August 27, 2016 – The 2016 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix will feature a Mercedes and a Red Bull at the head of the grid, after Nico Rosberg beat Max Verstappen to pole position by just a tenth of a second in Saturday’s qualifying session at Spa-Francorchamps. Verstappen will be the youngest man to ever feature on an F1 front row. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton did not compete for pole, on account of a 55-place grid penalty for multiple F1 engine changes so far at Spa that will see him start last.
| POS | DRIVER | CAR | TIME | GAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m46.744s | – |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Renault | 1m46.893s | 0.149s |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m46.910s | 0.166s |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m47.108s | 0.364s |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m47.216s | 0.472s |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m47.407s | 0.663s |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m47.543s | 0.799s |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m47.612s | 0.868s |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m48.114s | 1.370s |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m48.263s | 1.519s |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m48.316s | – |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1m48.485s | – |
| 13 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m48.888s | – |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m49.038s | – |
| 15 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1m49.320s | – |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m48.949s | – |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Manor/Mercedes | 1m49.050s | – |
| 18 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 1m48.598s | – |
| 19 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m49.058s | – |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m49.071s | – |
| 21 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m50.033s | – |
| 22 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | – | – |
