Gridpedia2008 Chinese Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit on 19 Oct 2008 for McLaren, from pole position; Felipe Massa was second and Kimi Räikkönen third. Pole position: Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton took the lead for good on lap 19 of 56, from Heikki Kovalainen; the lead changed hands 2 times in all. Hamilton stopped 2 times, on laps 15 and 38; 13 of 17 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 19. The fastest lap was Lewis Hamilton's, 1:36.325 on lap 13. 17 of 20 starters were classified; 3 retired or were not classified. After the race Lewis Hamilton led the championship with 94 points, 7 ahead of Felipe Massa, with 1 round left.
- 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
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
- 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
Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 15 (29.2 s), 38 (26.5 s) | 152318 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 14 (29.3 s), 37 (27.7 s) | 142319 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 15 (29.0 s), 38 (28.2 s) | 152318 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 14 (29.0 s), 36 (27.9 s) | 142220 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 17 (28.2 s), 39 (26.6 s) | 172217 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 2 | 25 (26.5 s), 40 (25.7 s) | 251516 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 1 | 32 (29.2 s) | 3224 |
| PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | 2 | 24 (26.5 s), 38 (28.1 s) | 241418 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 18 (30.8 s), 41 (28.2 s) | 182315 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 28 (30.9 s) | 2828 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 19 (28.1 s), 40 (27.2 s) | 192116 |
| NAKKazuki Nakajima | 1 | 31 (28.8 s) | 3125 |
| BOUSébastien Bourdais | 2 | 23 (26.5 s), 39 (26.4 s) | 231617 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 12 (27.7 s), 31 (28.9 s) | 121925 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 15 (28.1 s), 39 (27.3 s) | 152416 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 22 (28.7 s), 43 (26.2 s) | 222112 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 28 (31.5 s) | 2827 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 18 (30.0 s), 35 (31.4 s) | 181714 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 1 (38.5 s) |
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.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.566 | 1:34.947 | 1:36.303 | fastest Q2 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35.983 | 1:35.355 | 1:36.645 | +0.408 Q2 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.971 | 1:35.135 | 1:36.889 | +0.188 Q2 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:35.769 | 1:35.461 | 1:36.927 | +0.514 Q2 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:35.623 | 1:35.216 | 1:36.930 | +0.269 Q2 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.238 | 1:35.686 | 1:37.083 | +0.739 Q2 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:36.224 | 1:35.403 | 1:37.201 | +0.456 Q2 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:35.752 | 1:35.386 | 1:37.685 | +0.439 Q2 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.104 | 1:35.715 | 1:37.934 | +0.768 Q2 |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:36.239 | 1:35.478 | 1:38.885 | +0.531 Q2 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:36.029 | 1:35.722 | +0.775 Q2 | |
| 12 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36.503 | 1:35.814 | +0.867 Q2 | |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:36.210 | 1:35.937 | +0.990 Q2 | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:36.640 | 1:36.079 | +1.132 Q2 | |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:36.434 | 1:36.210 | +1.263 Q2 | |
| 16 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:36.731 | +1.784 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:36.863 | +1.916 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:37.053 | +2.106 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37.730 | +2.783 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:37.739 | +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
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |