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2008 Singapore Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMarina Bay, 61 laps
Round15 of 18
Race numbers

The 2008 Singapore Grand Prix was the:

  • 800th World Championship race
  • 1st World Championship Singapore Grand Prix
  • 1st World Championship race at Marina Bay
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+14(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault611hr 57m 16.304s10
2+6(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota61+2.957s8
3-1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes61+5.917s6
4+3(DEU) Timo GlockToyota61+8.155s5
5+1(DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari61+10.268s4
6+3(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW61+11.101s3
7+7(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault61+16.387s2
8+2(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota61+18.489s1
9+3(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda61+19.885s 
10-5(FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes61+26.902s 
11-7(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW61+27.975s 
12+5(FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari61+29.432s 
13-12(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari61+35.170s 
14PL(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari61+43.571s 
15-12(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari57DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota50DNF 
R (DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari49DNF 
R (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault29DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda14DNF 
R (BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault13DNF 

Notes

  • Kimi Raikkonen ended lap 57 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Nick Heidfeld received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Rubens Barrichello in qualifying.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:44.801 
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:45.4650.664
3(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:45.6170.816
4(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW1:45.7790.978
5(FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1:45.8731.072
6(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:46.6351.834
7(DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari1:46.2441.443
8(DEU) Timo GlockToyota1:46.3281.527
9(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota1:46.6111.810
10(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota1:47.5472.746
Q2
11(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota1:45.038 
12(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda1:45.133 
13(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:45.212 
14(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault1:45.298 
15(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault– 
Q1
16(BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault1:46.037 
17(FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari1:46.389 
18(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:46.583 
19(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari1:47.940 
20(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari– 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton84
2(BRA) Felipe Massa77
3(POL) Robert Kubica64
4(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen57
5(DEU) Nick Heidfeld56
6(FIN) Heikki Kovalainen51
7(ESP) Fernando Alonso38
8(DEU) Sebastian Vettel27
9(ITA) Jarno Trulli26
10(DEU) Timo Glock20
11(AUS) Mark Webber20
12(DEU) Nico Rosberg17
13(BRA) Nelsinho Piquet13
14(BRA) Rubens Barrichello11
15(JPN) Kazuki Nakajima9
16(GBR) David Coulthard8
17(FRA) Sebastien Bourdais4
18(GBR) Jenson Button3

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes135
2Ferrari134
3BMW Sauber-BMW120
4Renault51
5Toyota46
6Toro Rosso-Ferrari31
7Red Bull-Renault28
8Williams-Toyota26
9Honda14

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
150th for Jenson Button (27th driver to start 150 races, 7th British driver)
50th for Nico Rosberg (110th driver to start 50 races, 8th German driver)
50th for BMW Sauber & Toro Rosso (38th & 39th constructors to start 50 races)
Wins
20th for Fernando Alonso (12th driver to win 20 races, 1st Spanish driver)
34th for Renault
Podiums
50th for Fernando Alonso (11th driver to score 50 podiums, 1st Spanish driver)
21st for Lewis Hamilton
2nd for Nico Rosberg (last podium until 2010; last for Williams)
430th for McLaren
296th for Williams (last until 2012)
92nd for Renault
Poles
14th for Felipe Massa
202nd for Ferrari
Fastest laps
35th for Kimi Raikkonen (last until 2012; last Finnish driver to set a fastest lap until 2012)
216th for Ferrari
Front row starts
23rd for Felipe Massa
19th for Lewis Hamilton
Points finishes
121st and last for David Coulthard
5th and last for Kazuki Nakajima