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
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Race history: gap to the leader
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
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 10 (27.7 s), 38 (30.5 s), 67 (27.2 s) | 1028294 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 9 (27.7 s), 40 (29.9 s), 66 (26.7 s) | 931265 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 3 | 11 (28.9 s), 43 (29.4 s), 66 (26.5 s) | 1132235 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 4 | 9 (26.1 s), 27 (27.5 s), 51 (26.6 s), 66 (26.8 s) | 91824155 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 3 | 11 (28.3 s), 40 (29.2 s), 66 (26.5 s) | 1129265 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 2 | 8 (26.2 s), 36 (35.2 s) | 82835 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 3 | 10 (32.5 s), 42 (29.3 s), 65 (27.2 s) | 1032236 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 11 (31.1 s), 43 (29.8 s) | 113228 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 9 (28.8 s), 48 (27.7 s), 65 (28.8 s) | 939176 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 3 | 10 (27.9 s), 42 (28.8 s), 64 (27.3 s) | 1032226 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 3 | 10 (27.8 s), 46 (27.0 s), 64 (26.4 s) | 1036186 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 3 | 7 (28.6 s), 41 (29.4 s), 64 (26.9 s) | 734236 |
| BUTJenson Button | 4 | 7 (27.9 s), 33 (26.9 s), 56 (27.4 s), 65 (27.1 s) | 7262395 |
| BOUSébastien Bourdais | 3 | 8 (26.7 s), 38 (29.8 s), 64 (28.2 s) | 830266 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 4 | 9 (28.1 s), 40 (28.9 s), 64 (28.1 s), 67 (28.4 s) | 9312433 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 3 | 8 (29.5 s), 44 (30.6 s), 64 (27.7 s) | 836205 |
| NAKKazuki Nakajima | 3 | 8 (28.5 s), 51 (26.8 s), 62 (26.6 s) | 843117 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 3 | 2 (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
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:11.830 | 1:11.875 | 1:12.368 | +0.062 Q1 |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:12.226 | 1:12.107 | 1:12.737 | +0.339 Q2 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:12.083 | 1:11.950 | 1:12.825 | +0.182 Q2 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:12.213 | 1:11.856 | 1:12.830 | +0.088 Q2 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:12.366 | 1:11.768 | 1:12.917 | fastest Q2 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:12.214 | 1:12.090 | 1:12.967 | +0.322 Q2 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:12.390 | 1:11.845 | 1:13.082 | +0.077 Q2 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:12.371 | 1:12.026 | 1:13.297 | +0.258 Q2 |
| 9 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:12.498 | 1:12.075 | 1:14.105 | +0.307 Q2 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:12.223 | 1:11.909 | 1:14.230 | +0.141 Q2 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:12.348 | 1:12.137 | +0.369 Q2 | |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:12.409 | 1:12.289 | +0.521 Q2 | |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:12.381 | 1:12.300 | +0.532 Q2 | |
| 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:12.690 | 1:12.717 | +0.922 Q1 | |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:12.548 | 1:13.139 | +0.780 Q1 | |
| 16 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:12.800 | +1.032 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:12.810 | +1.042 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:13.002 | +1.234 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:13.426 | +1.658 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:13.508 | +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
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 97 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 75 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1 | 75 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 2 | 61 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 0 | 60 |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1 | 53 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 31 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 0 | 25 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |