2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 2 November 2008 |
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| Circuit | Interlagos, 71 laps |
| Round | 18 of 18 |
| Race numbers | The 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix was the
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| Next race | 2009 Australian Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 71 | 1hr 34m 11.435s | 10 | |
| 2 | +4 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 71 | +13.298s | 8 |
| 3 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 71 | +16.235s | 6 | |
| 4 | +3 |  Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 71 | +38.011s | 5 |
| 5 | -1 |  Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +38.907s | 4 |
| 6 | +4 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 71 | +44.368s | 3 |
| 7 | -2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +55.074s | 2 |
| 8 | -6 |  Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 71 | +1m 08.463s | 1 |
| 9 | +3 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 71 | +1m 19.666s | |
| 10 | -2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | PL |  Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +6 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +4 | Jenson Button | Honda | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | -5 |  Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 70 | +1 lap | ||
| 16 | +4 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 69 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | -1 |  Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 69 | +2 laps | |
| 18 | +1 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 69 | +2 laps | |
| R | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 0 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW |
| 9 | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota |
| 11 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
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| 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda |
| 16 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota |
| 17 | Jenson Button | Honda |
| 18 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:12.368 | |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:12.737 | 0.369 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:12.825 | 0.457 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:12.830 | 0.462 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:12.917 | 0.549 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:12.967 | 0.599 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:13.082 | 0.714 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:13.297 | 0.929 |
| 9 | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:14.105 | 1.737 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:14.230 | 1.862 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:12.137 | |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:12.289 | |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:12.300 | |
| 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:12.717 | |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:13.139 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:12.800 | |
| 17 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:12.810 | |
| 18 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:13.002 | |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:13.426 | |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:13.508 | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2008 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 98 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | 97 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 75 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | 75 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 61 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | 60 |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | 53 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | 35 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | 31 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | 25 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | 21 |
| 12 | Nelsinho Piquet | 19 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | 17 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | 11 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | 9 |
| 16 | David Coulthard | 8 |
| 17 | Sebastien Bourdais | 4 |
| 18 | Jenson Button | 3 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Ferrari | 172 |
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 151 |
| 3 | BMW Sauber-BMW | 135 |
| 4 | Renault | 80 |
| 5 | Toyota | 56 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 39 |
| 7 |  Red Bull-Renault | 29 |
| 8 | Williams-Toyota | 26 |
| 9 | Honda | 14 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- David Coulthard
- Honda
- Milestone race start
- 150th for Nick Heidfeld (28th driver to start 150 races, 4th German driver)
- World Champion
- 1st title for Lewis Hamilton (30th driver to win the World Championship, 9th British champion; first British champion since 1996)
- 16th title for Ferrari (1st constructor to win 16 championships)
- Wins
- 11th and last for Felipe Massa
- 209th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 57th for Kimi Raikkonen, 52nd for Fernando Alonso, 27th for Felipe Massa
- 621st & 622nd for Ferrari, 94th for Renault
- Poles
- 15th for Felipe Massa (last until 2014; last for Ferrari)
- 203rd for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 11th for Felipe Massa
- 218th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 24th for Felipe Massa (last until 2010), 10th for Jarno Trulli (55th driver to achieve ten front row starts, 5th Italian driver; first since 2005)
- Pole & win
- 8th and last for Felipe Massa
- Win & fastest lap
- 4th and last for Felipe Massa
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 4th and last for Felipe Massa