Round 3 · 6 April 2008
2008 Bahrain Grand Prix: results
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) won the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 6 April 2008 at Bahrain International Circuit (Bahrain), starting from position 2. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) and Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) completed the podium. Pole position went to Robert Kubica. The fastest lap was set by Heikki Kovalainen (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | 1:31:06.970 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | +3.339 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1 | +4.998 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 6 | +8.409 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 5 | +26.789 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 7 | +41.314 s | 3 | Finished |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 11 | +45.473 s | 2 | Finished |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 8 | +55.889 s | 1 | Finished |
| 9 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 13 | +69.500 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 10 | +77.181 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 12 | +77.862 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 14 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | Jenson Button | Honda | 9 | — | — | Collision |
| 22 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 19 | — | — | Engine |