2008 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

Time TBA

Race

2008-04-06 · time TBA

Bahrain International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · 1:31:06.970 · 57 laps	10
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Race · 1:31:10.309 · 57 laps	8
3	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Race · 1:31:11.968 · 57 laps	6
4	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Race · 1:31:15.379 · 57 laps	5
5	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Fastest lap · Race · 1:31:33.759 · 57 laps	4
6	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Race · 1:31:48.284 · 57 laps	3
7	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Race · 1:31:52.443 · 57 laps	2
8	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Race · 1:32:02.859 · 57 laps	1
9	Timo Glock	Toyota	Race · 1:32:16.470 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Race · 1:32:24.151 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Race · 1:32:24.832 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 40 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jenson Button	Honda	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 19 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Robert Kubica · BMW Sauber

Nick Heidfeld · BMW Sauber

Heikki Kovalainen · McLaren

Jarno Trulli · Toyota

Mark Webber · Red Bull

Nico Rosberg · Williams

Timo Glock · Toyota

Fernando Alonso · Renault

Rubens Barrichello · Honda

Giancarlo Fisichella · Force India

Lewis Hamilton · McLaren

Kazuki Nakajima · Williams

Sébastien Bourdais · Toro Rosso

Anthony Davidson · Super Aguri

Takuma Sato · Super Aguri

David Coulthard · Red Bull

Adrian Sutil · Force India

Nelson Piquet Jr. · Renault

Jenson Button · Honda

Sebastian Vettel · Toro Rosso

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

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

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Starting grid · 1:33.096
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:33.123
3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:33.292
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:33.418
5	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:33.488
6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Starting grid · 1:33.737
7	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Starting grid · 1:33.994
8	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Starting grid · 1:34.015
9	Jenson Button	Honda	Starting grid · 1:35.057
10	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Starting grid · 1:35.115
11	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:32.371
12	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Starting grid · 1:32.508
13	Timo Glock	Toyota	Starting grid · 1:32.528
14	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Starting grid · 1:32.790
15	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:32.915
16	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Starting grid · 1:32.943
17	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:33.433
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Starting grid · 1:33.501
19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:33.562
20	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Starting grid · 1:33.845
21	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	Starting grid · 1:34.140
22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Starting grid · 1:35.725

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.233 · 20 laps
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.350 · 15 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.415 · 23 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.705 · 21 laps
5	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.868 · 20 laps
6	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.121 · 24 laps
7	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.333 · 16 laps
8	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.539 · 27 laps
9	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.788 · 20 laps
10	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.815 · 19 laps
11	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.929 · 28 laps
12	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.950 · 20 laps
13	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.981 · 24 laps
14	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.106 · 17 laps
15	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.235 · 27 laps
16	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.321 · 32 laps
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.892 · 20 laps
18	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.915 · 16 laps
19	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.174 · 12 laps
20	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.429 · 22 laps
21	Anthony Davidson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.145 · 6 laps
22	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.536 · 6 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.420 · 30 laps
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.327 · 30 laps
3	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.752 · 30 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.847 · 26 laps
5	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.915 · 29 laps
6	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.022 · 34 laps
7	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.048 · 27 laps
8	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.098 · 33 laps
9	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.197 · 37 laps
10	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.247 · 37 laps
11	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.710 · 33 laps
12	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.755 · 26 laps
13	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.782 · 34 laps
14	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.822 · 38 laps
15	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.856 · 30 laps
16	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.966 · 35 laps
17	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.023 · 36 laps
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.388 · 35 laps
19	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.405 · 34 laps
20	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.787 · 30 laps
21	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.288 · 24 laps
22	Anthony Davidson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.712 · 25 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.521 · 17 laps
2	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.726 · 10 laps
3	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.742 · 16 laps
4	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.901 · 18 laps
5	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.918 · 14 laps
6	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.020 · 16 laps
7	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.024 · 18 laps
8	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.074 · 16 laps
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.237 · 10 laps
10	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.367 · 15 laps
11	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.372 · 17 laps
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.392 · 20 laps
13	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.445 · 13 laps
14	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.551 · 18 laps
15	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.595 · 20 laps
16	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.600 · 17 laps
17	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.651 · 14 laps
18	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.659 · 14 laps
19	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.857 · 18 laps
20	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.074 · 16 laps
21	Anthony Davidson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.591 · 18 laps
22	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.952 · 16 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:33.193
2	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:33.565
3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:33.600
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:33.709
5	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:33.775
6	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:34.072
7	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Fastest laps · 1:34.204
8	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:34.305
9	Timo Glock	Toyota	Fastest laps · 1:34.807
10	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Fastest laps · 1:34.855
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:35.057
12	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:35.129
13	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:35.194
14	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	Fastest laps · 1:35.324
15	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:35.333
16	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:35.351
17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:35.433
18	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:35.442
19	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:35.520
20	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Fastest laps · 1:35.891
21	Jenson Button	Honda	Fastest laps · 1:36.125

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Jenson Button	1	1	32.397
Adrian Sutil	1	1	37.740
Lewis Hamilton	1	2	33.797
David Coulthard	1	2	34.912
Robert Kubica	1	17	30.683
Nico Rosberg	1	17	30.851
Nelson Piquet Jr.	1	17	29.583
Jenson Button	2	18	35.618
Kimi Räikkönen	1	20	31.237
Jarno Trulli	1	20	30.508
Fernando Alonso	1	20	29.062
Felipe Massa	1	21	30.536
David Coulthard	2	20	38.380
Nick Heidfeld	1	21	30.299
Heikki Kovalainen	1	21	31.307
Mark Webber	1	22	30.197
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	22	30.731
Rubens Barrichello	1	22	29.802
Sébastien Bourdais	1	23	31.456
Timo Glock	1	24	29.705
Anthony Davidson	1	24	30.979
Takuma Sato	1	25	29.843
Adrian Sutil	2	26	30.544
Lewis Hamilton	2	31	31.699
Kazuki Nakajima	1	32	32.141
Nelson Piquet Jr.	2	35	30.368
Fernando Alonso	2	37	30.132
Kimi Räikkönen	2	38	29.958
Adrian Sutil	3	37	37.713
Sébastien Bourdais	2	38	29.914
Felipe Massa	2	39	30.349
Nico Rosberg	2	40	29.297
Robert Kubica	2	41	28.763
David Coulthard	3	40	28.964
Mark Webber	2	42	28.810
Rubens Barrichello	2	42	28.183
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	42	29.762
Jarno Trulli	2	43	28.243
Anthony Davidson	2	43	30.085
Timo Glock	2	44	29.033
Nick Heidfeld	2	45	27.678
Takuma Sato	2	44	30.289
Heikki Kovalainen	2	47	28.531

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	19
2	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	16
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	14
4	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	14
5	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	14
6	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
7	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
8	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
9	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
10	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
11	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
12	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
13	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
14	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Anthony Davidson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	BMW Sauber BMW	Constructorstandings · Championship record	30
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	29
3	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	28
4	Williams Toyota	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
5	Toyota Toyota	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
6	Renault Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
7	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
8	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
9	Honda Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Force India Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
11	Super Aguri Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

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