Season 2008 · Round 3

Bahrain Grand Prix

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2008-04-06 · Bahrain International Circuit · Bahrain · Bahrain Grand Prix · 57Lap · 308.238km
2 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:31:06.970
Team win 18pt P1 · P2 1-2
1 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari +3.339
4 Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber +4.998
Fastest Lap
23 Heikki Kovalainen
1:33.193 · L49
DNF
3
Nelson Piquet Jr. L40 Jenson Button L19 Sebastian Vettel L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Sebastian Vettel active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 11/22 50%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P31
Most lead changes · all-time P25
Circuit Info
57Lap 308.238km 22 races held (2004–) Lap record 55.404 · George Russell (2020)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · GP #1
P2 Sebastian Vettel 4 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
P3 Fernando Alonso 3 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Pole Position
P1 Lewis Hamilton 3 · GP #1
P1 Sebastian Vettel 3 · GP #1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 18 starts · GP #1
P1 Lewis Hamilton 18 starts · GP #1
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 16 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Massa MAS Massa MAS Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Webber WEB Webber WEB Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Glock GLO Glock GLO Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Nakajima NAK Nakajima NAK Bourdais BOU Bourdais BOU Davidson DAV Davidson DAV Sato SAT Sato SAT Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Piquet Jr. · retired L40 Piquet Jr. PIQ Piquet Jr. PIQ Button · retired L19 Button BUT Button BUT Vettel · retired L0 Vettel VET Vettel VET
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 2 57 1:31:06.970 10
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 4 57 +3.339 8
3 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1 57 +4.998 6
4 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 6 57 +8.409 5
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen FL McLaren 5 57 +26.789 4
6 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 7 57 +41.314 3
7 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 11 57 +45.473 2
8 7 Nico Rosberg Williams 8 57 +55.889 1
9 12 Timo Glock Toyota 13 57 +1:09.500
10 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 10 57 +1:17.181
11 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 12 57 +1:17.862
12 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 18 56 +1 Lap
13 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 3 56 +1 Lap
14 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 16 56 +1 Lap
15 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 15 56 +1 Lap
16 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 21 56 +1 Lap
17 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 22 56 +1 Lap
18 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 17 56 +1 Lap
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 20 56 +2 Laps
R 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 14 40 Gearbox
R 16 Jenson Button Honda 9 19 Collision
R 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 19 0 Engine
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:32.893 1:31.745 1:33.096 +0.557 Q2
2 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31.937 1:31.188 1:33.123 POLE Q2
3 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:32.750 1:31.922 1:33.292 +0.734 Q2
4 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:32.652 1:31.933 1:33.418 +0.745 Q2
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:33.057 1:31.718 1:33.488 +0.530 Q2
6 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:33.137 1:31.909 1:33.737 +0.721 Q2
7 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:32.493 1:32.159 1:33.994 +0.971 Q2
8 7 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:32.903 1:32.185 1:34.015 +0.997 Q2
9 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:32.793 1:32.362 1:35.057 +1.174 Q2
10 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:32.947 1:32.345 1:35.115 +1.157 Q2
11 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:33.194 1:32.371 — +1.183 Q2
12 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:32.944 1:32.508 — +1.320 Q2
13 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:32.800 1:32.528 — +1.340 Q2
14 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:32.975 1:32.790 — +1.602 Q2
15 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:33.415 1:32.915 — +1.727 Q2
16 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:33.386 1:32.943 — +1.755 Q2
17 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:33.433 — — +2.245 Q1
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:33.501 — — +2.313 Q1
19 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:33.562 — — +2.374 Q1
20 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:33.845 — — +2.657 Q1
21 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 1:34.140 — — +2.952 Q1
22 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:35.725 — — +4.537 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
4 Robert Kubica
2
2 Felipe Massa
3
22 Lewis Hamilton
4
1 Kimi Räikkönen
5
23 Heikki Kovalainen
6
3 Nick Heidfeld
7
11 Jarno Trulli
8
7 Nico Rosberg
9
16 Jenson Button
10
5 Fernando Alonso
11
10 Mark Webber
12
17 Rubens Barrichello
13
12 Timo Glock
14
6 Nelson Piquet Jr.
15
14 Sébastien Bourdais
16
8 Kazuki Nakajima
17
9 David Coulthard
18
21 Giancarlo Fisichella
19
15 Sebastian Vettel
20
20 Adrian Sutil
21
19 Anthony Davidson
22
18 Takuma Sato
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 23 Heikki Kovalainen 1:33.193 L49
2 23 Heikki Kovalainen 1:33.238 L50
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen 1:33.430 L52
4 23 Heikki Kovalainen 1:33.525 L51
5 3 Nick Heidfeld 1:33.565 L48
6 2 Felipe Massa 1:33.600 L38
7 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:33.709 L35
8 3 Nick Heidfeld 1:33.712 L55
9 2 Felipe Massa 1:33.721 L37
10 3 Nick Heidfeld 1:33.730 L50
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
12
Timo Glock
+12
P13→P9
4
Robert Kubica
+11
P1→P3
14
Sébastien Bourdais
+11
P15→P15
3
Nick Heidfeld
+10
P6→P4
10
Mark Webber
+10
P11→P7
21
Giancarlo Fisichella
+10
P18→P12
17
Rubens Barrichello
+9
P12→P11
8
Kazuki Nakajima
+9
P16→P14
Most positions lost
Nelson Piquet Jr. −16 Robert Kubica −12 Lewis Hamilton −11
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15