04/12/2020
NEWS STORY
Times from today's opening free practice session for the Rolex Sakhir Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Russell | Mercedes | 0:54.546 | 145.298 mph |
| 2 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 0:54.722 | 0.176 |
| 3 | Albon | Red Bull | 0:54.811 | 0.265 |
| 4 | Bottas | Mercedes | 0:54.868 | 0.322 |
| 5 | Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 0:55.011 | 0.465 |
| 6 | Gasly | AlphaTauri | 0:55.166 | 0.620 |
| 7 | Ocon | Renault | 0:55.273 | 0.727 |
| 8 | Vettel | Ferrari | 0:55.281 | 0.735 |
| 9 | Ricciardo | Renault | 0:55.379 | 0.833 |
| 10 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 0:55.449 | 0.903 |
| 11 | Stroll | Racing Point | 0:55.558 | 1.012 |
| 12 | Perez | Racing Point | 0:55.716 | 1.170 |
| 13 | Sainz | McLaren | 0:55.757 | 1.211 |
| 14 | Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 0:55.783 | 1.237 |
| 15 | Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 0:55.858 | 1.312 |
| 16 | Norris | McLaren | 0:56.078 | 1.532 |
| 17 | Magnussen | Haas | 0:56.130 | 1.584 |
| 18 | Latifi | Williams | 0:56.764 | 2.218 |
| 19 | Fittipaldi | Haas | 0:57.077 | 2.531 |
| 20 | Aitken | Williams | 0:57.187 | 2.641 |
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