2008 Bahrain GP, Qualifying: Robert Kubica snatches first career pole
Written by David on April 05th, 2008 at 2:55 pmLast Update: April 05th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
BMW Sauber Polish driver Robert Kubica has snatched his first ever F1 career pole position with an outstanding flying lap (1:33.096) on the final seconds of Q3. Felipe Massa, despite a great performance, managed to get to P2 with 1:33.123, followed by Lewis Hamilton (1:33.292) and Kimi Raikkonen (1:33.418). Heikki Kovalainen finished on P5, Nick Heidfeld on P6, Jarno Trulli on P7, Nico Rosberg on P8, Jenson Button on P9 and Fernando Alonso on P10. The big surprise came from David Coulthard who was knocked out in Q1.
2008 Bahrain GP Qualifying Session Results:
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW | 1:32.893 | 1:31.745 | 1:33.096 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31.937 | 1:31.188 | 1:33.123 | 12 |
| 3 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:32.750 | 1:31.922 | 1:33.292 | 13 |
| 4 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:32.652 | 1:31.933 | 1:33.418 | 12 |
| 5 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.057 | 1:31.718 | 1:33.488 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW | 1:33.137 | 1:31.909 | 1:33.737 | 15 |
| 7 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:32.493 | 1:32.159 | 1:33.994 | 19 |
| 8 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:32.903 | 1:32.185 | 1:34.015 | 22 |
| 9 | 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:32.793 | 1:32.362 | 1:35.057 | 17 |
| 10 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:32.947 | 1:32.345 | 1:35.115 | 17 |
| 11 | 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:33.194 | 1:32.371 | 12 | |
| 12 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:32.944 | 1:32.508 | 12 | |
| 13 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:32.800 | 1:32.528 | 15 | |
| 14 | 6 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:32.975 | 1:32.790 | 15 | |
| 15 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:33.415 | 1:32.915 | 15 | |
| 16 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:33.386 | 1:32.943 | 15 | |
| 17 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:33.433 | 7 | ||
| 18 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:33.501 | 5 | ||
| 19 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | STR-Ferrari | 1:33.562 | 9 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:33.845 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 19 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:34.140 | 9 | ||
| 22 | 18 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:35.725 | 5 |
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