Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Rusia 2016
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 1:38.127 | 32 |
| 2 |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | +0.722s | 31 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel |
Ferrari | +1.048s | 19 |
| 4 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari | +1.205s | 18 |
| 5 |  Felipe Massa |
Williams | +1.238s | 14 |
| 6 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull | +1.523s | 24 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams | +1.675s | 34 |
| 8 |  Daniil Kvyat |
Red Bull | +2.091s | 26 |
| 9 |  Sergio Perez |
Force India | +2.160s | 22 |
| 10 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Toro Rosso | +2.527s | 21 |
| 11 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | +2.536s | 19 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso |
McLaren | +2.644s | 18 |
| 14 | Felipe Nasr |
Sauber | +2.958s | 21 |
| 15 |  Max Verstappen |
Toro Rosso | +3.007s | 22 |
| 16 | Esteban Gutierrez |
Haas | +3.111s | 18 |
| 17 |  Romain Grosjean |
Haas | +3.258s | 20 |
| 18 |  Jolyon Palmer |
Renault | +3.544s | 25 |
| 19 |  Marcus Ericsson |
Sauber | +3.835s | 22 |
| 20 | Pascal Wehrlein |
Manor | +4.356s | 21 |
| 21 |  Rio Haryanto |
Manor | +4.560s | 8 |
| 22 | Alfonso Celis |
Force India | +5.305s | 23 |