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2008 Brazilian Grand Prix

Date
2 Nov 2008
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Round
18 of 18
Winner
Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
Pole position
Felipe Massa (1:12.368)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 2 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 1 71 1:34:11.435 1:13.736 10
2 5 ALOFernando Alonso Renault 6 71 +13.298 8
3 1 RAIKimi Räikkönen Ferrari 3 71 +16.235 6
4 15 VETSebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 7 71 +38.011 5
5 22 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 4 71 +38.907 4
6 12 GLOTimo Glock Toyota 10 71 +44.368 3
7 23 KOVHeikki Kovalainen McLaren 5 71 +55.074 2
8 11 TRUJarno Trulli Toyota 2 71 +68.463 1
9 10 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 12 71 +79.666 0
10 3 HEINick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 8 70 +1 Lap 0
11 4 KUBRobert Kubica BMW Sauber 13 70 +1 Lap 0
12 7 ROSNico Rosberg Williams 18 70 +1 Lap 0
13 16 BUTJenson Button Honda 17 70 +1 Lap 0
14 14 BOUSébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 9 70 +1 Lap 0
15 17 BARRubens Barrichello Honda 15 70 +1 Lap 0
16 20 SUTAdrian Sutil Force India 20 69 +2 Laps 0
17 8 NAKKazuki Nakajima Williams 16 69 +2 Laps 0
18 21 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Force India 19 69 +2 Laps 0
R 6 PIQNelson Piquet Jr. Renault 11 0 Accident 0
R 9 COUDavid Coulthard Red Bull 14 0 Collision 0

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

Lap chart

Safety car, laps 2 to 5 123456789101112131415161718 Lap 1Lap 18Lap 36Lap 53Lap 71 Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 2Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 7Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 7Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 8Sébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 8Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 8Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 8Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 9Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 9Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 9Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 9Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 10Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 10Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 10Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 10Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 11Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 11Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 11Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 27Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 33Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 36Sébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 38Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 38Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 38Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 40Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 40Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 40Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 41Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 42Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 42Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 43Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 43Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 44Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 46Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 48Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 51Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 51Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 56Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 62Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 63Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 64Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 64Sébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 64Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 64Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 64Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 64Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 65Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 65Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 65Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 66Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 66Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 66Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 66Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 67Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 67 RAIMASHEIKUBALOROSNAKWEBTRUGLOBOUVETBUTBARSUTFISHAMKOV
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 2 to 5 +0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s Lap 1Lap 11Lap 21Lap 31Lap 41Lap 51Lap 61Lap 71 Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 2, 29.6 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 7, 28.6 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 7, 27.9 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 8, 28.5 s in the pit laneSébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 8, 26.7 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 8, 26.2 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 8, 29.5 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 9, 27.7 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 9, 28.8 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 9, 26.1 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 9, 28.1 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 10, 27.9 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 10, 32.5 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 10, 27.8 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 10, 27.7 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 11, 28.3 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 11, 28.9 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 11, 31.1 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 27, 27.5 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 33, 26.9 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 36, 35.2 s in the pit laneSébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 38, 29.8 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 38, 30.5 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 38, 54.6 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 40, 29.2 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 40, 29.9 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 40, 28.9 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 41, 29.4 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 42, 28.8 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 42, 29.3 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 43, 29.4 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 43, 29.8 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 44, 30.6 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 46, 27.0 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 48, 27.7 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 51, 26.8 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 51, 26.6 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 56, 27.4 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 62, 26.6 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 63, 46.5 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 64, 27.3 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 64, 26.9 s in the pit laneSébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 64, 28.2 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 64, 26.4 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 64, 27.7 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 64, 28.1 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 65, 27.2 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 65, 28.8 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 65, 27.1 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 66, 26.5 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 66, 26.7 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 66, 26.5 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 66, 26.8 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 67, 27.2 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 67, 28.4 s in the pit lane RAIMASHEIKUBALOROSNAKWEBTRUGLOBOUVETBUTBARSUTFISHAMKOV
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 109 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Felipe Massa: 3 stops (laps 10, 38, 67), stints of 10, 28, 29, 4 laps
2nd
Fernando Alonso: 3 stops (laps 9, 40, 66), stints of 9, 31, 26, 5 laps
3rd
Kimi Räikkönen: 3 stops (laps 11, 43, 66), stints of 11, 32, 23, 5 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 2 · 3 or more: 16
First stops
median lap 9 of 71

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
MASFelipe Massa310 (27.7 s), 38 (30.5 s), 67 (27.2 s)
1028294
ALOFernando Alonso39 (27.7 s), 40 (29.9 s), 66 (26.7 s)
931265
RAIKimi Räikkönen311 (28.9 s), 43 (29.4 s), 66 (26.5 s)
1132235
VETSebastian Vettel49 (26.1 s), 27 (27.5 s), 51 (26.6 s), 66 (26.8 s)
91824155
HAMLewis Hamilton311 (28.3 s), 40 (29.2 s), 66 (26.5 s)
1129265
GLOTimo Glock28 (26.2 s), 36 (35.2 s)
82835
KOVHeikki Kovalainen310 (32.5 s), 42 (29.3 s), 65 (27.2 s)
1032236
TRUJarno Trulli211 (31.1 s), 43 (29.8 s)
113228
WEBMark Webber39 (28.8 s), 48 (27.7 s), 65 (28.8 s)
939176
HEINick Heidfeld310 (27.9 s), 42 (28.8 s), 64 (27.3 s)
1032226
KUBRobert Kubica310 (27.8 s), 46 (27.0 s), 64 (26.4 s)
1036186
ROSNico Rosberg37 (28.6 s), 41 (29.4 s), 64 (26.9 s)
734236
BUTJenson Button47 (27.9 s), 33 (26.9 s), 56 (27.4 s), 65 (27.1 s)
7262395
BOUSébastien Bourdais38 (26.7 s), 38 (29.8 s), 64 (28.2 s)
830266
BARRubens Barrichello49 (28.1 s), 40 (28.9 s), 64 (28.1 s), 67 (28.4 s)
9312433
SUTAdrian Sutil38 (29.5 s), 44 (30.6 s), 64 (27.7 s)
836205
NAKKazuki Nakajima38 (28.5 s), 51 (26.8 s), 62 (26.6 s)
843117
FISGiancarlo Fisichella32 (29.6 s), 38 (54.6 s), 63 (46.5 s)
36256

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Felipe MassaFerrari1:11.8301:11.8751:12.368+0.062 Q1
2Jarno TrulliToyota1:12.2261:12.1071:12.737+0.339 Q2
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:12.0831:11.9501:12.825+0.182 Q2
4Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:12.2131:11.8561:12.830+0.088 Q2
5Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:12.3661:11.7681:12.917fastest Q2
6Fernando AlonsoRenault1:12.2141:12.0901:12.967+0.322 Q2
7Sebastian VettelToro Rosso1:12.3901:11.8451:13.082+0.077 Q2
8Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:12.3711:12.0261:13.297+0.258 Q2
9Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:12.4981:12.0751:14.105+0.307 Q2
10Timo GlockToyota1:12.2231:11.9091:14.230+0.141 Q2
11Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:12.3481:12.137+0.369 Q2
12Mark WebberRed Bull1:12.4091:12.289+0.521 Q2
13Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:12.3811:12.300+0.532 Q2
14David CoulthardRed Bull1:12.6901:12.717+0.922 Q1
15Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:12.5481:13.139+0.780 Q1
16Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:12.800+1.032 Q1
17Jenson ButtonHonda1:12.810+1.042 Q1
18Nico RosbergWilliams1:13.002+1.234 Q1
19Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1:13.426+1.658 Q1
20Adrian SutilForce India1:13.508+1.740 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

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Ferrari 8 172
2 McLaren 6 151
3 BMW Sauber 1 135
4 Renault 2 80
5 Toyota 0 56
6 Toro Rosso 1 39
7 Red Bull 0 29
8 Williams 0 26
9 Honda 0 14
10 Force India 0 0

Full 2008 standings