Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de China 2016
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 1:38.037 | 16 |
| 2 |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | +0.146s | 16 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel |
Ferrari | +0.628s | 12 |
| 4 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull | +1.024s | 13 |
| 5 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari | +1.118s | 11 |
| 6 |  Daniil Kvyat |
Red Bull | +1.588s | 14 |
| 7 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Toro Rosso | +1.639s | 12 |
| 8 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | +1.937s | 11 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | +2.132s | 13 |
| 10 |  Max Verstappen |
Toro Rosso | +2.195s | 13 |
| 11 |  Sergio Perez |
Force India | +2.310s | 15 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso |
McLaren | +2.501s | 11 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams | +2.791s | 10 |
| 14 |  Romain Grosjean |
Haas | +3.321s | 9 |
| 15 |  Marcus Ericsson |
Sauber | +3.356s | 18 |
| 16 |  Rio Haryanto |
Manor | +3.577s | 20 |
| 17 |  Jolyon Palmer |
Renault | +3.779s | 16 |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein |
Manor | +4.871s | 14 |
| 19 |  Felipe Nasr |
Sauber | +4.943s | 8 |
| 20 |  Kevin Magnussen |
Renault | 6 | |
| 21 | Esteban Gutierrez |
Haas | 2 | |
| 22 | Felipe Massa |
Williams | 4 |