Hamilton se hace con la pole; Sainz saldrá décimo y Alonso undécimo
El inglés busca ponerle picante al Mundial. Rosberg saldrá segundo. Es la Pole número 59 de Lewis.
Parrilla de salida Gran Premio de México 2016
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | 1:18.704 |
| 2 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | +0.254 |
| 3 |  Max Verstappen |
Red Bull | +0.350 |
| 4 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull | +0.429 |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | +0.626 |
| 6 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari | +0.672 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel |
Ferrari | +0.677 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams | +0.847 |
| 9 |  Felipe Massa |
Williams | +1.328 |
| 10 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Toro Rosso | +1.674 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso |
McLaren | 1:20.282 |
| 12 |  Sergio Perez |
Force India | +0.005 |
| 13 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | +0.391 |
| 14 |  Kevin Magnussen |
Renault | +0.849 |
| 15 |  Marcus Ericsson |
Sauber | +1.254 |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein |
Manor | +1.503 |
| 17 | Esteban Gutierrez |
Haas | 1:21.401 |
| 18 |  Daniil Kvyat |
Toro Rosso | +0.053 |
| 19 | Felipe Nasr |
Sauber | +0.291 |
| 20 |  Esteban Ocon |
Manor | +0.480 |
| 21 | Romain Grosjean |
Haas | +0.515 |