Valtteri Bottas a décroché la position de tête du Grand Prix de Sakhir. George Russell qui remplace Lewis Hamilton a fait le 2e temps devant Max Verstappen et Charles Leclerc. Sergio Perez a réussi le 5e temps. On retrouve par la suite Daniil Kvyat, Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz, Pierre Gasly et Lance Stroll.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 53.904 | 53.803 | 53.377 | 24 |
| 2 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 54.160 | 53.819 | 53.403 | 25 |
| 3 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 54.037 | 53.647 | 53.433 | 17 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 54.249 | 53.825 | 53.613 | 21 |
| 5 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 54.236 | 53.787 | 53.790 | 17 |
| 6 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri Honda | 54.346 | 53.856 | 53.906 | 26 |
| 7 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 54.388 | 53.871 | 53.957 | 15 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren Renault | 54.450 | 53.818 | 54.010 | 20 |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri Honda | 54.207 | 53.941 | 54.154 | 28 |
| 10 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 54.595 | 53.840 | 54.200 | 19 |
| 11 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 54.309 | 53.995 | 13 | |
| 12 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing Honda | 54.620 | 54.026 | 12 | |
| 13 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 54.301 | 54.175 | 17 | |
| 14 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 54.523 | 54.377 | 14 | |
| 15 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Renault | 54.194 | 54.693 | 15 | |
| 16 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 54.705 | 9 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 54.796 | 11 | ||
| 18 | 89 | Jack Aitken | Williams Mercedes | 54.892 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 54.963 | 11 | ||
| 20 | 51 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Haas Ferrari | 55.426 | 11 |