FORMULA 1 Live

Bahrain GP - *Qualifying

Saturday April 5, 2008 | Finished

Qualifying live standing

P. Driver Team Time
1 Robert Kubica BMW 1:33.096
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0:00.752
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0:00.921
4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0:01.047
5 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0:01.117
6 Nick Heidfeld BMW 0:01.366
7 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0:01.623
8 Nico Rosberg Williams 0:01.644
9 Jenson Button Honda 0:02.686
10 Fernando Alonso Renault 0:02.744
11 Mark Webber Red Bull 0:00.000
12 Rubens Barrichello Honda 0:00.137
13 Timo Glock Toyota 0:00.157
14 Nelsinho Piquet Jr Renault 0:00.419
15 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 0:00.544
16 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0:01.572
17 David Coulthard Red Bull 0:01.062
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 0:01.130
19 Sebastien Vettel Toro Rosso 0:01.191
20 Adrian Sutil Force India 0:01.474
21 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 0:01.769
22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 0:03.354

Live Commentary

  1. 13:09 Thanks for joining me this afternoon; make sure you stick around for all the fall-out from qualifying...

  2. 13:07 It is also the first pole for BMW as a constructor! The team are delighted as they congratulate Kubica over the radio.

  3. 13:06 Kubica speeds round to take his first pole in his F1 career...a great effort...some three-quarters of a second faster than his team-mate!

  4. 13:03 Massa is still top with just a couple of minutes to go...Hamilton is back in third, with Raikkonen in fifth...

  5. 12:56 The third session is underway as the top guys sort out the head of the grid...Rosberg is the first out...

  6. 12:52 Thats it! The end of the second session...Honda continue to surprise...

  7. 12:48 Button is sitting in 10th and for the first time this weekend is looking at being a part of the top-ten shootout...

  8. 12:43 Just under four minutes to go...Hamilton is back in, looks like that might be it for the Brit.

  9. 12:41 Massa leads from Hamilton at present, with Raikkonen in third...Alonso is down in eighth.

  10. 12:36 The second session is underway...Button is just coming out of the pits for an early run...

  11. 12:27 Amazing...Button goes fifth with a 1:32:7...Coulthard has dropped out of the top 16...Massa still tops the sheet at the end of the first session...

  12. 12:23 Most of the cars are back out now as the session resumes...

  13. 12:20 We've got a break in activity while the crash is sorted out...teams are sorting out their plans for their final couple of flying laps...

  14. 12:16 Red flag out now...Massa is leading at the moment with 1:31:937...just four and three-quarter minutes remaining of the first qualifying session...

  15. 12:13 Takuma Sato has gone off in his Super Aguri...sights of a yellow flag...he hits the inside wall after spinning on the outside of the corner...strange crash...

  16. 12:12 Hamilton holds an early lead with 1:32:750...both Ferrari's are out on track at the moment...

  17. 12:04 Nelson Piquet is the first to register a time as he completes his first lap in 1:34.945...a lot slower than he went this morning...

  18. 12:00 The first cars are out on the track...

  19. 11:57 It is hot and windy down on the track..it's going to be tough conditions for the drivers this afternooon...

  20. - Hi there; welcome to live coverage of qualifying for the Bahrain GP...

Circuit Map

Manama Circuit
 

About the Bahrain GP

Length 5.412 km
Laps 57 (308.238 Km)
Last Year 1, 2, 3 1. F. Massa 2. L. Hamilton 3. K. Raikkonen
Record Lap M. Schumacher - 1'30''252 (2004, Ferrari)
Record Pole M. Schumacher - 1'30''139 (2004, Ferrari)
Last Year Pole F. Massa - 1'32''652 (Ferrari)

Previous winners

Year Driver
2007 F.Massa (Ferrari)
2006 F. Alonso (Renault)
2005 F. Alonso (Renault)
2004 M. Schumacher (Ferrari)