2013 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING
19 - 21 Apr 2013
Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 1:33.364 | 1:32.867 | 1:32.330 | 14 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:33.327 | 1:32.746 | 1:32.584 | 12 |
| 3 | 3 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 1:32.878 | 1:33.316 | 1:32.667 | 11 |
| 4 | 10 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:33.498 | 1:33.346 | 1:32.762 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:33.966 | 1:33.098 | 1:33.078 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 1:33.780 | 1:33.358 | 1:33.207 | 13 |
| 7 | 14 | Paul di RestaDIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:33.762 | 1:33.335 | 1:33.235 | 14 |
| 8 | 15 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India Mercedes | 1:34.048 | 1:33.378 | 1:33.246 | 16 |
| 9 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Lotus Renault | 1:33.827 | 1:33.146 | 1:33.327 | 13 |
| 10 | 5 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:34.071 | 1:33.702 | DNF | 11 |
| 11 | 8 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Lotus Renault | 1:33.498 | 1:33.762 | 7 | |
| 12 | 6 | Sergio PerezPER | McLaren Mercedes | 1:34.310 | 1:33.914 | 9 | |
| 13 | 19 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | STR Ferrari | 1:34.120 | 1:33.974 | 14 | |
| 14 | 11 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Sauber Ferrari | 1:34.409 | 1:33.976 | 14 | |
| 15 | 17 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Williams Renault | 1:34.425 | 1:34.105 | 13 | |
| 16 | 18 | Jean-Eric VergneVER | STR Ferrari | 1:34.314 | 1:34.284 | 13 | |
| 17 | 16 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Williams Renault | 1:34.425 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Esteban Gutierrez GUT | Sauber Ferrari | 1:34.730 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Charles PicPIC | Caterham Renault | 1:35.283 | 6 | ||
| 20 | 22 | Jules BianchiBIA | Marussia Cosworth | 1:36.178 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 21 | Giedo van der GardeVDG | Caterham Renault | 1:36.304 | 7 | ||
| 22 | 23 | Max ChiltonCHI | Marussia Cosworth | 1:36.476 | 6 |
Note - Webber, Gutierrez qualified P5 and P18, but dropped three and five grid places respectively for causing collisions at the previous round. Hamilton qualified P4, but dropped five places for an unscheduled gearbox change.