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

2008 Japanese Grand Prix

801st World Championship race, 24th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix, 4th World Championship race at Fuji

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2009 Japanese Grand Prix

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Fact File

Date:Sunday, 12 October 2008
Winner:Spain flag Fernando Alonso
France flag Renault
Pole position:United Kingdom flag Lewis Hamilton
United Kingdom flag McLaren-Mercedes
Fastest lap:Brazil flag Felipe Massa
Italy flag Ferrari
Circuit:Fuji, 67 laps
Round:16 of 18

Race Result

Pos DriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3Spain flag Fernando AlonsoRenault671hr 30m 21.892s10
2+4Poland flag Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW67+5.283s8
3-1Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenFerrari67+6.400s6
4+8Brazil flag Nelsinho PiquetRenault67+20.570s5
5+2Italy flag Jarno TrulliToyota67+23.767s4
6+3Germany flag Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari67+39.207s3
7-2Brazil flag Felipe MassaFerrari67+46.158s2
8+5Australia flag Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault67+50.811s1
9+7Germany flag Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW67+54.120s 
10 France flag Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari67+59.085s (25.000s) 
11+4Germany flag Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota67+1m 02.096s 
12-11United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes67+1m 18.900s 
13+4Brazil flag Rubens BarrichelloHonda66+1 lap 
14+4United Kingdom flag Jenson ButtonHonda66+1 lap 
15-1Japan flag Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota66+1 lap 
R Italy flag Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari21DNF 
R Finland flag Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes16DNF 
R Germany flag Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari8DNF 
R Germany flag Timo GlockToyota6DNF 
R United Kingdom flag David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault0DNF 
  • Sebastien Bourdais was given a 25-second time penalty for colliding with Felipe Massa.

Starting Grid

  • Highlight: race winner
  • Highlight: second place
  • Highlight: third place
PosDriverConstructorTime
1United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:18.404
2Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:18.644
3Finland flag Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1:18.821
4Spain flag Fernando AlonsoRenault1:18.852
5Brazil flag Felipe MassaFerrari1:18.874
6Poland flag Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW1:18.979
7Italy flag Jarno TrulliToyota1:19.026
8Germany flag Timo GlockToyota1:19.118
9Germany flag Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari1:19.638
10France flag Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari1:20.167
11United Kingdom flag David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault1:18.187
12Brazil flag Nelsinho PiquetRenault1:18.274
13Australia flag Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:18.354
14Japan flag Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota1:18.597
15Germany flag Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota1:18.672
16Germany flag Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:18.835
17Brazil flag Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:18.882
18United Kingdom flag Jenson ButtonHonda1:19.100
19Germany flag Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari1:19.163
20Italy flag Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari1:19.910

Qualifying Result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:18.404 
2Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:18.6440.240
3Finland flag Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1:18.8210.417
4Spain flag Fernando AlonsoRenault1:18.8520.448
5Brazil flag Felipe MassaFerrari1:18.8740.470
6Poland flag Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW1:18.9790.575
7Italy flag Jarno TrulliToyota1:19.0260.622
8Germany flag Timo GlockToyota1:19.1180.714
9Germany flag Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari1:19.6381.234
10France flag Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari1:20.1671.763
Q2
11United Kingdom flag David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault1:18.187 
12Brazil flag Nelsinho PiquetRenault1:18.274 
13Australia flag Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:18.354 
14Japan flag Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota1:18.597 
15Germany flag Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota1:18.672 
Q1
16Germany flag Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:18.835 
17Brazil flag Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:18.882 
18United Kingdom flag Jenson ButtonHonda1:19.100 
19Germany flag Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari1:19.163 
20Italy flag Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari1:19.910 

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1United Kingdom flag Lewis Hamilton84
2Brazil flag Felipe Massa79
3Poland flag Robert Kubica72
4Finland flag Kimi Raikkonen63
5Germany flag Nick Heidfeld56
6Finland flag Heikki Kovalainen51
7Spain flag Fernando Alonso48
8Germany flag Sebastian Vettel30
9Italy flag Jarno Trulli30
10Australia flag Mark Webber21
11Germany flag Timo Glock20
12Brazil flag Nelsinho Piquet18
13Germany flag Nico Rosberg17
14Brazil flag Rubens Barrichello11
15Japan flag Kazuki Nakajima9
16United Kingdom flag David Coulthard8
17France flag Sebastien Bourdais4
18United Kingdom flag Jenson Button3

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Italy flag Ferrari142
2United Kingdom flag McLaren-Mercedes135
3Germany flag BMW Sauber-BMW128
4France flag Renault66
5Japan flag Toyota50
6Italy flag Toro Rosso-Ferrari34
7Austria flag Red Bull-Renault29
8United Kingdom flag Williams-Toyota26
9Japan flag Honda14

Statistics & Milestones

Wins
Driver: 21st for Fernando Alonso
Constructor: 35th for Red Bull
Podiums
Driver: 55th for Kimi Raikkonen, 51st for Fernando Alonso, 8th for Robert Kubica
Constructor: 618th for Ferrari, 93rd for Renault, 21st for Sauber/BMW Sauber
Poles
Driver: 12th for Lewis Hamilton
Constructor: 140th for McLaren
Fastest laps
Driver: 10th for Felipe Massa
Constructor: 217th for Ferrari
Front row starts
Driver: 29th for Kimi Raikkonen, 20th for Lewis Hamilton
Points finishes
Driver: 50th for Felipe Massa, 25th for Robert Kubica

See also

  • Japanese Grand Prix
  • Fuji Circuit
  • 2008 World Championship season

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