Pit Lane F1
Round 3 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2005-04-03
Fernando Alonso (Renault) took pole for the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix with a 1:32.054 lap.
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.066s shy of pole, with Jarno Trulli (Toyota) third on the grid. Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Jenson Button (BAR) missed the cut by 0.071s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.266s — pole to P10 — with Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:29.848 | 1:32.054 | — | 1:32.054 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.237 | 1:32.120 | — | +0.066 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:29.993 | 1:32.667 | — | +0.613 |
| 4 |
| Nick Heidfeld |
| Williams |
| 1:30.390 |
| 1:32.827 |
| — |
| +0.773 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:30.592 | 1:32.670 | — | +0.616 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:30.952 | 1:32.319 | — | +0.265 |
| 7 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:30.646 | 1:32.723 | — | +0.669 |
| 8 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1:30.725 | 1:32.648 | — | +0.594 |
| 9 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:30.594 | 1:32.930 | — | +0.876 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:30.445 | 1:33.320 | — | +1.266 |
| 11 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 1:30.957 | 1:33.391 | — | +1.337 |
| 12 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:30.933 | 1:34.269 | — | +2.215 |
| 13 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:31.113 | 1:34.450 | — | +2.396 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:31.211 | 1:34.633 | — | +2.579 |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.826 | 1:35.867 | — | +3.813 |
| 16 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 1:32.318 | 1:35.665 | — | +3.611 |
| 17 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 1:33.424 | 1:36.004 | — | +3.950 |
| 18 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 1:33.190 | 1:36.953 | — | +4.899 |
| 19 | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 1:34.005 | 1:36.417 | — | +4.363 |
| 20 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi | 1:34.848 | 1:36.413 | — | +4.359 |