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Home / Seasons / 2008 F1 World Championship Season / 2008 Italian Grand Prix

2008 Italian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 14 September 2008
Winner
  • Sebastian Vettel
  • Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Pole position
  • Sebastian Vettel
  • Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Kimi Raikkonen
  • Ferrari
CircuitMonza, 53 laps
Round14 of 18
Race numbers

The 2008 Italian Grand Prix was the:

  • 799th World Championship race
  • 59th World Championship Italian Grand Prix
  • 58th World Championship race at Monza
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On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari531hr 26m 47.494s10
2 (FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes53+12.512s8
3+8(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW53+20.471s6
4+4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault53+23.903s5
5+5(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW53+27.748s4
6 (BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari53+28.816s3
7+8(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes53+29.912s2
8-5(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault53+32.048s1
9+5(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari53+39.468s 
10+7(BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault53+54.445s 
11-2(DEU) Timo GlockToyota53+58.888s 
12PL(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota53+1m 02.015s 
13-6(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota53+1m 05.954s 
14-9(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota53+1m 08.635s 
15PL(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda53+1m 13.370s 
16-3(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault52+1 lap 
17-1(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda52+1 lap 
18PL(FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari52+1 lap 
19+1(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari51+2 laps 
R (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari11DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.555 
2(FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1:37.6310.076
3(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:38.1170.562
4(FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari1:38.4450.890
5(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota1:38.7671.212
6(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:38.8941.339
7(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota1:39.1521.597
8(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault1:39.7512.196
9(DEU) Timo GlockToyota1:39.7872.232
10(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:39.9062.351
Q2
11(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW1:36.697 
12(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari1:36.698 
13(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault1:37.284 
14(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:37.522 
15(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:39.265 
Q1
16(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:36.510 
17(BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault1:36.630 
18(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota1:36.653 
19(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda1:37.006 
20(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari1:37.417 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton78
2(BRA) Felipe Massa77
3(POL) Robert Kubica64
4(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen57
5(DEU) Nick Heidfeld53
6(FIN) Heikki Kovalainen51
7(ESP) Fernando Alonso28
8(ITA) Jarno Trulli26
9(DEU) Sebastian Vettel23
10(AUS) Mark Webber20
11(DEU) Timo Glock15
12(BRA) Nelsinho Piquet13
13(BRA) Rubens Barrichello11
14(DEU) Nico Rosberg9
15(JPN) Kazuki Nakajima8
16(GBR) David Coulthard6
17(FRA) Sebastien Bourdais4
18(GBR) Jenson Button3

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari134
2McLaren-Mercedes129
3BMW Sauber-BMW117
4Toyota41
5Renault41
6Toro Rosso-Ferrari27
7Red Bull-Renault26
8Williams-Toyota17
9Honda14

Statistics & milestones

Wins
1st for Sebastian Vettel (101st different winner, 6th German driver; only win for Toro Rosso)
1st and only for Toro Rosso (32nd different winner)
Podiums
7th for Robert Kubica
4th and last for Heikki Kovalainen
1st for Sebastian Vettel (197th different podium finisher, 13th German driver; only podium for Toro Rosso)
429th for McLaren
14th for BMW Sauber
1st for Toro Rosso (54th different podium finisher, last until 2019)
Poles
1st for Sebastian Vettel (92nd different polesitter, 6th German driver; only pole for Toro Rosso)
1st and only for Toro Rosso (36th different polesitter)
Fastest laps
34th for Kimi Raikkonen
215th for Ferrari
Front row starts
4th for Heikki Kovalainen
1st for Sebastian Vettel (139th different front row starter, 8th German driver; only front row start for Toro Rosso)
Pole & win
1st for Sebastian Vettel (55th different driver to win from pole, 3rd German driver; only win from pole for Toro Rosso)

See also

  • Italian Grand Prix
  • Monza circuit
  • 2008 World Championship season

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