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Home / Seasons / 2008 F1 World Championship Season / 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix

2008 Bahrain Grand Prix

DateSunday, 6 April 2008
Winner
  • Felipe Massa
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  • Robert Kubica
  • BMW Sauber-BMW
Fastest lap
  • Heikki Kovalainen
  • McLaren-Mercedes
CircuitSakhir, 57 laps
Round3 of 18
Race numbers

The 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix was the:

  • 788th World Championship race
  • 5th World Championship Bahrain Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Sakhir
More 2008 season
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On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari571hr 31m 06.970s10
2+2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari57+3.339s8
3-2(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW57+4.998s6
4+2(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW57+8.409s5
5 (FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes57+26.789s4
6+1(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota57+41.314s3
7+4(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault57+45.473s2
8 (DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota57+55.889s1
9+4(DEU) Timo GlockToyota57+1m 09.500s 
10 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault57+1m 17.181s 
11+1(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda57+1m 17.862s 
12+6(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari56+1 lap 
13-10(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes56+1 lap 
14+2(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota56+1 lap 
15 (FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari56+1 lap 
16+5(GBR) Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri-Honda56+1 lap 
17+5(JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda56+1 lap 
18-1(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault56+1 lap 
19+1(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari55+2 laps 
R (BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault40DNF 
R (GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda19DNF 
R (DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari0DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW
2(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari
3(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes
4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
5(FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes
6(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW
7(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota
8(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota
9(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda
10(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault
11(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault
12(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda
13(DEU) Timo GlockToyota
14(BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault
15(FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari
16(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota
17(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault
18(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari
19(DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari
20(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari
21(GBR) Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri-Honda
22(JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW1:33.096 
2(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:33.1230.027
3(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:33.2920.196
4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:33.4180.322
5(FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1:33.4880.392
6(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:33.7370.641
7(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota1:33.9940.898
8(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota1:34.0150.919
9(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda1:35.0571.961
10(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault1:35.1152.019
Q2
11(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:32.371 
12(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:32.508 
13(DEU) Timo GlockToyota1:32.528 
14(BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault1:32.790 
15(FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari1:32.915 
16(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota1:32.943 
Q1
17(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault1:33.433 
18(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari1:33.501 
19(DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari1:33.562 
20(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari1:33.845 
21(GBR) Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri-Honda1:34.140 
22(JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda1:35.725 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen19
2(DEU) Nick Heidfeld16
3(GBR) Lewis Hamilton14
4(POL) Robert Kubica14
5(FIN) Heikki Kovalainen14
6(BRA) Felipe Massa10
7(ITA) Jarno Trulli8
8(DEU) Nico Rosberg7
9(ESP) Fernando Alonso6
10(AUS) Mark Webber4
11(JPN) Kazuki Nakajima3
12(FRA) Sebastien Bourdais2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1BMW Sauber-BMW30
2Ferrari29
3McLaren-Mercedes28
4Williams-Toyota10
5Toyota8
6Renault6
7Red Bull-Renault4
8Toro Rosso-Ferrari2

Statistics & milestones

Wins
6th for Felipe Massa
203rd for Ferrari
Race 1-2
77th for Ferrari
Podiums
50th for Kimi Raikkonen (10th driver to score 50 podiums, 2nd Finnish driver)
18th for Felipe Massa
3rd for Robert Kubica
605th & 606th for Ferrari
7th for BMW Sauber
Poles
1st and only for Robert Kubica (90th different polesitter, 1st Polish driver)
1st and only for Sauber/BMW Sauber (35th different polesitter)
Fastest laps
2nd and last for Heikki Kovalainen
136th for McLaren
Front row starts
16th for Felipe Massa
2nd for Robert Kubica

See also

  • Bahrain Grand Prix
  • Sakhir circuit
  • 2008 World Championship season

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