Bridgestone's super soft tyre allowed Panasonic Toyota Racing driver Jarno Trulli to qualify on pole and head up the first ever all-Toyota front row for tomorrow's Bahrain Grand Prix.

Trulli set a time of 1min 33.431secs, almost three tenths ahead of team-mate Timo Glock. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) went third fastest. Track conditions were improved from Friday, with more rubber laid and the temperatures were even hotter. Glock used the super soft tyre to go fastest in the morning practice session with a time of 1min 32.605secs.

Q&A with Hirohide Hamashima - Bridgestone Director of Motorsport Tyre Development

What was significant about today's running?
"Today was very good for Toyota as both of their cars qualified on the front row, so congratulations to them and Jarno Trulli for his fourth pole position. We saw further progress from Friday's running with the circuit grip level improved, particularly in the practice session, due to the track being cleared of sand, and more rubber being laid. Qualifying was very exciting through every session, with even the faster cars using the super soft tyre to get through the first qualifying session."

How are the two compounds working here in Bahrain?
"We are seeing an interesting weekend in terms of tyre performance. The super soft tyre has worked very well so far this weekend. It delivers a good fast lap time on average 0.7 seconds faster than the medium tyre. In terms of degradation the super soft presents an interesting challenge. Some teams can use the super soft for a long stint, however some teams will have to work hard to maintain the super soft from degradation. This means that usage of the super soft tyre will be the key point to the race. The medium tyre takes longer to warm up than the super soft, even in these hot conditions. In the race medium tyre will be very durable, however with a slower ultimate lap time than the super soft."

Stats of the Day 
Practice Three 11:00 - 12:00
Driver             Team                    Time        Tyre
Timo Glock         Panasonic Toyota Racing 1m 32.605s  SS
Felipe Massa       Scuderia Ferrari	   1m 32.728s  SS
Nico Rosberg       AT&T Williams           1m 32.906s  SS

Qualifying 14:00 - 15:00
Driver             Team                    Time        Tyre
Jarno Trulli       Panasonic Toyota Racing 1m 33.431s  SS
Timo Glock         Panasonic Toyota Racing 1m 33.712s  SS
Sebastian Vettel   Red Bull Racing         1m 34.015s  SS

Compounds used: Medium / Super Soft
Temperatures 	   Ambient   	   Track	Weather
AM - Practice 3    36C-39C         48C-51C      Sunny
PM - Qualifying    40C-41C-40-C    53C-51C      Sunny