July 30, 2016 – Nico Rosberg snatched a dramatic home pole at Hockenheim on Saturday, beating Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton by just 0.1s despite being restricted to a single run in the final Q3 shootout due to an electronics glitch.
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m14.363s | – |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m14.470s | 0.107s |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull/Renault | 1m14.726s | 0.363s |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Renault | 1m14.834s | 0.471s |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m15.142s | 0.779s |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m15.315s | 0.952s |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India/Mercedes | 1m15.510s | 1.147s |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams/Mercedes | 1m15.530s | 1.167s |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Force India/Mercedes | 1m15.537s | 1.174s |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams/Mercedes | 1m15.615s | 1.252s |
| 11 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas/Ferrari | 1m15.883s | – |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren/Honda | 1m15.909s | – |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m15.989s | – |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren/Honda | 1m16.041s | – |
| 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1m16.665s | – |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1m16.716s | – |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor/Mercedes | 1m16.717s | – |
| 18 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1m16.876s | – |
| 19 | Rio Haryanto | Manor/Mercedes | 1m16.977s | – |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m16.086s | – |
| 21 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m17.123s | – |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber/Ferrari | 1m17.238s | – |
