July 8, 2016 – Home favourite Lewis Hamilton topped Friday’s first practice for the 2016 Formula 1 British Grand Prix, but just 0.033s separated him from Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg. They ruled the roost around a cool and overcast Silverstone, with 1m 31.645s and 1m 31.687s respectively, on the medium Pirelli tyres, having been fastest too on the hards.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m31.654s | – | 30 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m31.687s | 0.033s | 34 |
| 3 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m32.492s | 0.838s | 30 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m32.501s | 0.847s | 20 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m32.773s | 1.119s | 30 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m33.039s | 1.385s | 28 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Renault | 1m33.202s | 1.548s | 22 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m33.235s | 1.581s | 30 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m33.446s | 1.792s | 19 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m33.527s | 1.873s | 22 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m33.738s | 2.084s | 20 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m34.132s | 2.478s | 24 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m34.263s | 2.609s | 38 |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m34.456s | 2.802s | 34 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m34.547s | 2.893s | 24 |
| 16 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m34.787s | 3.133s | 29 |
| 17 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m34.805s | 3.151s | 21 |
| 18 | Charles Leclerc | Haas/Ferrari | 1m35.869s | 4.215s | 26 |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1m35.980s | 4.326s | 31 |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m36.003s | 4.349s | 19 |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1m36.136s | 4.482s | 25 |
| 22 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 1m36.647s | 4.993s | 29 |
