18/03/2022
NEWS STORY
Times from today's opening free practice session for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:34.193 | 128.530 mph |
| 2 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.557 | 0.364 |
| 3 | Sainz | Ferrari | 1:34.611 | 0.418 |
| 4 | Russell | Mercedes | 1:34.629 | 0.436 |
| 5 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:34.742 | 0.549 |
| 6 | Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:34.814 | 0.621 |
| 7 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34.943 | 0.750 |
| 8 | Alonso | Alpine | 1:35.000 | 0.807 |
| 9 | Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:35.028 | 0.835 |
| 10 | Perez | Red Bull | 1:35.050 | 0.857 |
| 11 | Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.053 | 0.860 |
| 12 | Ocon | Alpine | 1:35.151 | 0.958 |
| 13 | Latifi | Williams | 1:35.644 | 1.451 |
| 14 | Hulkenberg | Aston Martin | 1:35.815 | 1.622 |
| 15 | Albon | Williams | 1:35.923 | 1.730 |
| 16 | Norris | McLaren | 1:36.304 | 2.111 |
| 17 | Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:36.402 | 2.209 |
| 18 | Schumacher | Haas | 1:36.536 | 2.343 |
| 19 | Magnussen | Haas | 1:36.804 | 2.611 |
| 20 | Bottas | Alfa Romeo | No Time |
Check out our Friday gallery from Bahrain, here.