| P | Driver | Team | Lap time | Laps |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:33.336 | 20 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:33.389 | 19 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 01:33.707 | 26 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 01:33.879 | 25 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 01:34.773 | 23 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 01:34.946 | 20 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 01:35.092 | 23 |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 01:35.182 | 24 |
| 9 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 01:35.192 | 21 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 01:35.223 | 24 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 01:35.449 | 22 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 01:35.521 | 22 |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 01:35.626 | 20 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 01:35.680 | 22 |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 01:35.804 | 23 |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 01:35.811 | 24 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 01:35.912 | 17 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 01:36.063 | 25 |
| 19 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 01:36.221 | 21 |
| 20 | Antonio Giovinazzi* | Sauber | 01:36.705 | 24 |
*Replaced Pascal Wehrlein for the Chinese Grand Prix