Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) a été le plus rapide de la qualification du premier Grand Prix du Mexique. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) est 2e. En 2e ligne, on retrouvera Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) et Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull). La 3e ligne sera celle de Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) et de Valtteri Bottas (Williams). Felipe Massa (Williams) est 7e et Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso) est 8e. Sergio Perez (Force India) et Nico Hulkenberg (Force India) complètent le top 10.
| Pos. | No. | Pilote | Équipe | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:20.436 | 1:20.053 | 1:19.480 | 23 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:20.808 | 1:19.829 | 1:19.668 | 22 |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:20.503 | 1:20.045 | 1:19.850 | 18 |
| 4 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 1:20.826 | 1:20.490 | 1:20.398 | 21 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 1:21.166 | 1:20.783 | 1:20.399 | 23 |
| 6 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:20.817 | 1:20.458 | 1:20.448 | 26 |
| 7 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:21.379 | 1:20.642 | 1:20.567 | 26 |
| 8 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:20.995 | 1:20.894 | 1:20.710 | 28 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:20.966 | 1:20.669 | 1:20.716 | 21 |
| 10 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:21.315 | 1:20.935 | 1:20.788 | 20 |
| 11 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:20.960 | 1:20.942 | 20 | |
| 12 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:21.577 | 1:21.038 | 18 | |
| 13 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:21.520 | 1:21.261 | 19 | |
| 14 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:21.299 | 1:21.544 | 19 | |
| 15 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:21.422 | 1:22.494 | 13 | |
| 16 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:21.779 | 10 | ||
| 17 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:21.788 | 12 | ||
| 18 | 53 | Alexander Rossi | Marussia | 1:24.136 | 10 | ||
| 19 | 28 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:24.386 | 9 |