Nico Rosberg won the European Grand Prix 2016 at Baku City Circuit on 19 June 2016, starting from pole position. Sebastian Vettel finished second for Ferrari, with Sergio Pérez completing the podium for Force India. Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap with a time of 1:46.485.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 51 | 1:32:52.366 | 25 | ⚡ 1:46.485 |
| 2 | 3 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 51 | +16.696 | 18 | |
| 3 | 7 | Sergio PérezPER | Force India | 51 | +25.241 | 15 | |
| 4 | 4 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 51 | +33.102 | 12 | |
| 5 | 10 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 51 | +56.335 | 10 | |
| 6 | 8 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams | 51 | +1:00.886 | 8 | |
| 7 | 2 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull | 51 | +1:09.229 | 6 | |
| 8 | 9 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull | 51 | +1:10.696 | 4 | |
| 9 | 12 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Force India | 51 | +1:17.708 | 2 | |
| 10 | 5 | Felipe MassaMAS | Williams | 51 | +1:25.375 | 1 | |
| 11 | 19 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 51 | +1:44.817 | 0 | |
| 12 | 15 | Felipe NasrNAS | Sauber | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 11 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas F1 Team | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 22 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Renault | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 21 | Jolyon PalmerPAL | Renault | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 14 | Esteban GutiérrezGUT | Haas F1 Team | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber | 50 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 16 | Rio HaryantoHAR | Manor Marussia | 49 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren | 42 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Pascal WehrleinWEH | Manor Marussia | 39 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Carlos SainzSAI | Toro Rosso | 31 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Daniil KvyatKVY | Toro Rosso | 6 | Suspension | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:43.685 | 1:42.520 | 1:42.758 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:44.462 | 1:43.939 | 1:43.515 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:44.570 | 1:44.141 | 1:43.966 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:45.062 | 1:44.461 | 1:43.966 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:44.936 | 1:44.533 | 1:44.269 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:45.494 | 1:44.696 | 1:44.483 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:44.694 | 1:44.687 | 1:44.717 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:44.706 | 1:44.477 | 1:45.246 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:44.939 | 1:44.387 | 1:45.570 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:44.259 | 1:43.526 | 2:01.954 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:45.507 | 1:44.755 | - |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:44.860 | 1:44.824 | - |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:44.827 | 1:45.000 | - |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:45.525 | 1:45.270 | - |
| 15 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 1:45.300 | 1:45.349 | - |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:45.549 | 1:46.048 | - |
| 17 | Rio Haryanto | Manor Marussia | 1:45.665 | - | - |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 1:45.750 | - | - |
| 19 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:45.804 | - | - |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:46.231 | - | - |
| 21 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:46.348 | - | - |
| 22 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:46.394 | - | - |