May 13, 2016 – Mercedes and Ferrari battled it out for top honours in Friday afternoon’s second practice in Spain, with Nico Rosberg ultimately out-pacing Kimi Raikkonen by a quarter of second. Respective team mates Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel were third and fourth fastest.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m23.922s | 35 |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 0.254s | 31 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 0.719s | 27 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1.095s | 35 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1.209s | 39 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1.272s | 37 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1.420s | 31 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Renault | 1.453s | 31 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1.515s | 32 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1.531s | 35 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1.786s | 30 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1.971s | 20 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1.977s | 33 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 2.322s | 40 |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 2.453s | 44 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 2.569s | 36 |
| 17 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 2.848s | 16 |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 3.038s | 40 |
| 19 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 3.330s | 39 |
| 20 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 3.890s | 40 |
| 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 4.283s | 9 |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 4.579s | 42 |
