April 30, 2016 – Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg secure his second consecutive pole position of the season after setting the quickest time in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton suffered from a power unit failure that prevented him from making it to Q3. Vettel was second quickest but will start seventh due to a 5-place grid penalty.
GARAGE UPDATE:@LewisHamilton is out of #RussianGP #Quali
His #F1 W07 Hybrid has suffered a recurrence of the China Power Unit failure
— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) April 30, 2016
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m35.417s | – |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m36.536s | 1.119s |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m36.663s | 1.246s |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m37.016s | 1.599s |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/TAG Heuer | 1m37.125s | 1.708s |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m37.212s | 1.795s |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m36.123s | 0.706s |
| 8 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull/TAG Heuer | 1m37.459s | 2.042s |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m37.583s | 2.166s |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | – | – |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m37.652s | – |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m37.701s | – |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m37.771s | – |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m37.807s | – |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m38.055s | – |
| 16 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 1m38.115s | – |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1m38.914s | – |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m39.009s | – |
| 19 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m39.018s | – |
| 20 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1m39.399s | – |
| 21 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 1m39.463s | – |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m39.519s | – |
