Lewis Hamilton was the fastest driver in the first two free practice sessions of the Chinese Grand Prix, with times of 1: 39.033 and 1: 37.219 ; followed closely in both sessions by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the morning, and in the afternoon by Kimi Räikkönen.
Free Tests 1
Beyond the top positions occupied by Mercedes' pilots, followed by the Ferrari drivers, the cold asphalt caused some problems in the rest of the pilots, who with medium pneumatics, had outputs of the track; including Sainz and Palmer, who replaced Grosjean to test the car from Lotus, had spins around almost at the same time.
Fernando Alonso finished in a good position, taking the results gotten in Malaysia as a reference. The McLaren team is satisfied with the 17th Alonso's position; he was before Nico Hülkenberg and after Sergio Perez, Sahara Force India drivers.
Carlos Sainz was ranked 8th, beating Max Verstappen. Roberto Merhi from Manor, was in last place.
| 1. | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | 1:39.033 | 21 laps |
| 2. | Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | 1:39.574 | 21 laps |
| 3. | Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) | 1:40.157 | 18 laps |
| 4. | Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) | 1:40.661 | 27 laps |
| 5. | Felipe Nasr (Sauber) | 1:41.012 | 18 laps |
| 6. | Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) | 1:41.029 | 20 laps |
| 7. | Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull) | 1:41.097 | 24 laps |
| 8. | Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) | 1:41.112 | 23 laps |
| 9. | Valtteri Bottas (Williams) | 1:41.303 | 23 laps |
| 10. | Felipe Massa (Williams) | 1:41.304 | 17 laps |
| 11. | Pastor Maldonado (Lotus) | 1:41.335 | 23 laps |
| 12. | Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso) | 1:41.112 | 28 laps |
| 13. | Jenson Button (McLaren) | 1:41.845 | 19 laps |
| 14. | Marcus Ericsson (Sauber) | 1:41.918 | 24 laps |
| 15. | Joylon Palmer (Lotus) | 1:41.967 | 25 laps |
| 16. | Sergio Pérez (Force India) | 1:42.141 | 22 laps |
| 17. | Fernando Alonso (McLaren) | 1:42.161 | 20 laps |
| 18. | Nico Hülkenberg (Force India) | 1:42.184 | 19 laps |
| 19. | Will Stevens (Manor) | 1:45.379 | 18 laps |
| 20. | Roberto Merhi (Manor) | 1:46.443 | 20 laps |
Free Tests 2
Hamilton is in the top again.
Alonso left a good impression to be in 12th place, completing over 20 laps, 2 and a half seconds time from Hamilton.
Carlos Sainz had some problems, so he spent the entire session to try different aerodynamic solutions; It was at position 15th.
Roberto Merhi overtook his teammate Will Stevens for a second and a half, being in the penultimate position.
| 1. | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | 1:37.219 | 32 laps |
| 2. | Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) | 1:37.662 | 35 laps |
| 3. | Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) | 1:38.311 | 24 laps |
| 4. | Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) | 1:38.339 | 30 laps |
| 5. | Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | 1:38.399 | 35 laps |
| 6. | Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull) | 1:38.737 | 10 laps |
| 7. | Valtteri Bottas (Williams) | 1:38.850 | 27 laps |
| 8. | Felipe Nasr (Sauber) | 1:39.032 | 26 laps |
| 9. | Romain Grosjean (Lotus) | 1:39.142 | 32 laps |
| 10. | Jenson Button (McLaren) | 1:39.275 | 29 laps |
| 11. | Pastor Maldonado (Lotus) | 1:39.444 | 29 laps |
| 12. | Fernando Alonso (McLaren) | 1:39.743 | 27 laps |
| 13. | Marcus Ericsson (Sauber) | 1:39.751 | 32 laps |
| 14. | Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso) | 1:39.894 | 31 laps |
| 15. | Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) | 1:39.971 | 28 laps |
| 16. | Nico Hülkenberg (Force India) | 1:40.151 | 28 laps |
| 17. | Felipe Massa (Williams) | 1:40.423 | 7 laps |
| 18. | Sergio Pérez (Force India) | 1:40.868 | 24 laps |
| 19. | Roberto Merhi (Manor) | 1:42.973 | 27 laps |
| 20. | Will Stevens (Manor) | 1:44.564 | 8 laps |
