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2008 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
7 Sept 2008
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
Round
13 of 18
Winner
Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton (1:47.338)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 2 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 2 44 1:22:59.394 10
2 3 HEINick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 5 44 +9.383 8
3 22 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 1 44 +10.539 6
4 5 ALOFernando Alonso Renault 6 44 +14.478 5
5 15 VETSebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 10 44 +14.576 4
6 4 KUBRobert Kubica BMW Sauber 8 44 +15.037 3
7 14 BOUSébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 9 44 +16.735 2
8 10 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 7 44 +42.776 1
9 12 GLOTimo Glock Toyota 13 44 +67.045 0
10 23 KOVHeikki Kovalainen McLaren 3 43 Gearbox 0
11 9 COUDavid Coulthard Red Bull 14 43 +1 Lap 0
12 7 ROSNico Rosberg Williams 15 43 +1 Lap 0
13 20 SUTAdrian Sutil Force India 18 43 +1 Lap 0
14 8 NAKKazuki Nakajima Williams 19 43 +1 Lap 0
15 16 BUTJenson Button Honda 17 43 +1 Lap 0
16 11 TRUJarno Trulli Toyota 11 43 +1 Lap 0
17 21 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Force India 20 43 +1 Lap 0
18 1 RAIKimi Räikkönen Ferrari 4 42 Spun off 1:47.930 0
R 17 BARRubens Barrichello Honda 16 19 Gearbox 0
R 6 PIQNelson Piquet Jr. Renault 12 13 Spun off 0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

1234567891011121314151617181920 Lap 1Lap 11Lap 22Lap 33Lap 44 Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 1Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 11Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 12Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 12Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 13Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 13Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 13Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 14Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 14Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 14Sébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 15Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 15Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 16Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 17Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 17David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 22Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 22Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 22Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 25Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 25Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 25Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 26Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 27Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 27Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 28Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 28Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 31Sébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 32Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 32Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 33Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 33Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 33Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 35Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 40Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 42Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 42Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 42Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 42David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 42Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 42Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 43 RAIMASHEIKUBALOPIQROSNAKCOUWEBTRUGLOBOUVETBUTBARSUTFISHAMKOV
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

+0.0 s+20.0 s+40.0 s+60.0 s Lap 1Lap 7Lap 13Lap 19Lap 26Lap 32Lap 38Lap 44 Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 1, 38.8 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 11, 27.4 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 12, 27.6 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 12, 30.5 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 13, 28.9 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 13, 29.4 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 13, 28.3 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 14, 29.0 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 14, 17.5 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 14, 29.2 s in the pit laneSébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 15, 29.0 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 15, 28.6 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 16, 29.7 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 17, 28.2 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 17, 28.8 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 22, 32.6 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 22, 30.0 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 22, 31.3 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 25, 28.8 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 25, 29.2 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 25, 29.1 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 26, 28.7 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 27, 28.2 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 27, 28.7 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 28, 28.2 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 28, 27.3 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 31, 26.7 s in the pit laneSébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 32, 26.9 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 32, 27.6 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 33, 26.5 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 33, 32.4 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 33, 26.0 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 35, 26.4 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 40, 27.7 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 42, 26.1 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 42, 30.0 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 42, 36.6 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 42, 25.9 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 42, 27.8 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 42, 28.3 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 43, 29.6 s in the pit lane RAIMASHEIKUBALOPIQROSNAKCOUWEBTRUGLOBOUVETBUTBARSUTFISHAMKOV
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 74 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Felipe Massa: 2 stops (laps 13, 28), stints of 13, 15, 16 laps
2nd
Nick Heidfeld: 3 stops (laps 14, 31, 42), stints of 14, 17, 11, 2 laps
3rd
Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 11, 25), stints of 11, 14, 19 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 14 · 3 or more: 4
First stops
median lap 15 of 44

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
MASFelipe Massa213 (28.3 s), 28 (28.2 s)
131516
HEINick Heidfeld314 (29.0 s), 31 (26.7 s), 42 (26.1 s)
141711
HAMLewis Hamilton211 (27.4 s), 25 (28.8 s)
111419
ALOFernando Alonso313 (28.9 s), 27 (28.2 s), 43 (29.6 s)
131416
VETSebastian Vettel217 (28.2 s), 33 (26.0 s)
171611
KUBRobert Kubica215 (28.6 s), 33 (32.4 s)
151811
BOUSébastien Bourdais215 (29.0 s), 32 (26.9 s)
151712
WEBMark Webber212 (30.5 s), 32 (27.6 s)
122012
GLOTimo Glock226 (28.7 s), 42 (25.9 s)
2616
KOVHeikki Kovalainen313 (29.4 s), 14 (17.5 s), 33 (26.5 s)
131910
COUDavid Coulthard222 (32.6 s), 42 (27.8 s)
2220
ROSNico Rosberg225 (29.2 s), 42 (30.0 s)
2517
SUTAdrian Sutil216 (29.7 s), 28 (27.3 s)
161215
NAKKazuki Nakajima227 (28.7 s), 42 (36.6 s)
2715
BUTJenson Button222 (30.0 s), 42 (28.3 s)
2220
TRUJarno Trulli214 (29.2 s), 35 (26.4 s)
14218
FISGiancarlo Fisichella31 (38.8 s), 22 (31.3 s), 40 (27.7 s)
21183
RAIKimi Räikkönen212 (27.6 s), 25 (29.1 s)
121317
BARRubens Barrichello117 (28.8 s)
17

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:46.8871:46.0881:47.338+0.051 Q2
2Felipe MassaFerrari1:46.8731:46.3911:47.678+0.354 Q2
3Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:46.8121:46.0371:47.815fastest Q2
4Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:46.9601:46.2981:47.992+0.261 Q2
5Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:47.4191:46.3111:48.315+0.274 Q2
6Fernando AlonsoRenault1:47.1541:46.4911:48.504+0.454 Q2
7Mark WebberRed Bull1:47.2701:46.8141:48.736+0.777 Q2
8Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:47.0931:46.4941:48.763+0.457 Q2
9Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:46.7771:46.5441:48.951+0.507 Q2
10Sebastian VettelToro Rosso1:47.1521:46.8041:50.319+0.767 Q2
11Jarno TrulliToyota1:47.4001:46.949+0.912 Q2
12Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:47.0521:46.965+0.928 Q2
13Timo GlockToyota1:47.3591:46.995+0.958 Q2
14David CoulthardRed Bull1:47.1321:47.018+0.981 Q2
15Nico RosbergWilliams1:47.5031:47.429+1.392 Q2
16Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:48.153+2.116 Q1
17Jenson ButtonHonda1:48.211+2.174 Q1
18Adrian SutilForce India1:48.226+2.189 Q1
19Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:48.268+2.231 Q1
20Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1:48.447+2.410 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

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Ferrari 7 131
2 McLaren 5 119
3 BMW Sauber 1 107
4 Toyota 0 41
5 Renault 0 36
6 Red Bull 0 25
7 Williams 0 17
8 Toro Rosso 0 17
9 Honda 0 14
10 Force India 0 0

Full 2008 standings