26/03/2021
NEWS STORY
Times from today's opening free practice session for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:31.394 | 132.466 mph |
| 2 | Bottas | Mercedes | 1:31.692 | 0.298 |
| 3 | Norris | McLaren | 1:31.897 | 0.503 |
| 4 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.921 | 0.527 |
| 5 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.993 | 0.599 |
| 6 | Perez | Red Bull | 1:32.071 | 0.677 |
| 7 | Gasly | Alpha Tauri | 1:32.195 | 0.801 |
| 8 | Sainz | Ferrari | 1:32.366 | 0.972 |
| 9 | Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:32.434 | 1.040 |
| 10 | Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.786 | 1.392 |
| 11 | Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.134 | 1.740 |
| 12 | Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:33.157 | 1.763 |
| 13 | Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:33.233 | 1.839 |
| 14 | Tsunoda | Alpha Tauri | 1:33.329 | 1.935 |
| 15 | Ocon | Alpine | 1:33.528 | 2.134 |
| 16 | Alonso | Alpine | 1:33.872 | 2.478 |
| 17 | Russell | Williams | 1:34.127 | 2.733 |
| 18 | Latifi | Williams | 1:34.340 | 2.946 |
| 19 | Schumacher | Haas | 1:34.501 | 3.107 |
| 20 | Mazepin | Haas | 1:34.975 | 3.581 |
Check out our Friday gallery from Bahrain, here.