Hamilton was faster than the other in the qualifications and he won the pole position for the final tomorrow. He finished only 0.077 ahead of his teammate and current leader for 2016, Niko Rosberg. As expected, third was Vettel, followed by Raikkonen. In contrast to the first 2 practices on Friday, today Ferrari showed that they could be a threat to Mercedes as Vettel won the 3rd practice and finished only half a second slower than Hamilton in the qualifications. Thus we can expect a real battle going on tomorrow. Here are some statistics before the final tomorrow (click here to watch it live):
- Niko Rosberg won the first two practices, while Vettel won the third one and Hamilton was the fastest during qualifications. This places them as the top favorites for the final and it is almost sure that the winner will be one of them.
- Both Vettel (2012, 2013) and Hamilton (2014, 2015) won the Bahrain GP twice. Rosberg has never won it.
- Hamilton made a new lap record during the qualifications today with his 1:29.493. Last year, the fastest lap was produced by Kimi Raikkonen.
Q3
1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:29.493
2. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:29.570
3. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 1:30.012
4. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:30.244
5. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1:30.854
6. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:31.153
7. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:31.155
8. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:31.620
Q2
9. Romain Grosjean, Haas, 1:31.756
10. Max Verstappen, 1:31.772
11. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, 1:31.816
12. Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren, 1:31.934
13. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, 1:31.945
14. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:31.998
15. Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull, 1:32.241
Q1
16. Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, 1:32.806
17. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 1:32.840
18. Sergio Perez, Force India, 1:32.911
19. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, 1:33.181*
20. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, 1:33.438
21. Rio Haryanto, Manor, 1:34.190
22. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, 1:34.388
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