Middle East's first Formula One Grand Prix venue, Sakhir is going to host Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2008, the 5th edition of the prestigious championship.
Scheduled in the month of April, the
Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2008 is one of the significant races of this year's Formula One season. The 3rd race of the season 2008, Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix is in its 5th year of the championship.
The Site
The Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix is located at Sakhir, Bahrain. The length of the Bahrain Grand Prix track is 5.412 Kilometers with the actual race distance of around 309 Kilometers and 57 laps. The Bahrain Track is considered as one of the safest ones in the world for its huge run off regions.
Previous Years
The inaugural year 2004 witnessed, famous racer Michael Schumacher as the eventual winner. A list of the winners of every edition of Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix is given below:
- 2004 – Michael Schumacher of Ferrari
- 2005 – Fernando Alonso of Renault
- 2006 – Fernando Alonso of Renault
- 2007 – Felipe Mensa of Ferrari
- 2008 – Felipe Massa of Ferrari
2008 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Schedule
The 2008 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix commences on Friday, 4th April and concludes on the 6th. On the first day, two one and half hour long practice sessions start from 10.00A.M and 2.00 P.M. respectively. On the second day - 5th April, another practice session of 1 hour starts from 11.00 A.M. and the qualifying race takes off at 2.00 P.M. The final race is slated for Sunday, 6th April, 2.30 P.M. onwards.
2008 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Tickets
Tickets for 2008 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix range from 37.56 £ to 181.72 £ for adults and 18.78 £ to 90.86 £ for children. However, the weekend passes or season tickets range from 45.68 £ to 227.41 £ for the adults and from 22.84 £ to 113.74 £ for the kids.
2008 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Result
The Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix held on
6th April, 2008 was won by
Felipe Massa. His win brought 10 points to the
Ferrari team. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) and Robert Kubica (BMW) followed in the second and the third position. Räikkönen won 8 points while Kubica was awarded 6 points.
