| P | Driver | Team | Lap time | Laps |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 01:27.867 | 11 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:28.563 | 13 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:28.821 | 14 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 01:28.912 | 14 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 01:28.988 | 18 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:29.017 | 13 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 01:29.481 | 12 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 01:29.864 | 15 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 01:29.869 | 19 |
| 10 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 01:29.934 | 24 |
| 11 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 01:29.952 | 16 |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 01:30.613 | 21 |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 01:30.741 | 14 |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 01:30.993 | 17 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 01:31.185 | 10 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen* | McLaren | 01:31.391 | 14 |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 01:31.666 | 13 |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 01:32.830 | 6 |
*Replaced Fernando Alonso for the Australian Grand Prix