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ALONSO (ESP) wins opening F1 race in Ferrari debut

Making his debut for Ferrari, Fernando ALONSO (ESP) has won the Grand Prix of Bahrain, the opening race of the Formula One season.

  • ALONSO is the fifth driver in Ferrari history to win the opening Grand Prix of a Formula One season in his first race for the Italian team.
  • Felipe MASSA (BRA) finished second to give Ferrari it’s fifth double victory in an opening GP race.
  • This was ALONSO’s 22nd GP win in his F1 career. He is now joint tenth with Damon HILL on the all-time list for most GP wins by a driver in Formula One.