| P | Driver | Team | Lap time | Laps |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:29.166 | 23 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 01:29.377 | 29 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 01:29.541 | 27 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:29.638 | 22 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 01:30.151 | 30 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 01:30.762 | 26 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 01:30.899 | 22 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 01:30.974 | 24 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 01:31.032 | 22 |
| 10 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 01:31.202 | 24 |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 01:31.216 | 15 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 01:31.235 | 19 |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 01:31.530 | 23 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 01:31.602 | 22 |
| 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 01:31.757 | 22 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 01:31.912 | 20 |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 01:32.252 | 14 |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly* | Toro Rosso | 01:32.501 | 18 |
| 19 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 01:32.897 | 29 |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 01:33.397 | 28 |
*Replaced Daniil Kvyat for the Japanese Grand Prix