April 30, 2016 – Mercedes continued to dominate the Russian Grand Prix weekend, with world champion Lewis Hamilton pipping his team-mate Nico Rosberg to the fastest time in the third and final practice session, whilst the two Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen were third and fourth respectively.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m36.403s | – | 17 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m36.471s | 0.068s | 22 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m37.007s | 0.604s | 28 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m37.727s | 1.324s | 14 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m37.918s | 1.515s | 16 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m37.985s | 1.582s | 16 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m38.133s | 1.730s | 22 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m38.260s | 1.857s | 14 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m38.465s | 2.062s | 25 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m38.542s | 2.139s | 18 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/TAG Heuer | 1m38.622s | 2.219s | 23 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m38.633s | 2.230s | 12 |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull/TAG Heuer | 1m39.047s | 2.644s | 15 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m39.162s | 2.759s | 16 |
| 15 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 1m39.230s | 2.827s | 18 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1m39.238s | 2.835s | 16 |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m39.239s | 2.836s | 15 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m39.589s | 3.186s | 19 |
| 19 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 1m39.599s | 3.196s | 19 |
| 20 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1m39.663s | 3.260s | 18 |
| 21 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m39.740s | 3.337s | 23 |
| 22 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m39.898s | 3.495s | 19 |
