The Bahrain Grand Prix starting grid following penalties for Ricciardo and Sutil.
Daniel Ricciardo was third quickest in qualifying, but will start the race from 13th following his penalty in Malaysia. Adrian Sutil qualified 18th, but will start last. He received a five place grid drop and two penalty points for blocking Romain Grosjean in the first part of qualifying.
| Driver | Team/Engine | Time | Q | |
| 1. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.185 | Q3 |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.464 | Q3 |
| 3. | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Mercedes | 1:34.247 | Q3 |
| 4. | Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | 1:34.346 | Q3 |
| 5. | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:34.368 | Q3 |
| 6. | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:34.387 | Q3 |
| 7. | Felipe Massa | Williams Mercedes | 1:34.511 | Q3 |
| 8. | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:34.712 | Q3 |
| 9. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:34.992 | Q3 |
| 10. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1:34.985 | Q2 |
| 11. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 1:35.116 | Q2 |
| 12. | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso Renault | 1:35.145 | Q2 |
| 13. | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Renault | 1:34.051 | Q3 |
| 14. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso Renault | 1:35.286 | Q2 |
| 15. | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber Ferrari | 1:35.891 | Q2 |
| 16. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus Renault | 1:35.908 | Q2 |
| 17. | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus Renault | 1:36.663 | Q1 |
| 18. | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham Renault | 1:37.085 | Q1 |
| 19. | Jules Bianchi | Marussia Ferrari | 1:37.310 | Q1 |
| 20. | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham Renault | 1:37.875 | Q1 |
| 21. | Max Chilton | Marussia Ferrari | 1:37.913 | Q1 |
| 22. | Adrian Sutil | Sauber Ferrari | 1:36.840 | Q1 |
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