The 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 2008 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Sakhir in Bahrain on Sunday, 6 April 2008. Robert Kubica started on pole position in the BMW Sauber and Felipe Massa was the race winner for Ferrari.
2008 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:31:06.970 | - | - | 1:33.600 | 38 | 202.974 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:31:10.309 | +3.339 | +3.339 | 1:33.709 | 35 | 202.850 | 8 |
| 3 | 4 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:31:11.968 | +4.998 | +1.659 | 1:33.775 | 55 | 202.789 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:31:15.379 | +8.409 | +3.411 | 1:33.565 | 48 | 202.663 | 5 |
| 5 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:31:33.759 | +26.789 | +18.380 | 1:33.193 | 49 | 201.984 | 4 |
| 6 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:31:48.284 | +41.314 | +14.525 | 1:34.204 | 45 | 201.452 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:31:52.443 | +45.473 | +4.159 | 1:34.305 | 51 | 201.300 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:32:02.859 | +55.889 | +10.416 | 1:34.072 | 57 | 200.920 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Toyota | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:32:16.470 | +1:09.500 | +13.611 | 1:34.807 | 56 | 200.426 | |
| 10 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:32:24.151 | +1:17.181 | +7.681 | 1:35.194 | 35 | 200.149 | |
| 11 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Honda | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:32:24.832 | +1:17.862 | +0.681 | 1:34.855 | 40 | 200.124 | |
| 12 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Force India Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:31:08.446 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:35.057 | 56 | 199.357 | |
| 13 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:31:22.784 | 1 lap | +14.338 | 1:35.520 | 25 | 198.835 | |
| 14 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | NAK | Japan | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:31:24.437 | 1 lap | +1.653 | 1:35.433 | 30 | 198.775 | |
| 15 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | BOU | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:31:35.556 | 1 lap | +11.119 | 1:35.333 | 33 | 198.373 | |
| 16 | 19 | Anthony Davidson | DAV | Great Britain | Super Aguri Honda | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:13.638 | 1 lap | +38.082 | 1:35.324 | 45 | 197.008 | |
| 17 | 18 | Takuma Sato | SAT | Japan | Super Aguri Honda | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:22.074 | 1 lap | +8.436 | 1:35.891 | 56 | 196.708 | |
| 18 | 9 | David Coulthard | COU | Great Britain | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:31.666 | 1 lap | +9.592 | 1:35.351 | 43 | 196.368 | |
| 19 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Ferrari | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:31:41.547 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:35.442 | 55 | 194.616 | |
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | PIQ | Brazil | Renault | Bridgestone | 40 | 1:06:46.755 | 1:35.129 | 31 | 194.282 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Honda | Bridgestone | 19 | 32:48.059 | 1:36.125 | 11 | 187.644 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone |