November 26, 2016 – Lewis Hamilton kept his championship hopes alive by beating Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg to pole position in Saturday evening’s qualifying session for the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Three-tenths of a second separated the title rivals, who will have Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen immediately behind them on the grid.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m38.755s | – |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m39.058s | 0.303s |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m39.589s | 0.834s |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m39.604s | 0.849s |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m39.661s | 0.906s |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Renault | 1m39.818s | 1.063s |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m40.501s | 1.746s |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m40.519s | 1.764s |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m41.106s | 2.351s |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m41.213s | 2.458s |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m41.084s | 2.329s |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m41.272s | 2.517s |
| 13 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 1m41.480s | 2.725s |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m41.564s | 2.809s |
| 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m41.820s | 3.065s |
| 16 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1m41.995s | 3.240s |
| 17 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m42.003s | 3.248s |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1m42.142s | 3.387s |
| 19 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m42.247s | 3.492s |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | Manor/Mercedes | 1m42.286s | 3.531s |
| 21 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m42.393s | 3.638s |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m42.637s | 3.882s |