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2008 Chinese Grand Prix

Date
19 Oct 2008
Circuit
Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China
Round
17 of 18
Winner
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton (1:36.303)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 22 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 1 56 1:31:57.403 1:36.325 10
2 2 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 3 56 +14.925 8
3 1 RAIKimi Räikkönen Ferrari 2 56 +16.445 6
4 5 ALOFernando Alonso Renault 4 56 +18.370 5
5 3 HEINick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 9q7 56 +28.923 4
6 4 KUBRobert Kubica BMW Sauber 11q12 56 +33.219 3
7 12 GLOTimo Glock Toyota 12q13 56 +41.722 2
8 6 PIQNelson Piquet Jr. Renault 10q11 56 +56.645 1
9 15 VETSebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 6q8 56 +64.339 0
10 9 COUDavid Coulthard Red Bull 15q16 56 +74.842 0
11 17 BARRubens Barrichello Honda 13q14 56 +85.061 0
12 8 NAKKazuki Nakajima Williams 17 56 +90.847 0
13 14 BOUSébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 8q10 56 +91.457 0
14 10 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 16q6 56 +92.422 0
15 7 ROSNico Rosberg Williams 14q15 55 +1 Lap 0
16 16 BUTJenson Button Honda 18 55 +1 Lap 0
17 21 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Force India 20 55 +1 Lap 0
R 23 KOVHeikki Kovalainen McLaren 5 49 Hydraulics 0
R 20 SUTAdrian Sutil Force India 19 13 Engine 0
R 11 TRUJarno Trulli Toyota 7q9 2 Collision 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 11 drivers: Mark Webber qualified 6th, started 16th; Nick Heidfeld qualified 7th, started 9th; Sebastian Vettel qualified 8th, started 6th; Jarno Trulli qualified 9th, started 7th; Sébastien Bourdais qualified 10th, started 8th; Nelson Piquet Jr. qualified 11th, started 10th; Robert Kubica qualified 12th, started 11th; Timo Glock qualified 13th, started 12th; Rubens Barrichello qualified 14th, started 13th; Nico Rosberg qualified 15th, started 14th; David Coulthard qualified 16th, started 15th. 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

1234567891011121314151617181920 Lap 1Lap 14Lap 28Lap 42Lap 56 Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 1Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 12Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 14Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 14Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 15Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 15Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 15Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 17Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 18Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 18Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 19Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 22Sébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 23Nelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 24Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 25David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 28Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 28Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 31Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 31Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 32Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 35Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 36Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 37Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 38Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 38Nelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 38Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 39Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 39Sébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 39Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 40Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 40Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 41Jenson Button: 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+50.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 17Lap 25Lap 32Lap 40Lap 48Lap 56 Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 1, 38.5 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 12, 27.7 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 14, 29.0 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 14, 29.3 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 15, 29.2 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 15, 28.1 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 15, 29.0 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 17, 28.2 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 18, 30.0 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 18, 30.8 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 19, 28.1 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 22, 28.7 s in the pit laneSébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 23, 26.5 s in the pit laneNelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 24, 26.5 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 25, 26.5 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 28, 30.9 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 28, 31.5 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 31, 28.8 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 31, 28.9 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 32, 29.2 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 35, 31.4 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 36, 27.9 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 37, 27.7 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 38, 26.5 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 38, 28.2 s in the pit laneNelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 38, 28.1 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 39, 26.6 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 39, 27.3 s in the pit laneSébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 39, 26.4 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 40, 25.7 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 40, 27.2 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 41, 28.2 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 43, 26.2 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 83 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 15, 38), stints of 15, 23, 18 laps
2nd
Felipe Massa: 2 stops (laps 14, 37), stints of 14, 23, 19 laps
3rd
Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 15, 38), stints of 15, 23, 18 laps
Finishers
1 stop: 4 · 2 stops: 13
First stops
median lap 19 of 56

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
HAMLewis Hamilton215 (29.2 s), 38 (26.5 s)
152318
MASFelipe Massa214 (29.3 s), 37 (27.7 s)
142319
RAIKimi Räikkönen215 (29.0 s), 38 (28.2 s)
152318
ALOFernando Alonso214 (29.0 s), 36 (27.9 s)
142220
HEINick Heidfeld217 (28.2 s), 39 (26.6 s)
172217
KUBRobert Kubica225 (26.5 s), 40 (25.7 s)
251516
GLOTimo Glock132 (29.2 s)
3224
PIQNelson Piquet Jr.224 (26.5 s), 38 (28.1 s)
241418
VETSebastian Vettel218 (30.8 s), 41 (28.2 s)
182315
COUDavid Coulthard128 (30.9 s)
2828
BARRubens Barrichello219 (28.1 s), 40 (27.2 s)
192116
NAKKazuki Nakajima131 (28.8 s)
3125
BOUSébastien Bourdais223 (26.5 s), 39 (26.4 s)
231617
WEBMark Webber212 (27.7 s), 31 (28.9 s)
121925
ROSNico Rosberg215 (28.1 s), 39 (27.3 s)
152416
BUTJenson Button222 (28.7 s), 43 (26.2 s)
222112
FISGiancarlo Fisichella128 (31.5 s)
2827
KOVHeikki Kovalainen218 (30.0 s), 35 (31.4 s)
181714
TRUJarno Trulli11 (38.5 s)

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:35.5661:34.9471:36.303fastest Q2
2Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:35.9831:35.3551:36.645+0.408 Q2
3Felipe MassaFerrari1:35.9711:35.1351:36.889+0.188 Q2
4Fernando AlonsoRenault1:35.7691:35.4611:36.927+0.514 Q2
5Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:35.6231:35.2161:36.930+0.269 Q2
6Mark WebberRed Bull1:36.2381:35.6861:37.083+0.739 Q2
7Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:36.2241:35.4031:37.201+0.456 Q2
8Sebastian VettelToro Rosso1:35.7521:35.3861:37.685+0.439 Q2
9Jarno TrulliToyota1:36.1041:35.7151:37.934+0.768 Q2
10Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:36.2391:35.4781:38.885+0.531 Q2
11Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:36.0291:35.722+0.775 Q2
12Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:36.5031:35.814+0.867 Q2
13Timo GlockToyota1:36.2101:35.937+0.990 Q2
14Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:36.6401:36.079+1.132 Q2
15Nico RosbergWilliams1:36.4341:36.210+1.263 Q2
16David CoulthardRed Bull1:36.731+1.784 Q1
17Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:36.863+1.916 Q1
18Jenson ButtonHonda1:37.053+2.106 Q1
19Adrian SutilForce India1:37.730+2.783 Q1
20Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1:37.739+2.792 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

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 5 94
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 5 87
3 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1 75
4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 2 69
5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 0 60
6 Fernando Alonso Renault 2 53
7 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1 51
8 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1 30
9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0 30
10 Timo Glock Toyota 0 22

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Ferrari 7 156
2 McLaren 6 145
3 BMW Sauber 1 135
4 Renault 2 72
5 Toyota 0 52
6 Toro Rosso 1 34
7 Red Bull 0 29
8 Williams 0 26
9 Honda 0 14
10 Force India 0 0

Full 2008 standings