2008 Chinese Grand Prix
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Circuit | Shanghai, 56 laps |
Round | 17 of 18 |
Race numbers | The 2008 Chinese Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | 1hr 31m 57.403s | 10 | |
2 | +1 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +14.925s | 8 |
3 | -1 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 56 | +16.445s | 6 |
4 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault | 56 | +18.370s | 5 | |
5 | +4 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 56 | +28.923s | 4 |
6 | +5 | (POL) Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 56 | +33.219s | 3 |
7 | +5 | (DEU) Timo Glock | Toyota | 56 | +41.722s | 2 |
8 | +2 | (BRA) Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 56 | +56.645s | 1 |
9 | -3 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 56 | +1m 04.339s | |
10 | +5 | (GBR) David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +1m 14.842s | |
11 | +2 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 56 | +1m 25.061s | |
12 | +5 | (JPN) Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 56 | +1m 30.847s | |
13 | -5 | (FRA) Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 56 | +1m 31.457s | |
14 | +2 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +1m 32.422s | |
15 | -1 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 55 | +1 lap | |
16 | +2 | (GBR) Jenson Button | Honda | 55 | +1 lap | |
17 | +3 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | |
R | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 49 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 13 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | DNF |
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | |
2 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | |
3 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Ferrari | |
4 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
5 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | |
6 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
7 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Toyota | |
8 | (FRA) Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
9 | -3 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW |
10 | (BRA) Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | |
11 | (POL) Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | |
12 | (DEU) Timo Glock | Toyota | |
13 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Honda | |
14 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | |
15 | (GBR) David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | |
16 | -10 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
17 | (JPN) Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | |
18 | (GBR) Jenson Button | Honda | |
19 | (DEU) Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | |
20 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari |
Notes
- Nick Heidfeld received a three-place grid penalty for impeding David Coulthard in qualifying.
- Mark Webber received a 10-place grid penalty for an engine change.
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | 94 |
2 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | 87 |
3 | (POL) Robert Kubica | 75 |
4 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 69 |
5 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | 60 |
6 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | 53 |
7 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | 51 |
8 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | 30 |
9 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 30 |
10 | (DEU) Timo Glock | 22 |
11 | (AUS) Mark Webber | 21 |
12 | (BRA) Nelsinho Piquet | 19 |
13 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | 17 |
14 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 11 |
15 | (JPN) Kazuki Nakajima | 9 |
16 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 8 |
17 | (FRA) Sebastien Bourdais | 4 |
18 | (GBR) Jenson Button | 3 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | Ferrari | 156 |
2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 145 |
3 | BMW Sauber-BMW | 135 |
4 | Renault | 72 |
5 | Toyota | 52 |
6 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 34 |
7 | Red Bull-Renault | 29 |
8 | Williams-Toyota | 26 |
9 | Honda | 14 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 9th for Lewis Hamilton
- 162nd for McLaren
- Podiums
- 56th for Kimi Raikkonen
- 26th for Felipe Massa
- 22nd for Lewis Hamilton
- 619th & 620th for Ferrari
- 431st for McLaren
- Poles
- 13th for Lewis Hamilton
- 141st for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 3rd for Lewis Hamilton
- 137th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 30th for Kimi Raikkonen (18th driver to achieve 30 front row starts, 2nd Finnish driver)
- 21st for Lewis Hamilton
- Points finishes
- 5th and last for Nelsinho Piquet
- Pole & win
- 7th for Lewis Hamilton
- Win & fastest lap
- 2nd for Lewis Hamilton (last until 2010)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 2nd for Lewis Hamilton (last until 2014; last for McLaren)