Pit Lane F1
Round 21 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2016-11-27
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) took pole for the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a 1:38.755 lap.
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.303s shy of pole, with Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) third on the grid. Felipe Massa (Williams) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Valtteri Bottas (Williams) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 2.458s — pole to P10 — with Felipe Massa (Williams) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39.487 | 1:39.382 | 1:38.755 | 1:38.755 |
| 2 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:40.511 | 1:39.490 | 1:39.058 | +0.303 |
| 3 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:41.002 | 1:40.429 | 1:39.589 | +0.834 |
| 4 |
| 7Kimi Räikkönen |
| Ferrari |
| 1:40.338 |
| 1:39.629 |
| 1:39.604 |
| +0.849 |
| 5 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:40.341 | 1:40.034 | 1:39.661 | +0.906 |
| 6 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:40.424 | 1:39.903 | 1:39.818 | +1.063 |
| 7 | 27Nico HĂĽlkenberg | Force India | 1:41.000 | 1:40.709 | 1:40.501 | +1.746 |
| 8 | 11Sergio PĂ©rez | Force India | 1:40.864 | 1:40.743 | 1:40.519 | +1.764 |
| 9 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:41.616 | 1:41.044 | 1:41.106 | +2.351 |
| 10 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:41.157 | 1:40.858 | 1:41.213 | +2.458 |
| 11 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:41.192 | 1:41.084 | — | +2.329 |
| 12 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:41.158 | 1:41.272 | — | +2.517 |
| 13 | 21Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:41.639 | 1:41.480 | — | +2.725 |
| 14 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:41.467 | 1:41.564 | — | +2.809 |
| 15 | 30Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:41.775 | 1:41.820 | — | +3.065 |
| 16 | 94Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:41.886 | 1:41.995 | — | +3.240 |
| 17 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:42.003 | — | — | +3.248 |
| 18 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:42.142 | — | — | +3.387 |
| 19 | 12Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:42.247 | — | — | +3.492 |
| 20 | 31Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 1:42.286 | — | — | +3.531 |
| 21 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:42.393 | — | — | +3.638 |
| 22 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:42.637 | — | — | +3.882 |