| P | Driver | Team | Lap time | Laps |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 00:54.064 | 23 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes |
00:54.270 | 20 |
| 3 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 00:54.427 | 24 |
| 4 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 00:54.453 | 21 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 00:54.606 | 15 |
| 6 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing | 00:54.629 | 22 |
| 7 | George Russell* | Mercedes | 00:54.664 | 20 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point | 00:54.678 | 20 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 00:54.693 | 18 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 00:54.720 | 16 |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 00:54.845 | 20 |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 00:54.850 | 23 |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Scuderia Ferrari | 00:54.854 | 21 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 00:54.857 | 15 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Ferrari | 00:54.858 | 17 |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 00:55.171 | 20 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 00:55.347 | 19 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 00:55.493 | 21 |
| 19 | Pietro Fittipaldi^ |
Haas | 00:55.666 | 21 |
| 20 | Jack Aitken° |
Williams | 00:55.670 | 23 |
*Replaced Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for the Sakhir Grand Prix
^Replaced Romain Grosjean for the Sakhir Grand Prix
°Replaced George Russell at Williams Racing for the Sakhir Grand Prix
Note: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was ruled out of the Sakhir Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19