Round 3: 2008 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

Lucas Orly Seg Mar 31, 2008 1:47 pm

2008 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

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Round 3: 2008 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Sakhir2tk0.th

Wikipedia escreveu:The Bahrain Grand Prix is a Formula One Championship race which first took place at the Bahrain International Circuit on 4 April 2004.

The Bahrain Grand Prix, sponsored by Gulf Air, made history as the first Formula One Grand Prix to be held in the Middle East. Bahrain fought off fierce competition from elsewhere in the region to stage the race, with Egypt, Lebanon and UAE all hoping for the prestige of hosting a Formula One Grand Prix.

The inaugural race was given the award for the 'Best Organised Grand Prix' by the FIA.

During its history the Bahrain Grand Prix has always been the third race of the Formula One calendar, except for the 2006 season when it swapped with the traditional opener, the Australian Grand Prix, which was pushed back due to the Commonwealth Games being held close to the race's usual date.

Grand Prix History

F1.com escreveu:The 2004 Grand Prix of Bahrain marked the first ever round of the FIA Formula One World Championship to be held in the Middle East and the official culmination of a multi-million dollar project started back in September 2002 when the Kingdom of Bahrain signed a long-term deal to host the event.

Located at Sakhir, 30 km south-west of the island's capital, Manama, the Herman Tilke designed circuit contains no less than five track layouts within one complex. Construction began in November 2002 and in the months prior to its March 2004 completion, work was going on around the clock. Over 12,000 tonnes of stone were used in the build, a third of it Welsh granite, chosen for the track surface due to its excellent adhesive qualities.

The 5.411 km Grand Prix circuit was designed with the spectator in mind, with 50,000 grandstand seats, all providing excellent views. Those spectators (a total of 100,000 over a race weekend) get to see the cars heading into the external desert area, before coming back into the oasis-styled infield. Up to 500 journalists can also witness the action from the venue's purpose-built media centre.

The track offers the driver a unique experience in the way the circuit's width varies at the end of the different straights. This allows for diverse racing lines, and the 12-corner design provides at least three genuine overtaking opportunities.

Grand Prix Information
Information on Grand Prix races on current track only.

Código:: Laps 57 Circuit length 5.412 km (3.363 miles) Race length 308.238 km (191.539 miles) Turns 15 Direction Clockwise Most wins by single driver Fernando Alonso (3) Most wins by single constructor Ferrari (2), Renault (2) Lap Record Race 1:30.252 Lap Record Driver Michael Schumacher (2004) Lap Record Team Ferrari Tires Prime Medium Tires Optional Soft

Current championship standings

Código:: DRIVERS: Pos Driver Team Points Finishes in Pts Wins Podiums 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 14 2 1 1 2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 11 2 1 1 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 11 2 0 1 4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 10 2 0 1 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 8 1 0 1 6 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 6 1 0 1 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 6 2 0 0 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 5 1 0 0 9 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 3 1 0 0 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 2 1 0 0 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 2 1 0 0 12 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 0 0 0 0 13 Jenson Button Honda 0 0 0 0 14 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 0 0 0 0 15 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 0 0 0 0 16 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian 0 0 0 0 17 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 0 0 0 0 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 0 0 0 0 19 Timo Glock Toyota 0 0 0 0 20 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0 0 0 0 21 Adrian Sutil Force-India-Ferrari 0 0 0 0 22 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 0 0 0 0 TEAMS: Pos Team Points Finishes in Pts Wins Podiums 1 McLaren-Mercedes 24 4 1 2 2 BMW Sauber 19 3 1 2 3 Ferrari 11 2 0 1 4 Williams-Toyota 9 2 0 1 5 Renault 6 2 0 0 6 Toyota 5 1 0 0 7 Red Bull-Renault 2 1 0 0 8 STR-Ferrari 2 1 0 0 9 Honda 0 0 0 0 10 Force India-Ferrari 0 0 0 0 11 Super Aguri-Honda 0 0 0 0

Last Race (2007)
Statistics from the last race on this track.

Código:: Winner Felipe Massa Winning team Ferrari Winning time 1:33.27.515 Pole time 1:32.652 Pole driver Felipe Massa Pole team Ferrari Fastest lap 1:34.067 Fastest lap driver Felipe Massa Fastest lap team Ferrari Finishers in points: Pos Driver Team Laps Time Grid Points 1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 57 1:33.27.515 1 10 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 57 +2.360 2 8 3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57 +10.839 3 6 4 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 57 +13.831 5 5 5 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 57 +14.426 4 4 6 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 57 +45.529 6 3 7 Jarno Trulli Toyota 57 +1:21.371 9 2 8 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 57 +1:21.701 7 1

Best Times Last Race (2007)
Best times set during the race weekend.

Código:: Fastest lap 1:31.359 Fastest lap driver Felipe Massa Fastest lap team Ferrari Session Qualifying (Q2) Sector 1 time 29.315 seconds Sector 1 driver Felipe Massa Sector 1 team Ferrari Session Qualifying Sector 2 time 39.154 seconds Sector 2 driver Felipe Massa Sector 2 team Ferrari Session Qualifying Sector 3 time 22.832 seconds Sector 3 driver Lewis Hamilton Sector 3 team McLaren-Mercedes Session Qualifying Combined best lap 1:31.301 Notes: Best sector times of races are unavailable, the sector times presented are the fastest ones of those that are available and may not represent the fastest times during the weekend.

Timetable

Código:: Local time: UTC + 3 Hours Western European Times (UK etc.): CEST - 1 Hour Eastern European Times (Finland etc.): CEST + 1 Hour Session CEST EDT Stream / Channel Friday 4th April Speedcar Practice / Qualy 07:30-08:15 01:30-02:15 None Available F1 Friday Practice 1 09:00-10:30 03:00-04:30 ITV GP2 Asia Practice 10:55-11:25 04:55-05:25 None Available F1 Friday Practice 2 13:00-14:30 07:00-08:30 Several Available (See Streams) GP2 Asia Qualifying 15:00-15:30 09:00-09:30 None Available PSC Practice 16:00-16:45 10:00-10:45 None Available Saturday 5th April PSC Qualifying 07:45-08:05 01:45-02:05 None Available Speedcar Race 1 (40 Mins) 08:30-09:10 02:30-03:10 Star Sports (Delayed) F1 Saturday Practice 10:00-11:00 04:00-05:00 Unknown PSC Race 1 11:25-12:10 05:25-06:10 Eurosport F1 Qualifying 13:00 07:00 Several Available (See Streams) GP2 Asia Race 1 (33 Laps) 14:50-16:10 08:50-10:10 Eurosport2 Sunday 6th April Speedcar Race 2 (40 Mins) 08:30-09:10 02:30-03:10 Star Sports (Delayed) GP2 Asia Race 2 (22 Laps) 10:00-10:50 04:00-04:50 Eurosport2 PSC Race 2 (TBC Laps) 11:15-11:50 05:15-05:50 Eurosport2 F1 Race (57 Laps) 13:30 07:30 Several Available (See Streams)

Notes: Times are only listed in CET and EDT (Europe and US).

Weather
Check these sites for weather updates, 5-10 day forecast:
Weather.com
Accuweather
Yahoo Weather

Live Streams
Programs used: Sopcast, TVU Player, PPMate, TV Ants
Schedule

Código:: CHANNEL STREAM STREAM ID TYPE FP1 FP2 FP3 Qualifying Race ITV ITV Web N/A Flash - Web based X X X X SpeedTV Wheels N/A TVU Player X X X Star Sports Star Sports 10005 TVU Player X X Star Sports N/A PPMate X X CCTV5 CCTV5 10007 TVUPlayer X CCTV5 6002 SopCast X RTL RTL Web N/A MMS - Web based X X Eurosport France Eurosport (?) N/A TVAnts X X X X

Links:
ITV, Wheels, Star Sports TVU, Star Sports PPMate, CCTV 5 SopCast, CCTV 5 TVU, CCTV 5 TVAnts, CCTV 5 PPMate, RTL
Notes:
The streams listed above should work. ITV and RTL are only available have an IP from the respective country (UK and Germany), use of a proxy will get around this. Eurosport France airs all the pratice sessions, but it's not known if a stream is available as it were last year.

Live Timing
Live Timing for all sessions, requires Java & account on F1.com:
http://www.formula1.com/services/live_timing/live_timing_popup.html

Sources and links:
Wikipedia - Malaysian Grand Prix
The Official Formula 1 Website
Bahrain Grand Prix Official Website