June 17, 2016 – Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton made it a practice double by topping the times in the second free practice session for the European Grand Prix in Baku, with drivers still struggling around the circuit as many went off and brought out the yellow flags.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m44.223s | – | 33 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m44.913s | 0.690s | 26 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m45.336s | 1.113s | 37 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m45.764s | 1.541s | 35 |
| 5 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m45.920s | 1.697s | 37 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m46.027s | 1.804s | 35 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Renault | 1m46.068s | 1.845s | 35 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m46.219s | 1.996s | 36 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m46.234s | 2.011s | 32 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m46.293s | 2.070s | 32 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m46.498s | 2.275s | 27 |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m46.681s | 2.458s | 29 |
| 13 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m46.694s | 2.471s | 32 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m46.744s | 2.521s | 35 |
| 15 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 1m46.830s | 2.607s | 26 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m47.060s | 2.837s | 28 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1m47.329s | 3.106s | 38 |
| 18 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 1m47.487s | 3.264s | 33 |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m47.772s | 3.549s | 22 |
| 20 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m47.794s | 3.571s | 35 |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1m48.018s | 3.795s | 36 |
| 22 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m48.081s | 3.858s | 38 |
