May 14, 2016 – Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton finished 1st and 2nd in the third and final free practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix, but Ferrari remained close, with Vettel just a tenth off Rosberg’s leading time.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m23.078s | 15 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 0.126s | 11 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 0.147s | 16 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Renault | 0.641s | 10 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 0.738s | 9 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1.032s | 13 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1.278s | 14 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1.394s | 15 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1.475s | 13 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1.477s | 13 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1.507s | 15 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1.543s | 15 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1.617s | 21 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1.903s | 13 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1.973s | 13 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 2.022s | 12 |
| 17 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 2.052s | 17 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 2.298s | 13 |
| 19 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 2.305s | 22 |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 2.323s | 24 |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 3.019s | 13 |
| 22 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 3.173s | 19 |
