2008 Singapore Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso won the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay Street Circuit on 28 Sept 2008 for Renault, from 15th on the grid; Nico Rosberg was second and Lewis Hamilton third. Pole position: Felipe Massa.

Alonso took the lead for good on lap 34 of 61, from Jarno Trulli; the lead changed hands 3 times in all. There were 2 safety-car periods (laps 16 to 20, laps 51 to 54). Alonso stopped 2 times, on laps 12 and 41; 11 of 15 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 17. The fastest lap was Kimi Räikkönen's, 1:45.599 on lap 14. 15 of 20 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Lewis Hamilton led the championship with 84 points, 7 ahead of Felipe Massa, with 3 rounds left.

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

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

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

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

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

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

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

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

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2008 standings