Pit Lane F1
Round 18 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2016-10-23
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) took pole for the 2016 United States Grand Prix with a 1:34.999 lap.
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.216s shy of pole, with Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) third on the grid. Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Sergio PĂ©rez (Force India) missed the cut by 0.027s.
Q3 was settled inside 2.327s — pole to P10 — with Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:36.296 | 1:36.450 | 1:34.999 | 1:34.999 |
| 2 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36.397 | 1:36.351 | 1:35.215 | +0.216 |
| 3 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:36.759 | 1:36.255 | 1:35.509 | +0.510 |
| 4 |
| 3Max Verstappen |
| Red Bull |
| 1:36.613 |
| 1:36.857 |
| 1:35.747 |
| +0.748 |
| 5 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36.985 | 1:36.584 | 1:36.131 | +1.132 |
| 6 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:37.151 | 1:36.462 | 1:36.358 | +1.359 |
| 7 | 27Nico HĂĽlkenberg | Force India | 1:36.950 | 1:36.626 | 1:36.628 | +1.629 |
| 8 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:37.456 | 1:37.202 | 1:37.116 | +2.117 |
| 9 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:37.402 | 1:37.214 | 1:37.269 | +2.270 |
| 10 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:37.744 | 1:37.175 | 1:37.326 | +2.327 |
| 11 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:37.345 | 1:37.353 | — | +2.354 |
| 12 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:37.913 | 1:37.417 | — | +2.418 |
| 13 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:37.844 | 1:37.480 | — | +2.481 |
| 14 | 21Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.053 | 1:37.773 | — | +2.774 |
| 15 | 30Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:38.084 | 1:37.935 | — | +2.936 |
| 16 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:38.040 | 1:39.356 | — | +4.357 |
| 17 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.308 | — | — | +3.309 |
| 18 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:38.317 | — | — | +3.318 |
| 19 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:38.327 | — | — | +3.328 |
| 20 | 94Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:38.548 | — | — | +3.549 |
| 21 | 12Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:38.583 | — | — | +3.584 |
| 22 | 31Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 1:38.806 | — | — | +3.807 |