May 26, 2016 – Just a tenth of a second split the leading Mercedes in Thursday morning’s opening practice for the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2016, as world champion Lewis Hamilton narrowly got the better of team mate Nico Rosberg, who picked up a puncture late in the session after running over a loose drain cover coming out of Turn 1.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m15.537s | – | 31 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m15.638s | 0.101s | 39 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m15.956s | 0.419s | 26 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m16.308s | 0.771s | 29 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Renault | 1m16.371s | 0.834s | 30 |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m16.426s | 0.889s | 37 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m16.560s | 1.023s | 34 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m16.697s | 1.160s | 28 |
| 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m16.912s | 1.375s | 24 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m17.130s | 1.593s | 39 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m17.562s | 2.025s | 44 |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m17.599s | 2.062s | 33 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m17.838s | 2.301s | 27 |
| 14 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 1m17.909s | 2.372s | 25 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m17.920s | 2.383s | 26 |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m18.187s | 2.650s | 29 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1m18.274s | 2.737s | 34 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m18.301s | 2.764s | 33 |
| 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m18.746s | 3.209s | 10 |
| 20 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m18.871s | 3.334s | 22 |
| 21 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 1m20.528s | 4.991s | 28 |
| 22 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1m20.868s | 5.331s | 25 |
