2008 Monaco Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 25 May 2008 |
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| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Monte Carlo, 76 laps |
| Round | 6 of 18 |
| Race numbers | The 2008 Monaco Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 |  Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 76 | 2hr 00m 42.742s | 10 |
| 2 | +3 |  Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 76 | +3.064s | 8 |
| 3 | -2 |  Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 76 | +4.811s | 6 |
| 4 | +5 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 76 | +19.295s | 5 |
| 5 | +14 |  Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 76 | +24.657s | 4 |
| 6 | +8 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 76 | +28.408s | 3 |
| 7 | +6 |  Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 76 | +30.180s | 2 |
| 8 | PL |  Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 76 | +33.191s | 1 |
| 9 | -7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 76 | +33.792s | |
| 10 | -3 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 75 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | Jenson Button | Honda | 75 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | -2 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 75 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | -5 |  Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 75 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | -2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 72 | +4 laps | |
| R | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 67 | DNF | ||
| R | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 59 | DNF | ||
| R | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 47 | DNF | ||
| R | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 7 | DNF | ||
| R |  Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 7 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 4 | |||
| 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | |
| 11 | Jenson Button | Honda | |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | |
| 13 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | |
| 15 | -5 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault |
| 16 | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 17 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | |
| 18 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | |
| 19 | -5 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
| 20 | -5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari |
| Started from the pit lane | |||
| Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
Notes
- David Coulthard, Sebastian Vettel and Giancarlo Fisichella received five-place grid penalties for gearbox changes.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.787 | |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:15.815 | 0.028 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.839 | 0.052 |
| 4 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.165 | 0.378 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:16.171 | 0.384 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:16.548 | 0.761 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:16.852 | 1.065 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:17.203 | 1.416 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:17.343 | 1.556 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | – | |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:15.907 | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:16.101 | |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:16.455 | |
| 14 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:16.479 | |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:16.537 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:16.806 | |
| 17 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:16.933 | |
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:16.955 | |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:17.225 | |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:17.823 | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 38 |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | 35 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | 34 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | 32 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | 20 |
| 6 | Heikki Kovalainen | 15 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | 15 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | 9 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | 9 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | 8 |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | 7 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | 4 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | 3 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | 3 |
| 15 | Sebastien Bourdais | 2 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 69 |
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 |
| 3 | BMW Sauber-BMW | 52 |
| 4 | Williams-Toyota | 15 |
| 5 |  Red Bull-Renault | 15 |
| 6 | Toyota | 9 |
| 7 | Renault | 9 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 6 |
| 9 | Honda | 6 |
Statistics & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 200th for Giancarlo Fisichella (9th driver to start 200 races, 3rd Italian driver)
- Wins
- 6th for Lewis Hamilton
- 158th for McLaren
- Podiums
- 21st for Felipe Massa
- 16th for Lewis Hamilton
- 4th for Robert Kubica
- 611th for Ferrari
- 423rd for McLaren
- 8th for BMW Sauber
- Poles
- 12th for Felipe Massa
- 199th for Ferrari
- Qualifying 1-2
- 68th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 28th for Kimi Raikkonen
- 208th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 27th for Kimi Raikkonen
- 18th for Felipe Massa