April 29, 2016 – Lewis Hamilton led the way in the second free practice for the Russian Grand Prix, beating Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel – who stopped due to electrical issues – by 0.6 seconds, whilst FP1 leader Nico Rosberg settled for P3.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m37.583s | – | 30 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m38.235s | 0.652s | 10 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m38.450s | 0.867s | 37 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m38.793s | 1.210s | 35 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/TAG Heuer | 1m39.084s | 1.501s | 34 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m39.185s | 1.602s | 42 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull/TAG Heuer | 1m39.193s | 1.610s | 32 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m39.196s | 1.613s | 31 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m39.289s | 1.706s | 38 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m39.400s | 1.817s | 30 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m39.465s | 1.882s | 37 |
| 12 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m39.501s | 1.918s | 30 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m39.795s | 2.212s | 31 |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m39.867s | 2.284s | 38 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1m40.193s | 2.610s | 41 |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m40.260s | 2.677s | 24 |
| 17 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 1m40.508s | 2.925s | 26 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m40.688s | 3.105s | 37 |
| 19 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m40.740s | 3.157s | 31 |
| 20 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 1m41.080s | 3.497s | 38 |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1m41.148s | 3.565s | 23 |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m41.652s | 4.069s | 29 |
