Massa continued his good run of form in his Ferrari, once again topping the timesheets. Running with a new aerodynamic package, his fastest time was clocked at 1:30.640, and he completed 100 laps of the Bahrain circuit with no problems. His closest rival on the day was Lewis Hamilton, who finished a whopping 0.538 seconds behind, with Kimi Raikkonen left to languish in third place. Hamilton did however have a valid excuse – a hydraulic problem kept his off the track for most of the morning, and he was only able to complete 55 laps all day.
Times
01 F. Massa (Ferrari) 1:30.640
02 L. Hamilton (McLaren) 1:31.178
03 K. Räikkönen (Ferrari) 1:31.490
04 G. Fisichella (Renault) 1:31.967
05 P. de la Rosa (McLaren) 1:31.971
06 H. Kovalainen (Renault) 1:32.068
07 N. Heidfeld (BMW) 1:32.264
08 J. Button (Honda) 1:32.293
09 V. Liuzzi (Toro Rosso) 1:32.359
10 R. Kubica (BMW) 1:32.648
11 R. Barrichello (Honda) 1:32.650
12 T. Sato (Super Aguri) 1:32.837
13 R. Schumacher (Toyota) 1:33.054
14 D. Coulthard (Red Bull) 1:33.146
15 M. Webber (Red Bull) 1:33.238
16 J. Trulli (Toyota) 1:33.384
