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2008 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitFuji, 67 laps
Round16 of 18
Race numbers

The 2008 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 801st World Championship race
  • 24th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix
  • 4th and last World Championship race at Fuji
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault671hr 30m 21.892s10
2+4(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW67+5.283s8
3-1(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari67+6.400s6
4+8(BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault67+20.570s5
5+2(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota67+23.767s4
6+3(DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari67+39.207s3
7-2(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari67+46.158s2
8+5(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault67+50.811s1
9+7(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW67+54.120s 
10 (FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari67+59.085s (25.000s) 
11+4(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota67+1m 02.096s 
12-11(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes67+1m 18.900s 
13+4(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda66+1 lap 
14+4(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda66+1 lap 
15-1(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota66+1 lap 
R (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari21DNF 
R (FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes16DNF 
R (DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari8DNF 
R (DEU) Timo GlockToyota6DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault0DNF 

Notes

  • Sebastien Bourdais received a 25-second time penalty for colliding with Felipe Massa. He originally finished P6.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:18.404 
2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:18.6440.240
3(FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1:18.8210.417
4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault1:18.8520.448
5(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:18.8740.470
6(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW1:18.9790.575
7(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota1:19.0260.622
8(DEU) Timo GlockToyota1:19.1180.714
9(DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari1:19.6381.234
10(FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari1:20.1671.763
Q2
11(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault1:18.187 
12(BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault1:18.274 
13(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:18.354 
14(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota1:18.597 
15(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota1:18.672 
Q1
16(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:18.835 
17(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:18.882 
18(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda1:19.100 
19(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari1:19.163 
20(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari1:19.910 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton84
2(BRA) Felipe Massa79
3(POL) Robert Kubica72
4(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen63
5(DEU) Nick Heidfeld56
6(FIN) Heikki Kovalainen51
7(ESP) Fernando Alonso48
8(DEU) Sebastian Vettel30
9(ITA) Jarno Trulli30
10(AUS) Mark Webber21
11(DEU) Timo Glock20
12(BRA) Nelsinho Piquet18
13(DEU) Nico Rosberg17
14(BRA) Rubens Barrichello11
15(JPN) Kazuki Nakajima9
16(GBR) David Coulthard8
17(FRA) Sebastien Bourdais4
18(GBR) Jenson Button3

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari142
2McLaren-Mercedes135
3BMW Sauber-BMW128
4Renault66
5Toyota50
6Toro Rosso-Ferrari34
7Red Bull-Renault29
8Williams-Toyota26
9Honda14

Stats & milestones

Wins
21st for Fernando Alonso (last win until 2010; last for Renault)
35th and last for Renault
Podiums
55th for Kimi Raikkonen
51st for Fernando Alonso
8th for Robert Kubica
618th for Ferrari
93rd for Renault
15th for BMW Sauber
Poles
12th for Lewis Hamilton
140th for McLaren
Fastest laps
10th for Felipe Massa (29th driver to set ten fastest laps, 4th Brazilian driver)
217th for Ferrari
Front row starts
29th for Kimi Raikkonen
20th for Lewis Hamilton (36th driver to achieve 20 front row starts, 10th British driver)
Points finishes
50th for Felipe Massa
25th for Robert Kubica