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2008 Singapore Grand Prix

Date
28 Sept 2008
Circuit
Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore
Round
15 of 18
Winner
Fernando Alonso (Renault)
Pole position
Felipe Massa (1:44.801)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 5 ALOFernando Alonso Renault 15 61 1:57:16.304 10
2 7 ROSNico Rosberg Williams 8q9 61 +2.957 8
3 22 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 2 61 +5.917 6
4 12 GLOTimo Glock Toyota 7q8 61 +8.155 5
5 15 VETSebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 6q7 61 +10.268 4
6 3 HEINick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 9q6 61 +11.101 3
7 9 COUDavid Coulthard Red Bull 14 61 +16.387 2
8 8 NAKKazuki Nakajima Williams 10 61 +18.489 1
9 16 BUTJenson Button Honda 12 61 +19.885 0
10 23 KOVHeikki Kovalainen McLaren 5 61 +26.902 0
11 4 KUBRobert Kubica BMW Sauber 4 61 +27.975 0
12 14 BOUSébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 17 61 +29.432 0
13 2 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 1 61 +35.170 0
14 21 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Force India 20 61 +43.571 0
15 1 RAIKimi Räikkönen Ferrari 3 57 Accident 1:45.599 0
R 11 TRUJarno Trulli Toyota 11 50 Hydraulics 0
R 20 SUTAdrian Sutil Force India 19 49 Accident 0
R 10 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 13 29 Transmission 0
R 17 BARRubens Barrichello Honda 18 14 Mechanical 0
R 6 PIQNelson Piquet Jr. Renault 16 13 Accident 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 4 drivers: Nick Heidfeld qualified 6th, started 9th; Sebastian Vettel qualified 7th, started 6th; Timo Glock qualified 8th, started 7th; Nico Rosberg qualified 9th, started 8th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

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

Lap chart

Safety car, laps 16 to 20Safety car, laps 51 to 54 1234567891011121314151617181920 Lap 1Lap 15Lap 31Lap 46Lap 61 Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 12David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 14Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 14Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 14Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 15Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 16Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 17Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 17Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 17Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 17Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 17Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 17Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 17Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 17Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 17Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 17Sébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 18Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 24Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 27Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 28Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 29Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 31Sébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 33Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 33Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 33Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 34Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 35Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 39Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 40Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 41Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 42Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 42David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 42Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 43Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 43Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 46Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 50 RAIMASHEIKUBALOPIQROSNAKCOUWEBTRUGLOBOUVETBUTBARSUTFISHAMKOV
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Shaded bands are safety-car periods. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Safety car, laps 16 to 20Safety car, laps 51 to 54 +0.0 s+10.0 s+20.0 s+30.0 s Lap 1Lap 10Lap 18Lap 27Lap 35Lap 44Lap 52Lap 61 Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 12, 28.1 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 14, 41.3 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 14, 31.5 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 14, 28.5 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 15, 27.2 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 16, 29.4 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 17, 32.6 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 17, 27.9 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 17, 34.4 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 17, 28.1 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 17, 49.6 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 17, 30.5 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 17, 123.4 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 17, 30.6 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 17, 27.0 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 17, 30.5 s in the pit laneSébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 18, 25.7 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 24, 15.8 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 27, 28.8 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 28, 29.0 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 29, 31.4 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 31, 25.9 s in the pit laneSébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 33, 28.0 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 33, 26.6 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 33, 28.3 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 34, 26.7 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 35, 26.8 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 39, 27.7 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 40, 27.1 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 41, 26.2 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 42, 25.9 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 42, 26.8 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 42, 28.3 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 43, 25.1 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 43, 25.8 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 46, 24.6 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 50, 25.0 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 30 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 12, 41), stints of 12, 29, 20 laps
2nd
Nico Rosberg: 3 stops (laps 15, 28, 40), stints of 15, 13, 12, 21 laps
3rd
Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 17, 42), stints of 17, 25, 19 laps
Finishers
1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 11 · 3 or more: 3
First stops
median lap 17 of 61

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
ALOFernando Alonso212 (28.1 s), 41 (26.2 s)
122920
ROSNico Rosberg315 (27.2 s), 28 (29.0 s), 40 (27.1 s)
15131221
HAMLewis Hamilton217 (32.6 s), 42 (25.9 s)
172519
GLOTimo Glock217 (30.5 s), 46 (24.6 s)
172915
VETSebastian Vettel217 (30.5 s), 43 (25.8 s)
172618
HEINick Heidfeld217 (27.9 s), 43 (25.1 s)
172618
COUDavid Coulthard214 (41.3 s), 42 (28.3 s)
142819
NAKKazuki Nakajima217 (28.1 s), 42 (26.8 s)
172519
BUTJenson Button217 (27.0 s), 35 (26.8 s)
171826
KOVHeikki Kovalainen217 (34.4 s), 34 (26.7 s)
171727
KUBRobert Kubica316 (29.4 s), 27 (28.8 s), 33 (26.6 s)
1611628
BOUSébastien Bourdais218 (25.7 s), 33 (28.0 s)
181528
MASFelipe Massa317 (123.4 s), 24 (15.8 s), 31 (25.9 s)
177730
FISGiancarlo Fisichella129 (31.4 s)
2932
RAIKimi Räikkönen217 (49.6 s), 50 (25.0 s)
17337
TRUJarno Trulli133 (28.3 s)
3317
SUTAdrian Sutil217 (30.6 s), 39 (27.7 s)
172210
WEBMark Webber114 (31.5 s)
1415
BARRubens Barrichello114 (28.5 s)
14

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Felipe MassaFerrari1:44.5191:44.0141:44.801fastest Q2
2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:44.5011:44.9321:45.465+0.487 Q1
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:44.2821:44.2321:45.617+0.218 Q2
4Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:44.7401:44.5191:45.779+0.505 Q2
5Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:44.3111:44.2071:45.873+0.193 Q2
6Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:45.5481:44.5201:45.964+0.506 Q2
7Sebastian VettelToro Rosso1:45.0421:44.2611:46.244+0.247 Q2
8Timo GlockToyota1:45.1841:44.4411:46.328+0.427 Q2
9Nico RosbergWilliams1:45.1031:44.4291:46.611+0.415 Q2
10Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:45.1271:44.8261:47.547+0.812 Q2
11Jarno TrulliToyota1:45.6421:45.038+1.024 Q2
12Jenson ButtonHonda1:45.6601:45.133+1.119 Q2
13Mark WebberRed Bull1:45.4931:45.212+1.198 Q2
14David CoulthardRed Bull1:46.0281:45.298+1.284 Q2
15Fernando AlonsoRenault1:44.971+0.957 Q1
16Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:46.037+2.023 Q1
17Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:46.389+2.375 Q1
18Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:46.583+2.569 Q1
19Adrian SutilForce India1:47.940+3.926 Q1
20Giancarlo FisichellaForce India

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 McLaren 5 135
2 Ferrari 7 134
3 BMW Sauber 1 120
4 Renault 1 51
5 Toyota 0 46
6 Toro Rosso 1 31
7 Red Bull 0 28
8 Williams 0 26
9 Honda 0 14
10 Force India 0 0

Full 2008 standings