Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) a été le plus rapide de la 2e séance d’essais libres à Abou Dhabi. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) est 2e. Sergio Perez (Force India) a fait le 3e temps devant Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) et Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari). Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull) et Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) sont 6e et 7e. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India) précède Fernando Alonso (McLaren) qui est 9e. Pastor Maldonado (Lotus) complète ce top 10.
| Pos. | No. | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:41.983 | 39 | |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:42.121 | +0.138s | 31 |
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:42.610 | +0.627s | 23 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 1:42.647 | +0.664s | 37 |
| 5 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:42.717 | +0.734s | 35 |
| 6 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 1:42.798 | +0.815s | 34 |
| 7 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:42.849 | +0.866s | 36 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:42.928 | +0.945s | 35 |
| 9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:42.955 | +0.972s | 31 |
| 10 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:43.431 | +1.448s | 37 |
| 11 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:43.441 | +1.458s | 32 |
| 12 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:43.506 | +1.523s | 33 |
| 13 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:43.662 | +1.679s | 40 |
| 14 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:43.854 | +1.871s | 20 |
| 15 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:43.929 | +1.946s | 27 |
| 16 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:44.050 | +2.067s | 32 |
| 17 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:44.116 | +2.133s | 37 |
| 18 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:45.245 | +3.262s | 28 |
| 19 | 28 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:46.450 | +4.467s | 35 |
| 20 | 98 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:47.022 | +5.039s | 27 |