Lewis Hamilton puts Mercedes on the top of the time sheets after putting together a great lap in ever-changing conditions at Alber Park F1 Circuit.
The first practice session of the Australian GP 2016 gave the drivers the possibility to try wet, dry and intermediate tyres. The only drivers who did not manage to set a time were Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz.
| Nr. | Country | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 44 - Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 01:29.725 | 14 |
| 2 | | 26 - Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 01:30.146 | 14 |
| 3 | | 03 - Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 01:30.875 | 13 |
| 4 | | 27 - Nico Hulkenberg | Sahara Force India | 01:31.325 | 8 |
| 5 | | 33 - Max Verstappen | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 01:31.720 | 14 |
| 6 | | 06 - Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 01:31.814 | 11 |
| 7 | | 14 - Fernando Alonso | McLaren Honda | 01:33.060 | 11 |
| 8 | | 22 - Jenson Button | McLaren Honda | 01:33.129 | 16 |
| 9 | | 11 - Sergio Perez | Sahara Force India | 01:33.370 | 6 |
| 10 | | 20 - Kevin Magnussen | Renault Sport | 01:34.060 | 13 |
| 11 | | 77 - Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 01:34.550 | 6 |
| 12 | | 19 - Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 01:34.679 | 6 |
| 13 | | 12 - Felipe Nasr | Sauber F1 Team | 01:34.796 | 7 |
| 14 | | 30 - Jolyon Palmer | Renault Sport | 01:35.477 | 12 |
| 15 | | 09 - Marcus Ericsson | Sauber F1 Team | 01:37.956 | 6 |
| 16 | | 94 - Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Racing | 01:40.401 | 6 |
| 17 | | 07 - Kimi Raikkonen | Scuderia Ferrari | 01:40.754 | 10 |
| 18 | | 21 - Esteban Gutierrez | Haas F1 team | 01:41.780 | 8 |
| 19 | | 88 - Rio Haryanto | Manor Racing | 01:43.372 | 7 |
| 20 | | 08 - Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 team | 01:43.443 | 6 |
| 21 | | 05 - Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Ferrari | ||
| 22 | | 55 - Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso |
