July 22, 2016 – Mercedes continued to head the times at the Hungaroring on Friday afternoon, but after Lewis Hamilton had crashed his F1 W07 Hybrid it was left to Nico Rosberg to battle single-handed against Red Bull and Ferrari.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m20.435s | – | 45 |
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m21.030s | 0.595s | 36 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m21.348s | 0.913s | 31 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Renault | 1m21.770s | 1.335s | 35 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m21.960s | 1.525s | 4 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m22.058s | 1.623s | 46 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m22.328s | 1.893s | 21 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m22.387s | 1.952s | 34 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m22.449s | 2.014s | 41 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m22.653s | 2.218s | 38 |
| 11 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 1m22.673s | 2.238s | 38 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m22.681s | 2.246s | 39 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m22.689s | 2.254s | 24 |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m22.773s | 2.338s | 38 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m22.864s | 2.429s | 28 |
| 16 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m22.948s | 2.513s | 43 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1m23.347s | 2.912s | 41 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m23.437s | 3.002s | 36 |
| 19 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m23.528s | 3.093s | 12 |
| 20 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m23.986s | 3.551s | 31 |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1m23.992s | 3.557s | 22 |
| 22 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 1m24.265s | 3.830s | 36 |
