Bekijk hier de uitslag van de eerste vrije training van vrijdag 15 april 2016 voor de Grand Prix van China.
| POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | TIME | GAP | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | NICO ROSBERG | MERCEDES | 1:38.037 | 16 | |
| 2 | 44 | LEWIS HAMILTON | MERCEDES | 1:38.183 | +0.146s | 16 |
| 3 | 5 | SEBASTIAN VETTEL | FERRARI | 1:38.665 | +0.628s | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | DANIEL RICCIARDO | RED BULL RACING | 1:39.061 | +1.024s | 13 |
| 5 | 7 | KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN | FERRARI | 1:39.155 | +1.118s | 11 |
| 6 | 26 | DANIIL KVYAT | RED BULL RACING | 1:39.625 | +1.588s | 14 |
| 7 | 55 | CARLOS SAINZ | TORO ROSSO | 1:39.676 | +1.639s | 12 |
| 8 | 22 | JENSON BUTTON | MCLAREN | 1:39.974 | +1.937s | 11 |
| 9 | 27 | NICO HULKENBERG | FORCE INDIA | 1:40.169 | +2.132s | 13 |
| 10 | 33 | MAX VERSTAPPEN | TORO ROSSO | 1:40.232 | +2.195s | 13 |
| 11 | 11 | SERGIO PEREZ | FORCE INDIA | 1:40.347 | +2.310s | 15 |
| 12 | 14 | FERNANDO ALONSO | MCLAREN | 1:40.538 | +2.501s | 11 |
| 13 | 77 | VALTTERI BOTTAS | WILLIAMS | 1:40.828 | +2.791s | 10 |
| 14 | 8 | ROMAIN GROSJEAN | HAAS | 1:41.358 | +3.321s | 9 |
| 15 | 9 | MARCUS ERICSSON | SAUBER | 1:41.393 | +3.356s | 18 |
| 16 | 88 | RIO HARYANTO | MANOR | 1:41.614 | +3.577s | 20 |
| 17 | 30 | JOLYON PALMER | RENAULT | 1:41.816 | +3.779s | 16 |
| 18 | 94 | PASCAL WEHRLEIN | MANOR | 1:42.908 | +4.871s | 14 |
| 19 | 12 | FELIPE NASR | SAUBER | 1:42.980 | +4.943s | 8 |
| 20 | 20 | KEVIN MAGNUSSEN | RENAULT | 6 | ||
| 21 | 21 | ESTEBAN GUTIERREZ | HAAS | 2 | ||
| 22 | 19 | FELIPE MASSA | WILLIAMS | 4 |