Gridpedia2008 European Grand Prix
- Date
- 24 Aug 2008
- Circuit
- Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain
- Round
- 12 of 18
- Winner
- Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Felipe Massa (1:38.989)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 1 | 57 | 1:35:32.339 | 1:38.708 | 10 |
| 2 | 22 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 57 | +5.611 | 8 | |
| 3 | 4 | KUBRobert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 3 | 57 | +37.353 | 6 | |
| 4 | 23 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 5 | 57 | +39.703 | 5 | |
| 5 | 11 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 7 | 57 | +50.684 | 4 | |
| 6 | 15 | VETSebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 6 | 57 | +52.625 | 3 | |
| 7 | 12 | GLOTimo Glock | Toyota | 13 | 57 | +67.990 | 2 | |
| 8 | 7 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 9 | 57 | +71.457 | 1 | |
| 9 | 3 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 8 | 57 | +82.177 | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | BOUSébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 10 | 57 | +89.794 | 0 | |
| 11 | 6 | PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 15 | 57 | +92.717 | 0 | |
| 12 | 10 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 14 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | BUTJenson Button | Honda | 16 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 21 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 18 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 8 | NAKKazuki Nakajima | Williams | 11 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 17 | BARRubens Barrichello | Honda | 19 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 9 | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 17 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 1 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | 45 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 20 | 41 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 12 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Felipe Massa: 2 stops (laps 15, 37), stints of 15, 22, 20 laps
- 2nd
- Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 17, 39), stints of 17, 22, 18 laps
- 3rd
- Robert Kubica: 2 stops (laps 18, 40), stints of 18, 22, 17 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 6 · 2 stops: 11
- First stops
- median lap 20 of 57
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 15 (22.6 s), 37 (22.4 s) | 152220 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 17 (22.6 s), 39 (20.7 s) | 172218 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 2 | 18 (22.8 s), 40 (21.0 s) | 182217 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 20 (22.8 s), 43 (22.8 s) | 202314 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 19 (22.6 s), 41 (20.5 s) | 192216 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 17 (22.7 s), 39 (22.6 s) | 172218 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 1 | 30 (24.8 s) | 3027 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 20 (21.7 s), 38 (21.5 s) | 201819 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 22 (21.9 s), 41 (20.4 s) | 221916 |
| BOUSébastien Bourdais | 2 | 18 (22.3 s), 37 (21.6 s) | 181920 |
| PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | 1 | 33 (23.0 s) | 3324 |
| WEBMark Webber | 1 | 28 (27.3 s) | 2828 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 29 (24.3 s) | 2927 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 28 (26.8 s) | 2828 |
| NAKKazuki Nakajima | 2 | 1 (27.8 s), 30 (24.1 s) | 2926 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 30 (23.8 s) | 3026 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 14 (23.0 s), 31 (23.6 s) | 141725 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 18 (24.1 s), 43 (29.7 s) | 1825 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 2 | 19 (21.5 s), 36 (23.0 s) | 19175 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.176 | 1:37.859 | 1:38.989 | +0.017 Q2 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:38.464 | 1:37.954 | 1:39.199 | +0.112 Q2 |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:38.347 | 1:38.050 | 1:39.392 | +0.208 Q2 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:38.703 | 1:38.229 | 1:39.488 | +0.387 Q2 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:38.656 | 1:38.120 | 1:39.937 | +0.278 Q2 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:38.141 | 1:37.842 | 1:40.142 | fastest Q2 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:37.948 | 1:37.928 | 1:40.309 | +0.086 Q2 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:38.738 | 1:37.859 | 1:40.631 | +0.017 Q2 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:38.595 | 1:38.336 | 1:40.721 | +0.494 Q2 |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:38.622 | 1:38.417 | 1:40.750 | +0.575 Q2 |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:38.667 | 1:38.428 | +0.586 Q2 | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:38.268 | 1:38.435 | +0.426 Q1 | |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:38.532 | 1:38.499 | +0.657 Q2 | |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:38.559 | 1:38.515 | +0.673 Q2 | |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:38.787 | 1:38.744 | +0.902 Q2 | |
| 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:38.880 | +1.038 Q1 | ||
| 17 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:39.235 | +1.393 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:39.268 | +1.426 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:39.811 | +1.969 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:39.943 | +2.101 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 70 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 64 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 57 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1 | 55 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1 | 43 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 0 | 41 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 0 | 15 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 6 | 121 |
| 2 | McLaren | 5 | 113 |
| 3 | BMW Sauber | 1 | 96 |
| 4 | Toyota | 0 | 41 |
| 5 | Renault | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | Red Bull | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Williams | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Honda | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Force India | 0 | 0 |