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Felipe Massa won the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix

Felipe Massa won the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Robert Kubica at Bahrain International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Felipe Massa
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Felipe Massa, Kimi Räikkönen, and Robert Kubica
Race date
April 6, 2008
Pole
Robert Kubica
Fastest lap
Heikki Kovalainen
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit

The decisive result

Felipe Massa finished first for Ferrari. Kimi Räikkönen is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Robert Kubica 3 for BMW Sauber.

Grid to finish

Giancarlo Fisichella from P18 to P12 (+6), Anthony Davidson from P21 to P16 (+5), and Takuma Sato from P22 to P17 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Robert Kubica started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 11 Finished, 7 +1 lap, 2 Collision, 1 +2 laps, and 1 Gearbox. Heikki Kovalainen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:33.193 on lap 49. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Felipe MassaFerrari1:31:06.97010
2Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:31:10.3098
3Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:31:11.9686
4Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:31:15.3795
5Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:31:33.7594
6Jarno TrulliToyota1:31:48.2843
7Mark WebberRed Bull1:31:52.4432
8Nico RosbergWilliams1:32:02.8591
9Timo GlockToyota1:32:16.4700
10Fernando AlonsoRenault1:32:24.1510
11Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:32:24.8320
12Giancarlo FisichellaForce India+1 lap0
13Lewis HamiltonMcLaren+1 lap0
14Kazuki NakajimaWilliams+1 lap0
15Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso+1 lap0
16Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri+1 lap0
17Takuma SatoSuper Aguri+1 lap0
18David CoulthardRed Bull+1 lap0
19Adrian SutilForce India+2 laps0
DNFNelson Piquet Jr.RenaultGearbox0