2016 Australia GP – Qualifying

Saturday 19 March 2016.

Formula One introduced the new qualifying format in Australia, Q1 saw the bottom 7 drivers eliminated, Q2 saw the following 7 drivers eliminated and Q3 settled the grid for the top 8.

1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:23.837
2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:24.197
3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:24.675
4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:25.033
5 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 1:25.434
6 Felipe Massa Williams 1:25.458
7 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 1:25.582
8 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing 1:25.589
9 Sergio Perez Force India 1:25.753
10 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1:25.865
11 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:25.961
12 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:26.125
13 Jenson Button McLaren 1:26.304
14 Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:27.601
15 Kevin Magnussen Renault 1:27.742
16 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:27.435
17 Felipe Nasr Sauber 1:27.958
18 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull Racing 1:28.006
19 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:28.322
20 Esteban Gutierrez Haas 1:29.606
21 Rio Haryanto Manor 1:29.627
22 Pascal Wehrlein Manor 1:29.642

Q1 107% Time – 1:31.325