VN Japana, 1. slobodni trening, 07. 10. 2016.

Poz Br Vozač Momčad Vrijeme Zaostatak Krugova
1 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:32.431 24
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:32.646 0.215 21
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:33.525 1.094 19
4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:33.817 1.386 17
5 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull TAG Heuer 1:34.112 1.681 23
6 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull TAG Heuer 1:34.379 1.948 26
7 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India Mercedes 1:34.530 2.099 28
8 11 Sergio Perez Force India Mercedes 1:34.767 2.336 30
9 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda 1:35.003 2.572 10
10 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams Mercedes 1:35.381 2.950 31
11 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso Ferrari 1:35.446 3.015 23
12 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso Ferrari 1:35.672 3.241 27
13 22 Jenson Button McLaren Honda 1:35.677 3.246 24
14 8 Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari 1:35.688 3.257 17
15 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber Ferrari 1:35.967 3.536 15
16 19 Felipe Massa Williams Mercedes 1:36.169 3.738 23
17 21 Esteban Gutierrez Haas Ferrari 1:36.219 3.788 21
18 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber Ferrari 1:36.294 3.863 19
19 20 Kevin Magnussen Renault 1:36.822 4.391 30
20 31 Esteban Ocon  Manor Mercedes 1:37.797 5.366 29
21 94 Pascal Wehrlein Manor Mercedes 1:37.966 5.535 24
22 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:37.992 5.561 13