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2008 French Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMagny-Cours, 70 laps
Round8 of 18
Race numbers

The 2008 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 793rd World Championship race
  • 58th World Championship French Grand Prix (last until 2018)
  • 18th and last World Championship race at Magny-Cours
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari701hr 31m 50.245s10
2-1(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari70+17.984s8
3+1(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota70+28.250s6
4+6(FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes70+28.929s5
5 (POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW70+30.512s4
6 (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault70+40.304s3
7+2(BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault70+41.033s2
8-5(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault70+43.372s1
9-2(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault70+51.072s 
10+3(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes70+54.521s 
11-3(DEU) Timo GlockToyota70+57.738s 
12 (DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari70+58.065s 
13-2(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW70+1m 02.079s 
14+6(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda69+1 lap 
15 (JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota69+1 lap 
16+3(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota69+1 lap 
17-3(FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari69+1 lap 
18-1(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari69+1 lap 
19-1(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari69+1 lap 
R (GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda16DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
2 (BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari
3 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault
4 (ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota
5 (POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW
6 (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault
7 (GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault
8 (DEU) Timo GlockToyota
9 (BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault
10-5(FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes
11 (DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW
12 (DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari
13-10(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes
14 (FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari
15 (JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota
16 (GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda
17 (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari
18 (DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari
19-10(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota
20-5(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda

Notes

  • Lewis Hamilton received a 10-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Kimi Raikkonen in the previous race.
  • Heikki Kovalainen received a five-place grid penalty for impeding Mark Webber in qualifying.
  • Nico Rosberg received a 10-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Lewis Hamilton in the previous race.
  • Rubens Barrichello received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:16.449 
2(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:16.4900.041
3(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:16.6930.244
4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault1:16.8400.391
5(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota1:16.9200.471
6(FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1:16.9440.495
7(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW1:17.0370.588
8(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:17.2330.784
9(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault1:17.4260.977
10(DEU) Timo GlockToyota1:17.5961.147
Q2
11(BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault1:15.770 
12(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:15.786 
13(DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari1:15.816 
14(FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari1:16.045 
15(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota1:16.235 
Q1
16(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota1:16.243 
17(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda1:16.306 
18(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:16.330 
19(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari1:16.971 
20(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari1:17.053 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Felipe Massa48
2(POL) Robert Kubica46
3(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen43
4(GBR) Lewis Hamilton38
5(DEU) Nick Heidfeld28
6(FIN) Heikki Kovalainen20
7(ITA) Jarno Trulli18
8(AUS) Mark Webber18
9(ESP) Fernando Alonso10
10(DEU) Nico Rosberg8
11(JPN) Kazuki Nakajima7
12(GBR) David Coulthard6
13(DEU) Timo Glock5
14(DEU) Sebastian Vettel5
15(BRA) Rubens Barrichello5
16(GBR) Jenson Button3
17(BRA) Nelsinho Piquet2
18(FRA) Sebastien Bourdais2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari91
2BMW Sauber-BMW74
3McLaren-Mercedes58
4Red Bull-Renault24
5Toyota23
6Williams-Toyota15
7Renault12
8Honda8
9Toro Rosso-Ferrari7

Stats & milestones

Wins
8th for Felipe Massa
206th for Ferrari
Race 1-2
79th for Ferrari
Podiums
53rd for Kimi Raikkonen
22nd for Felipe Massa
8th for Jarno Trulli (first podium since 2005)
612th & 613th for Ferrari
7th for Toyota
Poles
16th for Kimi Raikkonen (last until 2017)
200th for Ferrari (1st constructor to take 200 pole positions)
1-2 start
69th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
30th for Kimi Raikkonen (4th driver to set 30 fastest laps, 1st Finnish driver)
210th for Ferrari
Front row starts
28th for Kimi Raikkonen
19th for Felipe Massa
Points finishes
75th for Fernando Alonso
1st for Nelsinho Piquet (309th different point scorer, 18th Brazilian driver)