For the BMW WilliamsF1 team the final qualifying session for the Bahrain Grand Prix would see a very encouraging with Nick Heidfeld and Mark Webber finishing in fourth and fifth.

As the teams readied for the Sunday qualifying session it was Alonso first with Jarno Trulli and Michael Schumacher in second and third. With the temperature at 40 degrees Celsius Minardi's Patrick Friesacher would be the first driver out and he would finish with a clean lap, a total time of 3m:11.261. Next was team-mate Christijan Albers. His lap time was close to his team-mates but such was his lead from the previous qualifying that he would go overall fastest, with a total time of 3m:10.422.

Jordan's Tiago Monteiro was next out and was 0.6 seconds ahead after two sectors. He would finish his lap to finish with a total time of 3m:09.428 to be fastest. Now it was the turn of team-mate Narian Karthikyen. The Indian would lose a considerable amount of time in sector two followed by further time in the final sector. He would finish his lap with a total time of 3m:10.143 to move into second. The final driver in the first group was Sauber's Jacques Villeneuve. Jacques was 0.1 quicker than Monteiro in the first sector. He would lose time in the second with a brake lock up and would cross the line with a total time of 3m:07.983 to take provisional pole. This are still not going right for the former champion.

The next group of drivers was Barrichello, Coulthard, Sato, Button, and Ralf Schumacher . After having a new gearbox fitted in his Ferrari Rubens was out and on his lap would extend his lead on Jacques by 0.3 in the first sector, losing time in the final one to finish with a total time of 3m:07.693 to go fastest.

Red Bull's David Coulthard would start his flying lap and would pass a slowing Rubens. David would be down on Rubens time after sector one but would pick up time in the second. His total time was a 3m:05.844, to go fastest overall by a considerable margin. Sato was next and the BAR driver was able to go ahead of Coulthard in his lap to finish with an overall time of 3m:05.563 despite running wide at Turn 12, to be fastest.

Team-mate Jenson Button was next. Jenson was able to pull out time of his team-mate in sector one. After sector two he was 0.5 ahead. he would finish his lap with a time of total time of 3m:04.348 to go fastest. Jenson was 1.1 seconds faster than Sato on that one lap. Next came the Toyota of Ralf Schumacher. He was up by two tenths on Button through sector one, increasing this in the second. He would cross the line with a total time of 3m:03.271, to move into the top spot.

The next group of drivers was Massa, de la Rosa, Klien, Raikkonen, and Mark Webber. The Sauber came out and started its lap and was down in the first sector to Ralf. He was nearly a second down after the second, finishing his lap with a total time of 3m:05.202, to move into third. Pedro de la Rosa was next out and was 0.2 ahead after sector one, but would lose time to Ralf in the next sector. He would lose another tenth in the final sector finishing with a total time of 3m:03.373 to be second.

For Klein his lap would see him just ahead after the first two sectors but would finish with a time 0.09 behind Ralf, a total time of 3m:03.369, to be in second. Kimi Raikkonen would gain a tenth on Ralf in the first sector, but a poor final sector would see him drop to fourth with a total time of 3m:03.524. Now it was mark Webbers turn. The WilliamsF1 driver had set the fastest time in practice. He would lose a tenth in the opening two sectors, but a very rapid final one would see him push Ralf down into second. His total lap time was 3m:03.262. Mark's lap time of 1m:32.670 was three tenths slower than Ralf's

The final group of drivers were Fisichella, Nick Heidfeld, Michael Schumacher, Trulli, and Alonso. Fisichella was out and he would lose time in Turn four and was 0.5 down after the second sector. He would finish with a total time of 3m:03.765, good enough only for sixth. Next was Nick Heidfeld. The German was 0.2 ahead of Mark prior to his lap. He would maintain this across his lap finishing with a total time of 3m:03.217 to go fastest.

Michael Schumacher was next out in the new F2005. A very quick a second sector would put Michael eight tenths up. He would finish his lap with a total time of 3m:02.357 to go fastest by a considerable margin. Now it was Toyota's Jarno Trulli turn to challenge for pole. His lap would see him finish with a total time of 3m:02.660 to be in second. The final driver was Renault's Fernando Alonso. He would find a tenth on Michael through the opening sector and was almost half a second up overall. He would cross the line with a total time of 3m:01.902 to secure another pole position for the French team.