June 18, 2016 – Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton maintained his position at the top of the standings as he went quickest in the third and final free practice session for the European Grand Prix, beating team-mate Nico Rosberg by 2 tenths of a second.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m44.352s | – | 17 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m44.610s | 0.258s | 22 |
| 3 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m45.540s | 1.188s | 18 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m45.620s | 1.268s | 13 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m45.630s | 1.278s | 20 |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m45.735s | 1.383s | 17 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Renault | 1m45.901s | 1.549s | 14 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m45.954s | 1.602s | 17 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m45.981s | 1.629s | 19 |
| 10 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m46.024s | 1.672s | 16 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m46.131s | 1.779s | 16 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m46.190s | 1.838s | 17 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m46.361s | 2.009s | 21 |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m46.510s | 2.158s | 20 |
| 15 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 1m46.670s | 2.318s | 21 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1m47.024s | 2.672s | 16 |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1m47.100s | 2.748s | 19 |
| 18 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m47.158s | 2.806s | 18 |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m47.328s | 2.976s | 14 |
| 20 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m47.379s | 3.027s | 18 |
| 21 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 1m47.556s | 3.204s | 18 |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | – | – | 1 |
