罗斯伯格以1:37.113的圈速在俄罗斯索契站的排位赛中夺得杆位，这是他本人连续第2次获得杆位。汉密尔顿以0.320s的劣势获得第2，博塔斯以0.799s的差距获得第3。
排位赛成绩
| 排位赛 | 车手 | 厂商 | 圈速 | 间隔 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nico rosberg | mercedes | 1m37.113s | - |
| 2 | lewis hamilton | mercedes | 1m37.433s | 0.320s |
| 3 | valtteri bottas | williams/mercedes | 1m37.912s | 0.799s |
| 4 | sebastian vettel | ferrari | 1m37.965s | 0.852s |
| 5 | kimi raikkonen | ferrari | 1m38.348s | 1.235s |
| 6 | nico hulkenberg | force india/mercedes | 1m38.659s | 1.546s |
| 7 | sergio perez | force india/mercedes | 1m38.691s | 1.578s |
| 8 | romain grosjean | lotus/mercedes | 1m38.787s | 1.674s |
| 9 | max verstappen | toro rosso/renault | 1m38.924s | 1.811s |
| 10 | daniel ricciardo | red bull/renault | 1m39.728s | 2.615s |
| 11 | daniil kvyat | red bull/renault | 1m39.214s | 2.101s |
| 12 | felipe nasr | sauber/ferrari | 1m39.323s | 2.210s |
| 13 | jenson button | mclaren/honda | 1m39.763s | 2.650s |
| 14 | pastor maldonado | lotus/mercedes | 1m39.811s | 2.698s |
| 15 | felipe massa | williams/mercedes | 1m39.895s | 2.782s |
| 16 | marcus ericsson | sauber/ferrari | 1m40.660s | 3.547s |
| 17 | will stevens | marussia/ferrari | 1m43.693s | 6.580s |
| 18 | roberto merhi | marussia/ferrari | 1m43.804s | 6.691s |
| 19 | fernando alonso | mclaren/honda | 1m40.144s | 3.031s |
| 20 | carlos sainz | toro rosso/renault | - | - |
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