
Bahrain Grand Prix 2008
6 April 2008
Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain
- Location
- Sakhir, Bahrain
- Laps
- 57
- Fastest time
0:55.404
George Russell, Mercedes (2020)- Previous winners
- 2020Sergio PérezRacing Point
- 2020Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
Previously
Lewis Hamilton continues to lead the drivers championship by 3pts.
McLaren continues to lead the constructors championship by 5pts.
Starting Grid
- 1
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
1:33.096 (Q3)
- 2
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:33.123 (Q3)
- 3
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:33.292 (Q3)
- 4
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:33.418 (Q3)
- 5
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
1:33.488 (Q3)
- 6
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
1:33.737 (Q3)
- 7
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
1:33.994 (Q3)
- 8
Nico Rosberg
Williams
1:34.015 (Q3)
- 9
Jenson Button
Honda
1:35.057 (Q3)
- 10
Fernando Alonso
Renault
1:35.115 (Q3)
- 11
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:32.371 (Q2)
- 12
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
1:32.508 (Q2)
- 13
Timo Glock
Toyota
1:32.528 (Q2)
- 14
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault
1:32.790 (Q2)
- 15
Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
1:32.915 (Q2)
- 16
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
1:32.943 (Q2)
- 17
David Coulthard
Red Bull
1:33.433 (Q1)
- 18
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
1:33.501 (Q1)
- 19
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
1:33.562 (Q1)
- 20
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:33.845 (Q1)
- 21
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri
1:34.140 (Q1)
- 22
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
1:35.725 (Q1)
Laps Lead
- Felipe Massa 51 laps
- Nick Heidfeld 4 laps
- Robert Kubica 2 laps
Results
| 1 | +1 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 57 laps | 1:31:06.970 | 10pts |
| 2 | +2 | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | 57 laps | +3.339 | 8pts |
| 3 | -2 | Robert Kubica BMW Sauber | 57 laps | +4.998 | 6pts |
| 4 | +2 | Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber | 57 laps | +8.409 | 5pts |
| 5 | 0 | Heikki Kovalainen McLaren | 57 laps | +26.789 | 4pts |
| 6 | +1 | Jarno Trulli Toyota | 57 laps | +41.314 | 3pts |
| 7 | +4 | Mark Webber Red Bull | 57 laps | +45.473 | 2pts |
| 8 | 0 | Nico Rosberg Williams | 57 laps | +55.889 | 1pts |
| 9 | +4 | Timo Glock Toyota | 57 laps | +1:09.500 | |
| 10 | 0 | Fernando Alonso Renault | 57 laps | +1:17.181 | |
| 11 | +1 | Rubens Barrichello Honda | 57 laps | +1:17.862 | |
| 12 | +6 | Giancarlo Fisichella Force India | 56 laps | ||
| 13 | -10 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | 56 laps | ||
| 14 | +2 | Kazuki Nakajima Williams | 56 laps | ||
| 15 | 0 | Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso | 56 laps | ||
| 16 | +5 | Anthony Davidson Super Aguri | 56 laps | ||
| 17 | +5 | Takuma Sato Super Aguri | 56 laps | ||
| 18 | -1 | David Coulthard Red Bull | 56 laps | ||
| 19 | +1 | Adrian Sutil Force India | 56 laps | ||
| R | - | Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Jenson Button Honda | 19 laps | ||
| R | - | Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso | 0 laps |
Post Race
Kimi Räikkönen now leads the drivers championship by 3pts.
BMW Sauber now leads the constructors championship by 1pts.
- 1Kimi RäikkönenFerrari19 pts
- 2Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber16 pts
- 3Lewis HamiltonMcLaren14 pts
- 4Robert KubicaBMW Sauber14 pts
- 5Heikki KovalainenMcLaren14 pts
- 6Felipe MassaFerrari10 pts
- 7Jarno TrulliToyota8 pts
- 8Nico RosbergWilliams7 pts
- 9Fernando AlonsoRenault6 pts
- 10Mark WebberRed Bull4 pts
- 1BMW Sauber30 pts
- 2Ferrari29 pts
- 3McLaren28 pts
- 4Williams10 pts
- 5Toyota8 pts
- 6Renault6 pts
- 7Red Bull4 pts
- 8Toro Rosso2 pts
- 9Honda0 pts
- 10Force India0 pts