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2008 Malaysian GP
2007 Bahrain GP

2008 Bahrain GP

2008 Spanish GP
2009 Bahrain GP
 V  Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Session 1Session 2Session 3Overall
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps LedPit Stops

Details
DateSunday 6 April 2008
Start time14:30
Event Bahrain GP
Circuit Sakhir
Event FormatRace of 57 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#3 of 18 in 2008
#788 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps57
Circuit Perimeter5412 m
Race Distance5412 × 57 − 246 = 308.238 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
Track Temperature37°C
Air Temperature29°C
Humidity21%
Air Pressure1011.7 mBar
Wind Speed4.0 m/s (from the North)
Participants
Entries22
Qualifiers22
Finishers19
Pit stops43
DebutantsNone
MilestonesBMW Sauber F1 Team – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
Petronas – 1st Pole Position (Lubricant Manufacturer)
 BMW – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
 Robert Kubica – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most 12th Place Finishes Giancarlo Fisichella (9),
2. Highest 19th Place Finish Ratio Force India (16.67%)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (918),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (786),
3. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (618),
4. Most Race Wins Ferrari (204),
5. Most 2nd Place Finishes Ferrari (225),
6. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio Ferrari (12.92%),
7. Most Races Led Ferrari (456),
8. Most Laps Led Ferrari (12625),
9. Most Race Entries Ferrari (1742),
10. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Ferrari (185),
11. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (190)

World Championship standings
1  Kimi Räikkönen 19 up
2  Nick Heidfeld 16 up
3  Lewis Hamilton 14 up
4  Robert Kubica 14 up
5  Heikki Kovalainen 14 up
6  Felipe Massa 10 
7  Jarno Trulli 8 up
8  Nico Rosberg 7 up
9  Fernando Alonso 6 up
10  Mark Webber 4 
11  Kazuki Nakajima 3 up
12  Sébastien Bourdais 2 up
1  BMW / BMW 30 up
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 29 up
3  McLaren / Mercedes 28 up
4  Williams / Toyota 10 
5  Toyota / Toyota 8 up
6  Renault / Renault 6 up
7  Red Bull / Renault 4 
8  Toro Rosso / Ferrari 2 up

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 2Car 4Car 23
EntrantScuderia Ferrari MarlboroBMW Sauber F1 TeamVodafone McLaren Mercedes
Driver Felipe Massa Robert Kubica Heikki Kovalainen
Car Ferrari F2008 BMW F1.08 McLaren MP4/23
EngineFerrari 056BMW P86/8Mercedes FO108V
Time1:31'06.9701'33.0961'33.193
Speed202.975 km/h209.281 km/h209.063 km/h

Podium
 RecipientTrophy Presented By
Winner Felipe MassaShaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-KhalifaCrown Prince of Bahrain
2nd Place Kimi RäikkönenShaikh Fawaz bin MohammedMinister for Sport
3rd Place Robert KubicaShaikh Abdulla bin IsaPresident BMF
Winning ConstructorFerrari (represented by Stefano Domenicali)Björn NäfPresident & Chief Executive of Gulf Air