Bahrain Grand Prix

Round 3 · Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain

2008-04-06

Winner: Felipe Massa (Ferrari)

Felipe Massa

Ferrari

Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari · +3.339

Robert Kubica

BMW Sauber · +4.998

Who won the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix?

The 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix was won by Felipe Massa driving for Ferrari, starting from 2nd on the grid. Kimi Räikkönen finished second, +3.339 behind, with Robert Kubica completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Heikki Kovalainen with a time of 1:33.193. 3 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 3 of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Giancarlo Fisichella was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 6 positions from P18 to finish P12.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	2	▲1	1:31:06.970	Finished	10
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	4	▲2	+3.339	Finished	8
3	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1	▼2	+4.998	Finished	6
4	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	6	▲2	+8.409	Finished	5
5	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	5	—	+26.789	Finished	4
6	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	7	▲1	+41.314	Finished	3
7	Mark Webber	Red Bull	11	▲4	+45.473	Finished	2
8	Nico Rosberg	Williams	8	—	+55.889	Finished	1
9	Timo Glock	Toyota	13	▲4	+1:09.500	Finished	0
10	Fernando Alonso	Renault	10	—	+1:17.181	Finished	0
11	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	12	▲1	+1:17.862	Finished	0
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	18	▲6	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	3	▼10	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	16	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	15	—	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	21	▲5	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	22	▲5	—	+1 Lap	0
18	David Coulthard	Red Bull	17	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	20	▲1	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	14	—	—	Gearbox	0
R	Jenson Button	Honda	9	—	—	Collision	0
R	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	19	—	—	Engine	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:32.893	1:31.745	1:33.096
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:31.937	1:31.188	1:33.123
3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:32.750	1:31.922	1:33.292
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:32.652	1:31.933	1:33.418
5	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1:33.057	1:31.718	1:33.488
6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:33.137	1:31.909	1:33.737
7	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:32.493	1:32.159	1:33.994
8	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:32.903	1:32.185	1:34.015
9	Jenson Button	Honda	1:32.793	1:32.362	1:35.057
10	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:32.947	1:32.345	1:35.115
11	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:33.194	1:32.371	—
12	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:32.944	1:32.508	—
13	Timo Glock	Toyota	1:32.800	1:32.528	—
14	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	1:32.975	1:32.790	—
15	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	1:33.415	1:32.915	—
16	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	1:33.386	1:32.943	—
17	David Coulthard	Red Bull	1:33.433	—	—
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1:33.501	—	—
19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	1:33.562	—	—
20	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:33.845	—	—
21	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	1:34.140	—	—
22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	1:35.725	—	—

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Massa	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P3	P2	P1	P1	P1
Räikkönen	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P4	P3	P2	P2	P2
Kubica	P3	P3	P3	P8	P3	P3	P3	P1	P5	P3	P3	P3
Heidfeld	P4	P4	P4	P3	P4	P4	P4	P2	P1	P4	P4	P4
Kovalainen	P5	P5	P5	P4	P5	P5	P5	P5	P4	P5	P5	P5

2008 Bahrain Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Felipe Massa (Ferrari) won the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix on 2008-04-06 at Bahrain International Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

P1: Felipe Massa (Ferrari). P2: Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari), +3.339 behind. P3: Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), +4.998 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Robert Kubica took pole position for the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Heikki Kovalainen set the fastest lap of the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix with a time of 1:33.193.

Which team won the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix?+

Ferrari won the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix with Felipe Massa taking victory.