April 1, 2016 – Friday evening’s second practice for the 2016 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix threw up something of a shock. Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton finishing one-two for Mercedes was not a surprise. Jenson Button taking third place for McLaren was.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m31.001s | – | 38 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m31.242s | 0.241s | 32 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m32.281s | 1.280s | 32 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m32.406s | 1.405s | 31 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m32.452s | 1.451s | 38 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m32.650s | 1.649s | 26 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull/TAG Heuer | 1m32.703s | 1.702s | 34 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m32.792s | 1.791s | 39 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/TAG Heuer | 1m32.870s | 1.869s | 23 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m32.873s | 1.872s | 36 |
| 11 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren/Honda | 1m32.999s | 1.998s | 30 |
| 12 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 1m33.129s | 2.128s | 31 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m33.177s | 2.176s | 36 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m33.384s | 2.383s | 23 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m33.406s | 2.405s | 35 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1m33.447s | 2.446s | 34 |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m33.570s | 2.569s | 37 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m33.640s | 2.639s | 35 |
| 19 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1m33.953s | 2.952s | 21 |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m34.224s | 3.223s | 31 |
| 21 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m34.477s | 3.476s | 34 |
| 22 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 1m34.562s | 3.561s | 33 |
