Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Japón 2016
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 1:32.431 | 24 |
| 2 |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | +0.215s | 21 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel |
Ferrari | +1.094s | 19 |
| 4 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari | +1.386s | 17 |
| 5 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull | +1.681s | 23 |
| 6 |  Max Verstappen |
Red Bull | +1.948s | 26 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | +2.099s | 28 |
| 8 |  Sergio Perez |
Force India | +2.336s | 30 |
| 9 |  Fernando Alonso |
McLaren | +2.572s | 10 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams | +2.950s | 31 |
| 11 |  Daniil Kvyat |
Toro Rosso | +3.015s | 23 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Toro Rosso | +3.241s | 27 |
| 13 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | +3.246s | 24 |
| 14 |  Romain Grosjean |
Haas | +3.257s | 17 |
| 15 |  Felipe Nasr |
Sauber | +3.536s | 15 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa |
Williams | +3.738s | 23 |
| 17 | Esteban Gutierrez |
Haas | +3.788s | 21 |
| 18 |  Marcus Ericsson |
Sauber | +3.863s | 19 |
| 19 |  Kevin Magnussen |
Renault | +4.391s | 30 |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon |
Manor | +5.366s | 29 |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein |
Manor | +5.535s | 24 |
| 22 |  Jolyon Palmer |
Renault | +5.561s | 13 |