Rosberg starts Bahrain weekend on top
F1 Grand Prix, GP Bahrain, Bahrain International Circuit
Australian Grand Prix winner Nico Rosberg continued on his elan by topping the first session at Bahrain, comfortably outpacing his team mate Lewis Hamilton, who himself was also more than a second quicker than Kimi Räikkonen in the closest Ferrari.
Sebastian Vettel crucially opted to not run the soft tyres, instead completing just 14 laps on the medium tyre and ending up in 11th place. He was however the fastest runner on the medium tyres.
Results
| Pos. | .No. | .Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.294 | - | 24 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.799 | +0.505s | 24 |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:34.128 | +1.834s | 16 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.461 | +2.167s | 27 |
| 5 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Racing | 1:34.541 | +2.247s | 30 |
| 6 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:34.601 | +2.307s | 28 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:34.793 | +2.499s | 21 |
| 8 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:34.860 | +2.566s | 19 |
| 9 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:35.000 | +2.706s | 18 |
| 10 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:35.006 | +2.712s | 19 |
| 11 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:35.073 | +2.779s | 14 |
| 12 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:35.174 | +2.880s | 21 |
| 13 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas | 1:35.309 | +3.015s | 19 |
| 14 | 22 | Jenson Button | Mclaren | 1:35.440 | +3.146s | 28 |
| 15 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:35.490 | +3.196s | 27 |
| 16 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:35.728 | +3.434s | 30 |
| 17 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 1:36.371 | +4.077s | 26 |
| 18 | 47 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Mclaren | 1:36.392 | +4.098s | 25 |
| 19 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:36.719 | +4.425s | 24 |
| 20 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:36.939 | +4.645s | 28 |
| 21 | 34 | Alfonso Celis | Force India | 1:37.287 | +4.993s | 23 |
| 22 | 88 | Rio Haryanto | Manor | 1:37.714 | +5.420s | 27 |
