Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) a été le plus rapide des essais libres du vendredi en Espagne. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) est 2e. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) et Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) suivent. Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) est 5e suivi de Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull).
| Pos. | No. | Pilote | Équipe | Temps | Écart | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:23.922 | 35 | |
| 2 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:24.176 | +0.254s | 31 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:24.641 | +0.719s | 27 |
| 4 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:25.017 | +1.095s | 35 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:25.131 | +1.209s | 39 |
| 6 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.194 | +1.272s | 37 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:25.342 | +1.420s | 31 |
| 8 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.375 | +1.453s | 31 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:25.437 | +1.515s | 32 |
| 10 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:25.453 | +1.531s | 35 |
| 11 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:25.708 | +1.786s | 30 |
| 12 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:25.893 | +1.971s | 20 |
| 13 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:25.899 | +1.977s | 33 |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:26.244 | +2.322s | 40 |
| 15 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:26.375 | +2.453s | 44 |
| 16 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:26.491 | +2.569s | 36 |
| 17 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:26.770 | +2.848s | 16 |
| 18 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 1:26.960 | +3.038s | 40 |
| 19 | 88 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | 1:27.252 | +3.330s | 39 |
| 20 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:27.812 | +3.890s | 40 |
| 21 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas | 1:28.205 | +4.283s | 9 |
| 22 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:28.501 | +4.579s | 42 |