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2008 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · qualifying
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- 2008 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · qualifying
PROVENANCE
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/788-qualifying
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Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Grand Prix context
2008 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · Bahrain International Circuit
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2008 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31:06.970 · 57 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31:10.309 · 57 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:31:11.968 · 57 laps · bmw | 6 |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:31:15.379 · 57 laps · bmw | 5 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:31:33.759 · 57 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:31:48.284 · 57 laps · toyota | 3 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:31:52.443 · 57 laps · renault | 2 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:32:02.859 · 57 laps · toyota | 1 |
| 9 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:32:16.470 · 57 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:32:24.151 · 57 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:32:24.832 · 57 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Time not recorded · 56 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | Time not recorded · 56 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | Time not recorded · 56 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 40 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jenson Button | Honda | Collision · Time not recorded · 19 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:32.893 · 12 laps · bmw | |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:31.937 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:32.750 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:32.652 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Q1 1:33.057 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:33.137 · 15 laps · bmw | |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Q1 1:32.493 · 19 laps · toyota | |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Q1 1:32.903 · 22 laps · toyota | |
| 9 | Jenson Button | Honda | Q1 1:32.793 · 17 laps · honda | |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Q1 1:32.947 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:33.194 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | Q1 1:32.944 · 12 laps · honda | |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Q1 1:32.800 · 15 laps · toyota | |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:32.975 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 15 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:33.415 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Q1 1:33.386 · 15 laps · toyota | |
| 17 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Q1 1:33.433 · 7 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Q1 1:33.501 · 5 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:33.562 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:33.845 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 21 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | Q1 1:34.140 · 9 laps · honda | |
| 22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | Q1 1:35.725 · 5 laps · honda |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:33.096 · bmw | |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.123 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:33.292 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.418 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:33.488 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:33.737 · bmw | |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:33.994 · toyota | |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:34.015 · toyota | |
| 9 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:35.057 · honda | |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:35.115 · renault | |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.371 · renault | |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:32.508 · honda | |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:32.528 · toyota | |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:32.790 · renault | |
| 15 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:32.915 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:32.943 · toyota | |
| 17 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:33.433 · renault | |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:33.501 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:33.562 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:33.845 · ferrari | |
| 21 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 1:34.140 · honda | |
| 22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:35.725 · honda |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 12 | Sébastien Bourdais | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 13 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Anthony Davidson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 1 | 1:32.233 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:32.350 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:32.415 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:32.705 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 5 | 1:32.868 |
| freePractice1Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 6 | 1:33.121 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 7 | 1:33.333 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 8 | 1:33.539 |
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 9 | 1:33.788 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:33.815 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 11 | 1:33.929 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 12 | 1:33.950 |
| freePractice1Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 13 | 1:33.981 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 14 | 1:34.106 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 15 | 1:34.235 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 16 | 1:34.321 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 17 | 1:34.892 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 18 | 1:34.915 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 19 | 1:35.174 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 20 | 1:35.429 |
| freePractice1Results | Anthony Davidson | 21 | 1:36.145 |
| freePractice1Results | Takuma Sato | 22 | 1:36.536 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 1 | 1:31.420 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:32.327 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 3 | 1:32.752 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:32.847 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 5 | 1:32.915 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 6 | 1:33.022 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 7 | 1:33.048 |
| freePractice2Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 8 | 1:33.098 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 9 | 1:33.197 |
| freePractice2Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 10 | 1:33.247 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 11 | 1:33.710 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 12 | 1:33.755 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 13 | 1:33.782 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 14 | 1:33.822 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 15 | 1:33.856 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 16 | 1:33.966 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 17 | 1:34.023 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 18 | 1:34.388 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 19 | 1:34.405 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 20 | 1:34.787 |
| freePractice2Results | Takuma Sato | 21 | 1:35.288 |
| freePractice2Results | Anthony Davidson | 22 | 1:35.712 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:32.521 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 2 | 1:32.726 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 3 | 1:32.742 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 4 | 1:32.901 |
| freePractice3Results | David Coulthard | 5 | 1:32.918 |
| freePractice3Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 6 | 1:33.020 |
| freePractice3Results | Robert Kubica | 7 | 1:33.024 |
| freePractice3Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 8 | 1:33.074 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 9 | 1:33.237 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 10 | 1:33.367 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 11 | 1:33.372 |
| freePractice3Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 12 | 1:33.392 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 13 | 1:33.445 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 14 | 1:33.551 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 15 | 1:33.595 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 16 | 1:33.600 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 17 | 1:33.651 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 18 | 1:33.659 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 19 | 1:33.857 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 20 | 1:34.074 |
| freePractice3Results | Anthony Davidson | 21 | 1:34.591 |
| freePractice3Results | Takuma Sato | 22 | 1:34.952 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.