2008 Season - Round 3 - 2008-04-06
Felipe Massa won the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) second and Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), who could not convert it into the win.
Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:33.193. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 6-place improvement. 3 drivers retired from the race.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 1:33.600 | 10 |
| 2 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:33.709 | 8 |
| 3 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1 | Finished | 1:33.775 | 6 |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 6 | Finished | 1:33.565 | 5 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 1:33.193 | 4 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 7 | Finished | 1:34.204 | 3 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 11 | Finished | 1:34.305 | 2 |
| 8 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 8 | Finished | 1:34.072 | 1 |
| 9 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 13 | Finished | 1:34.807 | 0 |
| 10 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 10 | Finished | 1:35.194 | 0 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 12 | Finished | 1:34.855 | 0 |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:35.057 | 0 |
| 13 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | +1 Lap | 1:35.520 | 0 |
| 14 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:35.433 | 0 |
| 15 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:35.333 | 0 |
| 16 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 21 | +1 Lap | 1:35.324 | 0 |
| 17 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 22 | +1 Lap | 1:35.891 | 0 |
| 18 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:35.351 | 0 |
| 19 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 20 | +2 Laps | 1:35.442 | 0 |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 14 | Gearbox | 1:35.129 | 0 |
| 21 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 9 | Collision | 1:36.125 | 0 |
| 22 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 19 | Engine | 0 |