July 22, 2016 – Lewis Hamilton was quickest around the newly-resurfaced Hungaroring on Friday morning as Mercedes dominated opening practice for the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix. Hamilton led Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg by 0.2s, with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel a further 1.4s back in third.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m21.347s | – | 34 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m21.584s | 0.237s | 34 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m22.991s | 1.644s | 22 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m23.082s | 1.735s | 19 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m23.174s | 1.827s | 28 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Renault | 1m23.457s | 2.110s | 27 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m23.935s | 2.588s | 28 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m23.961s | 2.614s | 18 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m24.013s | 2.666s | 22 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m24.073s | 2.726s | 29 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m24.120s | 2.773s | 29 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m24.154s | 2.807s | 27 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m24.370s | 3.023s | 33 |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m24.579s | 3.232s | 27 |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m24.981s | 3.634s | 19 |
| 16 | Charles Leclerc | Haas/Ferrari | 1m25.181s | 3.834s | 22 |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m25.256s | 3.909s | 18 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1m25.260s | 3.913s | 28 |
| 19 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m25.324s | 3.977s | 16 |
| 20 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 1m27.012s | 5.665s | 23 |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1m27.249s | 5.902s | 9 |
| 22 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m28.560s | 7.213s | 6 |
