After Nico Hulkenberg it was Sergio Perez time to set the pace for Force India on the opening day of the final pre-season Formula 1 test in Bahrain.
The Mexican moved to the top of the times with a 1m35.290s in the morning, a lap that remained untroubled for the rest of the day as most of the teams focused either on race runs or troubleshooting.
All of the Mercedes-powered teams spent the majority of the day working on race-specification, meaning that the headline times were slightly slower than was often the case last week.
| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
| 01. |  Sergio Perez |
Sahara Force India | 1m35.290s | 105 |
| 02. |  Valtteri Bottas |
Williams F1 Team | 1m36.184s | 128 |
| 03. | Kimi Raikkonen |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1m36.432s | 54 |
| 04. |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1m36.624s | 89 |
| 05. | Adrian Sutil |
Sauber F1 Team | 1m37.700s | 89 |
| 06. |  Kevin Magnussen |
McLaren Mercedes | 1m37.825s | 109 |
| 07. |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1m37.908s | 39 |
| 08. |  Max Chilton |
Marussia F1 Team | 1m38.610s | 44 |
| 09. |  Daniil Kvyat |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1m39.242s | 56 |
| 10. |  Pastor Maldonado |
Lotus F1 Team | 1m40.599s | 31 |
| 11. |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Caterham F1 Team | 1m42.285s | 19 |
