April 15, 2017 – Valtteri Bottas has taken his maiden Formula 1 pole position after beating Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton by just 0.023s in Saturday’s qualifying session for the 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel finished third, ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo.
| Post | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Mercedes | 1:28.769 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes | 1:28.792 | 0.023 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:29.247 | 0.478 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | TAG | 1:29.545 | 0.776 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:29.567 | 0.798 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | TAG | 1:29.687 | 0.918 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | Renault | 1:29.842 | 1.073 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Mercedes | 1:30.074 | 1.305 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Ferrari | 1:30.763 | 1.994 |
| 10 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Renault | 1:31.074 | 2.305 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Renault | 1:30.923 | 2.154 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Mercedes | 1:31.168 | 2.399 |
| 13 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | Ferrari | 1:31.414 | 2.645 |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Mercedes | 1:31.684 | 2.915 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Honda | ||
| 16 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Renault | 1:32.118 | 3.349 |
| 17 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Honda | 1:32.313 | 3.544 |
| 18 | Sergio Perez | Force India | Mercedes | 1:32.318 | 3.549 |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Ferrari | 1:32.543 | 3.774 |
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Ferrari | 1:32.900 | 4.131 |
