Víťazom kvalifikácie na Veľkú cenu Bahrajnu sa stal Nemec Sebastian Vettel na Red Bulle, ktorý porazil Ferrari Felipeho Massu a Fernanda Alonsa.
Výsledky kvalifikácie na VC Bahrajnu:
| Pozícia | Jazdec | Tím | Časť 1 | Časť 2 | Časť 3 |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:55.029 | 1:53.883 | 1:54.101 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:55.313 | 1:54.331 | 1:54.242 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:54.612 | 1:54.172 | 1:54.608 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:55.341 | 1:54.707 | 1:55.217 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:55.463 | 1:54.682 | 1:55.241 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:55.298 | 1:54.318 | 1:55.284 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:55.593 | 1:55.105 | 1:55.524 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:55.715 | 1:55.168 | 1:55.672 |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:55.511 | 1:54.963 | 1:55.885 |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:55.213 | 1:54.996 | 1:56.309 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:55.969 | 1:55.330 | - |
| 12 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:55.628 | 1:55.653 | - |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:56.375 | 1:55.857 | - |
| 14 | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:56.428 | 1:56.237 | - |
| 15 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:56.189 | 1:56.265 | - |
| 16 | Kamuj Kobajaši | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:56.541 | 1:56.270 | - |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:56.167 | 1:56.619 | - |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:57.071 | - | - |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:59.728 | - | - |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:59.852 | - | - |
| 21 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 2:00.313 | - | - |
| 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 2:00.587 | - | - |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 2:03.240 | - | - |
| 24 | Karun Chandhok | HRT-Cosworth | 2:04.904 | - | - |
