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Bahrain International Circuit Felipe Massa won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2008 at Bahrain International Circuit on 6 April 2008, starting from P2 on the grid. Kimi Räikkönen finished second for Ferrari, with Robert Kubica completing the podium for BMW Sauber. Heikki Kovalainen set the fastest lap with a time of 1:33.193.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 57 | 1:31:06.970 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 57 | +3.339 | 8 | |
| 3 | 1 | Robert KubicaKUB | BMW Sauber | 57 | +4.998 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 57 | +8.409 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | McLaren | 57 | +26.789 | 4 | ⚡ 1:33.193 |
| 6 | 7 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 57 | +41.314 | 3 | |
| 7 | 11 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 57 | +45.473 | 2 | |
| 8 | 8 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 57 | +55.889 | 1 | |
| 9 | 13 | Timo GlockGLO | Toyota | 57 | +1:09.500 | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 57 | +1:17.181 | 0 | |
| 11 | 12 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 57 | +1:17.862 | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Force India | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 3 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 16 | Kazuki NakajimaNAK | Williams | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 15 | Sébastien BourdaisBOU | Toro Rosso | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 21 | Anthony DavidsonDAV | Super Aguri | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | Takuma SatoSAT | Super Aguri | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 17 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 20 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Nelson Piquet Jr.PIQ | Renault | 40 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 19 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Sebastian VettelVET | Toro Rosso | 0 | Engine | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Felipe Massa
- Pole Robert Kubica
- Circuit Bahrain International Circuit
- Winning team Ferrari
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:32.893 | 1:31.745 | 1:33.096 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31.937 | 1:31.188 | 1:33.123 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.750 | 1:31.922 | 1:33.292 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:32.652 | 1:31.933 | 1:33.418 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:33.057 | 1:31.718 | 1:33.488 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:33.137 | 1:31.909 | 1:33.737 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:32.493 | 1:32.159 | 1:33.994 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:32.903 | 1:32.185 | 1:34.015 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:32.793 | 1:32.362 | 1:35.057 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:32.947 | 1:32.345 | 1:35.115 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:33.194 | 1:32.371 | - |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:32.944 | 1:32.508 | - |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:32.800 | 1:32.528 | - |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:32.975 | 1:32.790 | - |
| 15 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:33.415 | 1:32.915 | - |
| 16 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:33.386 | 1:32.943 | - |
| 17 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:33.433 | - | - |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:33.501 | - | - |
| 19 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:33.562 | - | - |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:33.845 | - | - |
| 21 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 1:34.140 | - | - |
| 22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:35.725 | - | - |