Parrilla de salida del Gran Premio de China 2016
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 1:35.402 |
| 2 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull | +0.515 |
| 3 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari | +0.570 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel |
Ferrari | +0.844 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams | +0.894 |
| 6 |  Daniil Kvyat |
Red Bull | +0.997 |
| 7 |  Sergio Perez |
Force India | +1.463 |
| 8 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Toro Rosso | +1.479 |
| 9 |  Max Verstappen |
Toro Rosso | +1.792 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | 1:37.333 |
| 11 |  Felipe Massa |
Williams | +0.014 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso |
McLaren | +1.493 |
| 13 |  Jenson Button |
McLaren | +1.760 |
| 14 |  Romain Grosjean |
Haas | +2.497 |
| 15 |  Marcus Ericsson |
Sauber | +3.409 |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr |
Sauber | +5.097 |
| 17 |  Kevin Magnussen |
Renault | 1:38.673 |
| 18 | Esteban Gutierrez |
Haas | +0.097 |
| 19 |  Jolyon Palmer |
Renault | +0.855 |
| 20 |  Rio Haryanto |
Manor | +1.591 |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein |
Manor | +-98.673 |
| 22 | Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | +-98.673 |