Calificarile pentru Marele Premiu al Bahrain-ului, care s-au disputat sambata, i-au adus lui Nico Rosberg primul pole-position din acest sezon! Pilotul celor de la Mercedes s-a dovedit cel mai rapid in calificarile de la Sakhir, fiind urmat de coechipierul sau, Lewis Hamilton si de australianul Daniel Ricciardo de la Red Bull, la noua zecimi in urma liderului.
Grila de start este completat de surprinzatorii finlandezul Valtteri Bottas de la Williams si mexicanul Sergio Perez de la Force India-Mercedes, pentru ca Raikkonen si Jenson Button sa plece de pe grila cu pozitiile 5, respectiv 6. In ceea ce-l priveste pe campionul mondial en-titre, Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), acesta n-a reusit decât cel de-al 9-lea timp.
2014 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
| Pos | Nr | Pilot | Echipa | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.439 | 1:33.708 | 1:33.18 | |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:35.323 | 1:33.872 | 1:33.464 | |
| 3 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:36.220 | 1:34.592 | 1:34.051 | |
| 4 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:34.934 | 1:34.842 | 1:34.247 | |
| 5 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:34.998 | 1:34.747 | 1:34.346 | |
| 6 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35.234 | 1:34.925 | 1:34.368 | |
| 7 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.699 | 1:34.714 | 1:34.387 | |
| 8 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:35.085 | 1:34.842 | 1:34.511 | |
| 9 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.288 | 1:34.904 | 1:34.712 | |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:35.251 | 1:34.723 | 1:34.992 | |
| 11 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:35.549 | 1:34.985 | ||
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:34.874 | 1:35.116 | ||
| 13 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | STR-Renault | 1:35.395 | 1:35.145 | ||
| 14 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Renault | 1:35.815 | 1:35.286 | ||
| 15 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:36.567 | 1:35.891 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:36.654 | 1:35.908 | ||
| 17 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 1:36.663 | |||
| 18 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:36.840 | |||
| 19 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham-Renault | 1:37.085 | |||
| 20 | 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:37.310 | |||
| 21 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham-Renault | 1:37.875 | |||
| 22 | 4 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:37.913 |
Marele Premiu de Formula 1 din Bahrain va avea loc duminica, 6 aprilie, de la ora 18.00, in direct la Dolce Sport.
