The women's Laser Radial competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place between 8–16 August at Marina da Glória.

Eleven races (the last one a medal race) were scheduled.

Due to weather conditions the medal race was postponed a day.

[1] Scoring system: low-point system; Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DPI – Discretionary penalty imposed; DSQ – Disqualified; RDG – Redress given; UFD – "U" flag disqualification; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;