Bahrain GP Results and Action

April 15 2007 | 'The Bite Point' | By Martin Porter
PHOTO: Bahrain GP Results and Action
Felipe Massa and Ferrari led from start to finish to claim a much-needed haul of ten points after their terrible display in Malaysia.

 
As the lights went out the Brazilian driver got a flying start on his cleaner tarmac while Lewis Hamilton was left fighting for grip on the dirty stuff and as the cars closed for Turn 1 he had no chance to make a move on Felipe. Lewis also had serious pressure from Kimi Raikkonen who tried to find a way round him but the Brit closed the door.

Fernando Alonso wanted past Kimi Raikkonen as soon as possible and launched himself up the inside at Turn 4 to successfully take P3. 

 So with Felipe Massa leading from start to finish, Lewis Hamilton finished just 2.359secs behind in second place to become the first driver in F1 history to finish on the podium in his first three races and also to share the lead of the Drivers' World Championship with third-placed Kimi Raikkonen and McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso who struggled to finish fifth behind Nick Heidfeld.

 And here is how the whole field ended up after the race distance of 308.238 km:

 

Pos

No

Driver

Team

Laps

Time/Retired

Grid

01

5

Felipe Massa

Ferrari

57

1:32:27.515

1

02

2

Lewis Hamilton

McLaren-Mercedes

57

+2.359 secs

2

03

6

Kimi Raikkonen

Ferrari

57

+10.839 secs

3

04

9

Nick Heidfeld

BMW

57

+13.831 secs

5

05

1

Fernando Alonso

McLaren-Mercedes

57

+14.426 secs

4

06

10

Robert Kubica

BMW

57

+45.529 secs

6

07

12

Jarno Trulli

Toyota

57

+ 1:21.371 secs

9

08

3

Giancarlo Fisichella

Renault

57

+ 1:21.701 secs

7

09

4

Heikki Kovalainen

Renault

57

+ 1:29.411 secs

12

10

16

Nico Rosberg

Williams-Toyota

57

+ 1:29.916 secs

10

11

17

Alexander Wurz

Williams-Toyota

56

+1 Lap

11

12

11

Ralf Schumacher

Toyota

56

+1 Lap

14

13

8

Rubens Barrichello

Honda

56

+1 Lap

15

14

21

Christijan Albers

Spyker-Ferrari

55

+2 Laps

22

15

20

Adrian Sutil

Spyker-Ferrari

53

+4 Laps

20

16

23

Anthony Davidson

Super Aguri-Honda

51

Engine

13

Ret.

15

Mark Webber

Red Bull-Renault

41

Gearbox

8

Ret.

14

David Coulthard

Red Bull-Renault

36

Driveshaft

21

Ret.

22

Takuma Sato

Super Aguri-Honda

34

Engine

17

Ret.

18

Vitantonio Liuzzi

STR-Ferrari

26

Hydraulics

18

Ret.

7

Jenson Button

Honda

0

Accident

16

Ret.

19

Scott Speed

STR-Ferrari

0

Accident

19

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