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Sebastian Vettel was in front of the two Ferraris in the decisive and newly low-fuel 'Q3' session in Bahrain, with the returning Felipe Massa four tenths quicker than his new teammate Fernando Alonso.
The first McLaren was Lewis Hamilton in fourth, a few tenths quicker than reigning world champion Jenson Button but a worrying 1.1 seconds from Vettel's pole.
Fifth place completed Nico Rosberg's clean-sweep of being quicker than Michael Schumacher so far this weekend, with the 41-year-old returning to F1 after three years with seventh on the grid for Mercedes, behind Webber.
Further back, F1's three new teams dominated the stragglers in the 'Q1' session, with Timo Glock winning the battle to be the best of the newcomers for Virgin.
A handful of seconds behind that came the hapless HRT outfit, with Karun Chandhok bringing up the rear after finally getting at the wheel of a functioning single seater.
His quicker teammate Bruno Senna said just getting his virginal car through all the practice sessions is a "big victory".
Formula 1's first starting grid of 2010; Bahrain:
1. row
Sebastian Vettel (RB6 Red Bull-Renault) - 1'54 "101
Felipe Massa (Ferrari F10) - 1'54 "242
2. row
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F10) - 1'54 "608
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1'55 "217
3. row
Nico Rosberg (PGMs Mercedes W01) - 1'55 "241
Mark Webber (Red Bull RB6-Renault) - 1'55 "284
4. row
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes W01 PGMs) - 1'55 "524
Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1'55 "672.
5. row
Robert Kubica (Renault R30) - 1'55 "885
Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'56 "309
6. row
Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'55 "330
Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM03-Cosworth) - 1'55 "653.
7. row
Nico Hulkenberg (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'55 "857
Pedro De La Rosa (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 1'56 "237
8. row
Sebastien Buemi (str5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'56 "265
Kamui Kobayashi (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 1'56 "270.
9. row
Vitaly Petrov (Renault R30) - 1'56 "619
Jaime Alguersuari (str5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'57 "071
10. row
Timo Glock (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 1'59 "728
Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 1'59 "852
11. row
Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 2'00 "313.
Lucas Di Grassi (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 2'00 "587
12. row
Bruno Senna (HRT Dallara F110-Cosworth) - 2'03 "240
Karun Chandhok (HRT Dallara F110-Cosworth) - 2'04 "904
** unofficial results **
Sebastian Vettel was in front of the two Ferraris in the decisive and newly low-fuel 'Q3' session in Bahrain, with the returning Felipe Massa four tenths quicker than his new teammate Fernando Alonso.
The first McLaren was Lewis Hamilton in fourth, a few tenths quicker than reigning world champion Jenson Button but a worrying 1.1 seconds from Vettel's pole.
Fifth place completed Nico Rosberg's clean-sweep of being quicker than Michael Schumacher so far this weekend, with the 41-year-old returning to F1 after three years with seventh on the grid for Mercedes, behind Webber.
Further back, F1's three new teams dominated the stragglers in the 'Q1' session, with Timo Glock winning the battle to be the best of the newcomers for Virgin.
A handful of seconds behind that came the hapless HRT outfit, with Karun Chandhok bringing up the rear after finally getting at the wheel of a functioning single seater.
His quicker teammate Bruno Senna said just getting his virginal car through all the practice sessions is a "big victory".
Formula 1's first starting grid of 2010; Bahrain:
1. row
Sebastian Vettel (RB6 Red Bull-Renault) - 1'54 "101
Felipe Massa (Ferrari F10) - 1'54 "242
2. row
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F10) - 1'54 "608
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1'55 "217
3. row
Nico Rosberg (PGMs Mercedes W01) - 1'55 "241
Mark Webber (Red Bull RB6-Renault) - 1'55 "284
4. row
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes W01 PGMs) - 1'55 "524
Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1'55 "672.
5. row
Robert Kubica (Renault R30) - 1'55 "885
Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'56 "309
6. row
Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'55 "330
Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM03-Cosworth) - 1'55 "653.
7. row
Nico Hulkenberg (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'55 "857
Pedro De La Rosa (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 1'56 "237
8. row
Sebastien Buemi (str5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'56 "265
Kamui Kobayashi (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 1'56 "270.
9. row
Vitaly Petrov (Renault R30) - 1'56 "619
Jaime Alguersuari (str5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'57 "071
10. row
Timo Glock (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 1'59 "728
Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 1'59 "852
11. row
Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 2'00 "313.
Lucas Di Grassi (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 2'00 "587
12. row
Bruno Senna (HRT Dallara F110-Cosworth) - 2'03 "240
Karun Chandhok (HRT Dallara F110-Cosworth) - 2'04 "904
** unofficial results **