2008 Chinese Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 19 October 2008 |
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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 |  Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | 1hr 31m 57.403s | 10 | |
| 2 | +1 |  Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +14.925s | 8 |
| 3 | -1 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 56 | +16.445s | 6 |
| 4 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 56 | +18.370s | 5 | |
| 5 | +4 |  Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 56 | +28.923s | 4 |
| 6 | +5 |  Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 56 | +33.219s | 3 |
| 7 | +5 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 56 | +41.722s | 2 |
| 8 | +2 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 56 | +56.645s | 1 |
| 9 | -3 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 56 | +1m 04.339s | |
| 10 | +5 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +1m 14.842s | |
| 11 | +2 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 56 | +1m 25.061s | |
| 12 | +5 |  Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 56 | +1m 30.847s | |
| 13 | -5 |  Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 56 | +1m 31.457s | |
| 14 | +2 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +1m 32.422s | |
| 15 | -1 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | +2 | Jenson Button | Honda | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | +3 |  Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | |
| R | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 49 | DNF | ||
| R | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 13 | DNF | ||
| R | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | |
| 8 | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 9 | -3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW |
| 10 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | |
| 11 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | |
| 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | |
| 14 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | |
| 15 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | |
| 16 | -10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda | |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | |
| 20 | 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.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.303 | |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:36.645 | 0.342 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.889 | 0.586 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:36.927 | 0.624 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.930 | 0.627 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:37.083 | 0.780 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:37.201 | 0.898 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:37.685 | 1.382 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:37.934 | 1.631 |
| 10 | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:38.885 | 2.582 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:35.722 | |
| 12 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:35.814 | |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:35.937 | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:36.079 | |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:36.210 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:36.731 | |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:36.863 | |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:37.053 | |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:37.730 | |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:37.739 | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 94 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | 87 |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | 75 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | 69 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | 60 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | 53 |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | 51 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | 30 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | 30 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | 22 |
| 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 | 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)