POS. | DRIVER/TEAM | GAP/LAPS | LAPS |
1 | Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
01:31:06.970 | 57 laps |
2 | Kimi Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
+3.3 | |
3 | Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1 |
+4.9 | |
4 | Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1 |
+8.4 | |
5 | Heikki Kovalainen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
+26.7 | |
6 | Jarno Trulli Panasonic Toyota Racing |
+41.3 | |
7 | Mark Webber Red Bull Racing |
+45.4 | |
8 | Nico Rosberg AT&T Williams |
+55.8 | |
9 | Timo Glock Panasonic Toyota Racing |
+1:09.5 | |
10 | Fernando Alonso ING Renault F1 |
+1:17.1 | |
11 | Rubens Barrichello Honda Racing F1 |
+1:17.8 | |
12 | Giancarlo Fisichella Force India F1 |
+1 lap | |
13 | Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
+1 lap | |
14 | Kazuki Nakajima AT&T Williams |
+1 lap | |
15 | Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso |
+1 lap | |
16 | Anthony Davidson Super Aguri F1 |
+1 lap | |
17 | Takuma Sato Super Aguri F1 |
+1 lap | |
18 | David Coulthard Red Bull Racing |
+1 lap | |
19 | Adrian Sutil Force India F1 |
+2 laps | |
20 | Nelson Piquet Jr ING Renault F1 |
40 | |
21 | Jenson Button Honda Racing F1 |
19 | |
22 | Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso |
0 | |
05.04.2008 SUN
RACE
Takuma Sato did exactly what he had planned on Sunday and brought his Super Aguri-Honda SA08A safely to the finish. He was classified in 17th place.
Takuma Sato:"I had an eventful few opening laps and I really enjoyed going through the middle of the pack. I had a little bit of contact and possibly damaged the aero, but nevertheless I got up to 14th position and that was exciting. After the first lap there was quite a lot of oil on the track and that was a dangerous situation, but we got over it and I think that we had a good race. We had a problem in the second pitstop, which cost me position, but in the end it was very important that we finished the race here today and hopefully we can keep up the momentum."
POS. | DRIVER/TEAM | TIME LAPS |
1 | Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1 |
1:33.096 |
2 | Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:33.123 |
3 | Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:33.292 |
4 | Kimi Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:33.418 |
5 | Heikki Kovalainen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:33.488 |
6 | Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1 |
1:33.737 |
7 | Jarno Trulli Panasonic Toyota Racing |
1:33.994 |
8 | Nico Rosberg AT&T Williams |
1:34.015 |
9 | Jenson Button Honda Racing F1 |
1:35.057 |
10 | Fernando Alonso ING Renault F1 |
1:35.115 |
11 | Mark Webber Red Bull Racing |
1:32.371 |
12 | Rubens Barrichello Honda Racing F1 |
1:32.508 |
13 | Timo Glock Panasonic Toyota Racing |
1:32.528 |
14 | Nelson Piquet Jr ING Renault F1 |
1:32.790 |
15 | Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:32.915 |
16 | Kazuki Nakajima AT&T Williams |
1:32.943 |
17 | David Coulthard Red Bull Racing |
1:33.433 |
18 | Giancarlo Fisichella Force India F1 |
1:33.501 |
19 | Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:33.562 |
20 | Adrian Sutil Force India F1 |
1:33.845 |
21 | Anthony Davidson Super Aguri F1 |
1:34.140 |
22 | Takuma Sato Super Aguri F1 |
1:35.725 |
04.04.2008 SAT
QUALIFYING
Takuma Sato and the Super Aguri F1 team made steady progress during free practice this morning and Taku was satisfied with the improvements made overnight. Having found a better balance for qualifying, Taku was pushing when he spun in the final corner and unfortunately ended the session prematurely.
Takuma Sato:"We made good progress as a result of the overnight changes and the car came together during Free Practice this morning and I was happy with the balance. During Qualifying my first run was a little bit slippery, but reasonable. I was much happier during my second run with the grip and I had a good feeling until the very last corner. Then I was touching on the outside kerb and the car ran wide and snapped quickly away from me. It is very disappointing that I could not complete Qualifying, but hopefully we will show strong pace for the race tomorrow."
POS. | DRIVER/TEAM | TIME LAPS |
1 | Nico Rosberg AT&T Williams |
1:32.521 |
2 | Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:32.726 |
3 | Mark Webber Red Bull Racing |
1:32.742 |
4 | Jarno Trulli Panasonic Toyota Racing |
1:32.901 |
5 | David Coulthard Red Bull Racing |
1:32.918 |
6 | Kazuki Nakajima AT&T Williams |
1:33.020 |
7 | Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1 |
1:33.024 |
8 | Nelson Piquet Jr ING Renault F1 |
1:33.074 |
9 | Kimi Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:33.237 |
10 | Heikki Kovalainen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:33.367 |
11 | Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:33.372 |
12 | Giancarlo Fisichella Force India F1 |
1:33.392 |
13 | Fernando Alonso ING Renault F1 |
1:33.445 |
14 | Rubens Barrichello Honda Racing F1 |
1:33.551 |
15 | Timo Glock Panasonic Toyota Racing |
1:33.595 |
16 | Jenson Button Honda Racing F1 |
1:33.600 |
17 | Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:33.651 |
18 | Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:33.659 |
19 | Adrian Sutil Force India F1 |
1:33.857 |
20 | Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1 |
1:34.074 |
21 | Anthony Davidson Super Aguri F1 |
1:34.591 |
22 | Takuma Sato Super Aguri F1 |
1:34.952 |
POS. | DRIVER/TEAM | TIME LAPS |
1 | Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:31.420 |
2 | Kimi Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:32.327 |
3 | Heikki Kovalainen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:32.752 |
4 | Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:32.847 |
5 | Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1 |
1:32.915 |
6 | Nico Rosberg AT&T Williams |
1:33.022 |
7 | David Coulthard Red Bull Racing |
1:33.048 |
8 | Kazuki Nakajima AT&T Williams |
1:33.098 |
9 | Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:33.197 |
10 | Nelson Piquet Jr ING Renault F1 |
1:33.247 |
11 | Jenson Button Honda Racing F1 |
1:33.710 |
12 | Fernando Alonso ING Renault F1 |
1:33.755 |
13 | Mark Webber Red Bull Racing |
1:33.782 |
14 | Jarno Trulli Panasonic Toyota Racing |
1:33.822 |
15 | Timo Glock Panasonic Toyota Racing |
1:33.856 |
16 | Rubens Barrichello Honda Racing F1 |
1:33.966 |
17 | Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1 |
1:34.023 |
18 | Giancarlo Fisichella Force India F1 |
1:34.388 |
19 | Adrian Sutil Force India F1 |
1:34.405 |
20 | Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:34.787 |
21 | Takuma Sato Super Aguri F1 |
1:35.288 |
22 | Anthony Davidson Super Aguri F1 |
1:35.712 |
POS. | DRIVER/TEAM | TIME LAPS |
1 | Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:32.233 |
2 | Kimi Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:32.350 |
3 | Nico Rosberg AT&T Williams |
1:32.415 |
4 | Lewis Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:32.705 |
5 | Heikki Kovalainen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:32.868 |
6 | Kazuki Nakajima AT&T Williams |
1:33.121 |
7 | Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1 |
1:33.333 |
8 | Jarno Trulli Panasonic Toyota Racing |
1:33.539 |
9 | David Coulthard Red Bull Racing |
1:33.788 |
10 | Fernando Alonso ING Renault F1 |
1:33.815 |
11 | Timo Glock Panasonic Toyota Racing |
1:33.929 |
12 | Mark Webber Red Bull Racing |
1:33.950 |
13 | Nelson Piquet Jr ING Renault F1 |
1:33.981 |
14 | Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1 |
1:34.106 |
15 | Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:34.235 |
16 | Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:34.321 |
17 | Giancarlo Fisichella Force India F1 |
1:34.892 |
18 | Jenson Button Honda Racing F1 |
1:34.915 |
19 | Rubens Barrichello Honda Racing F1 |
1:35.174 |
20 | Adrian Sutil Force India F1 |
1:35.429 |
21 | Anthony Davidson Super Aguri F1 |
1:36.145 |
22 | Takuma Sato Super Aguri F1 |
1:36.536 |
03.04.2008 FRI
PRACTICE
It was what has become a typical Friday for Takuma Sato and the Super Aguri F1 team, with a controlled testing programme dictating limited track time. Despite that Taku did 6 laps in FP1 and 24 tours in FP2. His best time was a 1 minute 35.288 seconds.
Takuma Sato:"It was not an easy day. We struggled to get the balance right in the car as through the laps the balance was changing quite a lot and we did not have enough time to complete our evaluations or to develop the set-up. We are working with a tyre one-step softer than last year, so the comparison was interesting between the medium and soft tyres today, and both are working well. However, we need to work hard to get the car balance right for tomorrow."