Qualifying

The qualifying gets underway in Bahrain

All drivers now running the softer tyres and carrying their race fuel loads.

• Glock first out onto the track
  
• soon joined by team mate Trulli and Williams' Nico Rosberg.
• Alonso last onto the track
• Glock sets Q3 standard
• Trully goes marginally quicker
• P3 for Button
  
• Barrichello fastest in S1
• Vettels first run puts hin in P4
• P5 for Barrichello
  
• Rosberg runs wide in turn 13
• P6 for Alonso

With the first runs complete there's quite a big split in the times. The cars head out for the final attack and tomorrows grid positions.

• Button begins with a fast S1
  
• Hamilton is faster!
• Button fastest in S2
• Hamilton still faster!
• Button takes provisional pole
• P2 for Hamilton
• Toyota looking good with both drivers on their hot laps
• Glock takes P1
• P2 for Vettel
• What of Trulli?
• P1 for the Italian!
  

Making it an all Toyota front row in Bahrain, with the Japanese team's first pole since Japan 2005. Read more

Qualifying - selected team and driver quotes

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Race starts at 15:00 local time which is 12:00GMT

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