By BMW Sauber F1 Team
April 14 2007

For the first time this season, Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica share a row on the starting grid of a Grand Prix. In the 2006 season this occurred just once - and proved to be a good omen for the Munich and Hinwil based squad.
- In Bahrain, Nick clinched fifth position on the grid for the second consecutive time. In the Malaysian Grand Prix held last week at Sepang, he gained one position over the course of the race, to finish fourth.

- Apart from his fifth position, scored in qualifying for the 2007 season opener in Melbourne, Robert's sixth place clinched this weekend represents the best qualifying result of his Formula One career to date.

- It's the second time that Robert holds sixth position on the starting grid of a Formula One race. The first was the 2006 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where Robert finished third, thus becoming the first Pole in the sport's history to secure a podium finish.

- For the second time since they became team-mates, Nick and Robert share a row on a Formula One grid. In 2006, the BMW Sauber F1 Team pairing was ninth (Robert) and tenth (Nick) on the grid of the Hungarian Grand Prix, sharing row five. In the end, Nick finished third to celebrate the maiden podium finish in the BMW Sauber F1 Team's short history.

- In the internal qualifying battle, Nick now holds a 3:0-lead.

- The third and fifth grid positions Nick and Robert claimed in Australia remain the BMW Sauber F1 Team's best qualifying result.

- Nick's best race result at the "Bahrain International Circuit" was last year's twelfth place.

- In qualifying for the Bahrain GP, the BMW Sauber F1 Team was one of just three teams that placed both its cars in the top ten. Ferrari and McLaren share the four positions ahead of Nick and Robert, with one car each, with Renault, Red Bull, Toyota and Williams completing the top ten behind the BMW Sauber F1 Team pairing.

- This Sunday's Bahrain GP will be the 771st in Formula One history. At 14:30hrs local time (12:30hrs BST), the red starting lights will be switched off and the drivers will rocket away to complete the first of 57 laps.