Ronda 1 — tiempos Q1, Q2 y Q3 - 2021-03-28
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) firmó la pole del Bahrain Grand Prix de 2021 con un crono de 1:28.997.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) completó la primera fila a 0.388s de la pole, con Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) tercero en parrilla. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) entró a Q3 en P10, mientras que Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) se quedó fuera por 0.058s.
La Q3 se decidió en un margen de 1.604s — de la pole a P10 — con Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) cerrando el top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30.499 | 1:30.318 | 1:28.997 | 1:28.997 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.617 | 1:30.085 | 1:29.385 | +0.388 |
| 3 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:31.200 | 1:30.186 | 1:29.586 | +0.589 |
| 4 |
| 16Charles Leclerc |
| Ferrari |
| 1:30.691 |
| 1:30.010 |
| 1:29.678 |
| +0.681 |
| 5 | 10Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:30.848 | 1:30.513 | 1:29.809 | +0.812 |
| 6 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:30.795 | 1:30.222 | 1:29.927 | +0.930 |
| 7 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.902 | 1:30.099 | 1:29.974 | +0.977 |
| 8 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:31.653 | 1:30.009 | 1:30.215 | +1.218 |
| 9 | 14Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:30.863 | 1:30.595 | 1:30.249 | +1.252 |
| 10 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31.261 | 1:30.624 | 1:30.601 | +1.604 |
| 11 | 11Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:31.165 | 1:30.659 | — | +1.662 |
| 12 | 99Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.998 | 1:30.708 | — | +1.711 |
| 13 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:30.607 | 1:31.203 | — | +2.206 |
| 14 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.547 | 1:31.238 | — | +2.241 |
| 15 | 63George Russell | Williams | 1:31.316 | 1:33.430 | — | +4.433 |
| 16 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:31.724 | — | — | +2.727 |
| 17 | 6Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:31.936 | — | — | +2.939 |
| 18 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:32.056 | — | — | +3.059 |
| 19 | 47Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.449 | — | — | +3.452 |
| 20 | 9Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.273 | — | — | +4.276 |