Nico Rosberg dominated qualifying for the 2016 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe, with the pressure telling on Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton, who hit the wall at Turn 11 of the punishing Baku City Circuit. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo will join Rosberg on the front row of the grid, as Hamilton finished 10th.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1'42.758 |
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 1'43.966 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1'43.966 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1'44.269 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1'44.483 |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1'44.717 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1'43.515 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1'45.246 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1'45.570 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2'01.954 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1'44.755 |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1'44.824 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1'45.000 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1'45.270 |
| 15 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | 1'45.349 |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1'46.048 |
| 17 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | 1'45.665 |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 1'45.750 |
| 19 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1'45.804 |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1'46.231 |
| 21 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1'46.348 |
| 17 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1'46.394 |
