| P | Driver | Team | Lap time | Laps |
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:27.697 | 29 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 01:27.797 | 25 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:28.412 | 33 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:28.842 | 33 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 01:29.265 | 32 |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 01:30.016 | 27 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 01:30.071 | 41 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 01:30.104 | 11 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 01:30.205 | 37 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 01:30.473 | 30 |
| 11 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 01:30.755 | 33 |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 01:30.980 | 32 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 01:31.387 | 21 |
| 14 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 01:31.395 | 6 |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 01:32.303 | 14 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen* | McLaren | 01:33.289 | 4 |
*Replaced Fernando Alonso for the Australian Grand Prix