27 Mar 2021, Bahrain International Circuit, Round 1
| Position | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.499 | 1:30.318 | 1:28.997 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes Formula 1 Team | 1:30.617 | 1:30.085 | 1:29.385 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes Formula 1 Team | 1:31.200 | 1:30.186 | 1:29.586 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:30.691 | 1:30.010 | 1:29.678 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:30.848 | 1:30.513 | 1:29.809 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Formula 1 Team | 1:30.795 | 1:30.222 | 1:29.927 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren Formula 1 Team | 1:30.902 | 1:30.099 | 1:29.974 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:31.653 | 1:30.009 | 1:30.215 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:30.863 | 1:30.595 | 1:30.249 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin F1 Team | 1:31.261 | 1:30.624 | 1:30.601 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull Racing | 1:31.165 | 1:30.659 | |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.998 | 1:30.708 | |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:30.607 | 1:31.203 | |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.547 | 1:31.238 | |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams Racing | 1:31.316 | 1:33.430 | |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:31.724 | ||
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Racing | 1:31.936 | ||
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin F1 Team | 1:32.056 | ||
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.449 | ||
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.273 |
