Gridpedia2008 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 12 Oct 2008
- Circuit
- Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan
- Round
- 16 of 18
- Winner
- Fernando Alonso (Renault)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:18.404)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 4 | 67 | 1:30:21.892 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | KUBRobert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 6 | 67 | +5.283 | 8 | |
| 3 | 1 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 67 | +6.400 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 12 | 67 | +20.570 | 5 | |
| 5 | 11 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 7 | 67 | +23.767 | 4 | |
| 6 | 15 | VETSebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 9 | 67 | +39.207 | 3 | |
| 7 | 2 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | 67 | +46.158 | 1:18.426 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 13 | 67 | +50.811 | 1 | |
| 9 | 3 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 16 | 67 | +54.120 | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | BOUSébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 10 | 67 | +59.085 | 0 | |
| 11 | 7 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 15 | 67 | +62.096 | 0 | |
| 12 | 22 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 67 | +78.900 | 0 | |
| 13 | 17 | BARRubens Barrichello | Honda | 17 | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 16 | BUTJenson Button | Honda | 18 | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 8 | NAKKazuki Nakajima | Williams | 14 | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 21 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 20 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 23 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 3 | 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 19 | 8 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 12 | GLOTimo Glock | Toyota | 8 | 6 | Driver Seat | 0 | |
| R | 9 | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 11 | 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
- Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 18, 43), stints of 18, 25, 24 laps
- 2nd
- Robert Kubica: 2 stops (laps 17, 46), stints of 17, 29, 21 laps
- 3rd
- Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 17, 48), stints of 17, 31, 19 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 5 · 2 stops: 8 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 23 of 67
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 18 (33.9 s), 43 (34.0 s) | 182524 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 2 | 17 (35.4 s), 46 (33.3 s) | 172921 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 17 (36.5 s), 48 (33.4 s) | 173119 |
| PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | 2 | 28 (33.9 s), 52 (32.6 s) | 282415 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 21 (34.5 s), 50 (33.0 s) | 212917 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 23 (35.2 s), 51 (32.7 s) | 232816 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 18 (37.5 s), 19 (23.6 s), 53 (32.8 s) | 183414 |
| WEBMark Webber | 1 | 34 (37.6 s) | 3433 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 1 | 40 (34.9 s) | 4027 |
| BOUSébastien Bourdais | 2 | 25 (36.0 s), 50 (32.8 s) | 252517 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 1 | 42 (34.9 s) | 4225 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 3 | 2 (35.5 s), 17 (23.7 s), 40 (34.7 s) | 152327 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 38 (35.1 s) | 3828 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 37 (34.9 s) | 3729 |
| NAKKazuki Nakajima | 2 | 1 (38.6 s), 36 (35.5 s) | 3530 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 1 | 5 (40.1 s) | 5 |
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 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:18.071 | 1:17.462 | 1:18.404 | +0.175 Q2 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:18.160 | 1:17.733 | 1:18.644 | +0.446 Q2 |
| 3 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:18.220 | 1:17.360 | 1:18.821 | +0.073 Q2 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:18.290 | 1:17.871 | 1:18.852 | +0.584 Q2 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:18.110 | 1:17.287 | 1:18.874 | fastest Q2 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:18.684 | 1:17.931 | 1:18.979 | +0.644 Q2 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:18.501 | 1:17.541 | 1:19.026 | +0.254 Q2 |
| 8 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:17.945 | 1:17.670 | 1:19.118 | +0.383 Q2 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:18.559 | 1:17.714 | 1:19.638 | +0.427 Q2 |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:18.593 | 1:18.102 | 1:20.167 | +0.815 Q2 |
| 11 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:18.303 | 1:18.187 | +0.900 Q2 | |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:18.300 | 1:18.274 | +0.987 Q2 | |
| 13 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:18.372 | 1:18.354 | +1.067 Q2 | |
| 14 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:18.640 | 1:18.594 | +1.307 Q2 | |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:18.740 | 1:18.672 | +1.385 Q2 | |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:18.835 | +1.548 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:18.882 | +1.595 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:19.100 | +1.813 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:19.163 | +1.876 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:19.910 | +2.623 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 | 84 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | 79 |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1 | 72 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 63 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 0 | 56 |
| 6 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1 | 51 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 2 | 48 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 21 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 7 | 142 |
| 2 | McLaren | 5 | 135 |
| 3 | BMW Sauber | 1 | 128 |
| 4 | Renault | 2 | 66 |
| 5 | Toyota | 0 | 50 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Red Bull | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Williams | 0 | 26 |
| 9 | Honda | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Force India | 0 | 0 |