio Haryanto |
Manor | +-4.000 |
| 22 | Pascal Wehrlein |
Manor | +-4.000 |