Parrilla de salida del Gran Premio de Bahrein 2016
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | 1:29.493 |
| 2 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | +0.077 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel |
Ferrari | +0.519 |
| 4 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari | +0.751 |
| 5 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull | +1.361 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams | +1.660 |
| 7 |  Felipe Massa |
Williams | +1.662 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | +2.127 |
| 9 |  Romain Grosjean |
Haas | 1:31.756 |
| 10 |  Max Verstappen |
Toro Rosso | +0.016 |
| 11 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Toro Rosso | +0.060 |
| 12 |  Stoffel Vandoorne |
McLaren | +0.178 |
| 13 |  Esteban Gutierrez |
Haas | +0.189 |
| 14 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | +0.242 |
| 15 |  Daniil Kvyat |
Red Bull | +0.485 |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein |
Manor | 1:32.806 |
| 17 |  Marcus Ericsson |
Sauber | +0.034 |
| 18 | Sergio Perez |
Force India | +0.105 |
| 19 |  Kevin Magnussen |
Renault | +0.375 |
| 20 |  Jolyon Palmer |
Renault | +0.632 |
| 21 |  Rio Haryanto |
Manor | +1.384 |
| 22 | Felipe Nasr |
Sauber | +1.582 |