Gran Premio de Australia de Fórmula 1: La primera pole de 2016 para Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton se iniciará el Gran Premio de la apertura de la temporada 2016 en Melbourne desde la pole, superando la tabla de tiempos en el formato de clasificación de nuevo estilo controvertido.
GP de Australia de Formula 1 2016
| Pos | Conductor | Equipo | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
 Mercedes |
1: 25.351 | 1: 24.605 | 1: 23.837 | 14 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
1: 26.934 | 1: 24.796 | 1: 24.197 | 13 |
| 3 | Sebastián Vettel |
 Ferrari |
1: 26.945 | 1: 25.257 | 1: 24.675 | 14 |
| 4 |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Ferrari |
1: 26.579 | 1: 25.615 | 1: 25.033 | 13 |
| 5 |  Max Verstappen |
Toro Rosso |
1: 26.934 | 1: 25.615 | 1: 25.434 | 12 |
| 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Williams |
1: 25.918 | 1: 25.644 | 1: 25.458 | 12 |
| 7 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Toro Rosso |
1: 27.057 | 1: 25.384 | 1: 25.582 | 14 |
| 8 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
 Red Bull Racing |
1: 26.945 | 1: 25.599 | 1: 25.589 | 15 |
| 9 |  Sergio Pérez |
 Force India |
1: 26.607 | 1: 25.753 | 12 | |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg |
Force India |
1: 26.550 | 1: 25.865 | 14 | |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams |
1: 27.135 | 1: 25.961 | 9 | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso |
McLaren |
1: 26.537 | 1: 26.125 | 9 | |
| 13 | Jenson Button |
McLaren |
1: 26.740 | 1: 26.304 | 9 | |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer |
 Renault F1 Team |
1: 27.241 | 1: 27.601 | 12 | |
| 15 |  Kevin Magnussen |
Renault F1 Team |
1: 27.297 | 1: 27.742 | 11 | |
| dieciséis |  Marcus Ericsson |
 Sauber |
1: 27.435 | 9 | ||
| 17 | Felipe Nasr |
Sauber |
1: 27.958 | 7 | ||
| 18 |  Daniil Kvyat |
Red Bull Racing |
1: 28.006 | 5 | ||
| 19 | Romain Grosjean |
 Haas F1 Team |
1: 28.322 | 6 | ||
| 20 | Esteban Gutiérrez |
Haas F1 Team |
1: 29.606 | 6 | ||
| 21 |  Río Hary |
Manor Racing |
1: 29.627 | 3 | ||
| 22 | Pascal Wehrlein |
Manor Racing |
1: 29.642 | 3 |