V kvalifikácii na VC Bahrajnu boli najrýchlejší jazdci tímu Toyota, Jarno Trulli a Timo Glock. Za nimi odštartuje obhájca víťazstva v číne, Sebastian Vettel.
Výsledky kvalifikácie na VC Bahrajnu:
| 1. | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:32.779 | 1:32.671 | 1:33.431 | 20 |
| 2. | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:33.165 | 1:32.613 | 1:33.712 | 20 |
| 3. | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:32.680 | 1:32.474 | 1:34.015 | 18 |
| 4. | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:32.978 | 1:32.842 | 1:34.044 | 20 |
| 5. | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:32.851 | 1:32.877 | 1:34.196 | 18 |
| 6. | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:33.116 | 1:32.842 | 1:34.239 | 20 |
| 7. | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:33.627 | 1:32.860 | 1:34.578 | 20 |
| 8. | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.297 | 1:33.014 | 1:34.818 | 19 |
| 9. | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:33.672 | 1:33.166 | 1:35.134 | 21 |
| 10. | 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:33.117 | 1:32.827 | 1:35.380 | 19 |
| 11. | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.479 | 1:33.242 | 14 | |
| 12. | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:33.221 | 1:33.348 | 13 | |
| 13. | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:33.495 | 1:33.487 | 13 | |
| 14. | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:33.377 | 1:33.562 | 13 | |
| 15. | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:33.608 | 1:33.941 | 18 | |
| 16. | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.722 | 10 | ||
| 17. | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:33.753 | 9 | ||
| 18. | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.910 | 9 | ||
| 19. | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:34.038 | 8 | ||
| 20. | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:34.159 | 9 | ||
