| Grandprix: Bahrains Grand Prix Session navn: 1. Frie træning Dato: 4/4 2008 | 
Bemærk! Det angivne dæk viser hvilken compound som køreren har sat den pågældende tid på.
| P. | Kører | Team | Dæk | Tid | Forskel | Omg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | B | 1:32.233 | + 0.000 | 20 | 
| 2. | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | B | 1:32.350 | + 0.117 | 15 | 
| 3. | Nico Rosberg | Williams Racing | B | 1:32.415 | + 0.182 | 23 | 
| 4. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Formula 1 Team | B | 1:32.705 | + 0.472 | 21 | 
| 5. | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren Formula 1 Team | B | 1:32.868 | + 0.635 | 20 | 
| 6. | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams Racing | B | 1:33.121 | + 0.888 | 24 | 
| 7. | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | B | 1:33.333 | + 1.100 | 16 | 
| 8. | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | B | 1:33.539 | + 1.306 | 27 | 
| 9. | David Coulthard | Oracle Red Bull Racing | B | 1:33.788 | + 1.555 | 20 | 
| 10. | Fernando Alonso | Renault | B | 1:33.815 | + 1.582 | 19 | 
| 11. | Timo Glock | Toyota | B | 1:33.929 | + 1.696 | 28 | 
| 12. | Mark Webber | Oracle Red Bull Racing | B | 1:33.950 | + 1.717 | 20 | 
| 13. | Nelson Piquet Jr | Renault | B | 1:33.981 | + 1.748 | 24 | 
| 14. | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | B | 1:34.106 | + 1.873 | 17 | 
| 15. | Sébastien Bourdais | Scuderia Toro Rosso | B | 1:34.235 | + 2.002 | 27 | 
| 16. | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Toro Rosso | B | 1:34.321 | + 2.088 | 32 | 
| 17. | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | B | 1:34.892 | + 2.659 | 20 | 
| 18. | Jenson Button | Honda Racing F1 | B | 1:34.915 | + 2.682 | 16 | 
| 19. | Rubens Barrichello | Honda Racing F1 | B | 1:35.174 | + 2.941 | 12 | 
| 20. | Adrian Sutil | Force India | B | 1:35.429 | + 3.196 | 22 | 
| 21. | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri F1 | B | 1:36.145 | + 3.912 | 6 | 
| 22. | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri F1 | B | 1:36.536 | + 4.303 | 6 |