Calificación del Gran Premio de Malasia 2016
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 1:30.647 |
| 2 |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | +0.013 |
| 3 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari | +0.302 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel |
Ferrari | +0.381 |
| 5 |  Max Verstappen |
Red Bull | +0.531 |
| 6 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull | +0.593 |
| 7 |  Sergio Perez |
Force India | +1.314 |
| 8 |  Romain Grosjean |
Haas | +1.314 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | +1.495 |
| 10 | Esteban Gutierrez |
Haas | +1.900 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams | 1:32.315 |
| 12 |  Felipe Massa |
Williams | +0.065 |
| 13 |  Daniil Kvyat |
Toro Rosso | +0.308 |
| 14 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Toro Rosso | +0.370 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso |
McLaren | +0.374 |
| 16 |  Jolyon Palmer |
Renault | +0.492 |
| 17 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | 1:32.851 |
| 18 |  Kevin Magnussen |
Renault | +0.172 |
| 19 |  Marcus Ericsson |
Sauber | +0.371 |
| 20 | Felipe Nasr |
Sauber | +0.481 |
| 21 | Esteban Ocon |
Manor | +0.502 |
| 22 | Pascal Wehrlein |
Manor | +0.710 |