Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Abu Dhabi 2016
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | 1:42.869 | 28 |
| 2 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | +0.374s | 31 |
| 3 |  Max Verstappen |
Red Bull | +0.428s | 26 |
| 4 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull | +0.493s | 27 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel |
Ferrari | +1.136s | 27 |
| 6 |  Sergio Perez |
Force India | +1.286s | 23 |
| 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari | +1.687s | 27 |
| 8 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Toro Rosso | +1.816s | 21 |
| 9 |  Felipe Massa |
Williams | +2.170s | 27 |
| 10 |  Marcus Ericsson |
Sauber | +2.299s | 20 |
| 11 | Alfonso Celis |
Force India | +2.607s | 26 |
| 12 |  Romain Grosjean |
Haas | +2.731s | 13 |
| 13 | Felipe Nasr |
Sauber | +2.909s | 17 |
| 14 | Esteban Gutierrez |
Haas | +3.056s | 20 |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams | +3.071s | 31 |
| 16 |  Jolyon Palmer |
Renault | +3.350s | 33 |
| 17 |  Kevin Magnussen |
Renault | +3.503s | 21 |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso |
McLaren | +3.510s | 21 |
| 19 | Pascal Wehrlein |
Manor | +3.589s | 29 |
| 20 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | +4.258s | 10 |
| 21 |  Fabio Leimer |
+4.689s | 27 | |
| 22 |  Daniil Kvyat |
Toro Rosso | +19.120s | 4 |