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2008 Malaysian Grand Prix

Date
23 Mar 2008
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Round
2 of 18
Winner
Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari)
Pole position
Felipe Massa (1:35.748)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 1 RAIKimi Räikkönen Ferrari 2 56 1:31:18.555 10
2 4 KUBRobert Kubica BMW Sauber 4q6 56 +19.570 8
3 23 KOVHeikki Kovalainen McLaren 8q3 56 +38.450 6
4 11 TRUJarno Trulli Toyota 3q5 56 +45.832 5
5 22 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 9q4 56 +46.548 4
6 3 HEINick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 5q7 56 +49.833 1:35.366 3
7 10 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 6q8 56 +68.130 2
8 5 ALOFernando Alonso Renault 7q9 56 +70.041 1
9 9 COUDavid Coulthard Red Bull 12 56 +76.220 0
10 16 BUTJenson Button Honda 11 56 +86.214 0
11 6 PIQNelson Piquet Jr. Renault 13 56 +92.202 0
12 21 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Force India 17 55 +1 Lap 0
13 17 BARRubens Barrichello Honda 14 55 +1 Lap 0
14 7 ROSNico Rosberg Williams 16 55 +1 Lap 0
15 19 DAVAnthony Davidson Super Aguri 21q22 55 +1 Lap 0
16 18 SATTakuma Sato Super Aguri 19q20 54 +2 Laps 0
17 8 NAKKazuki Nakajima Williams 22q18 54 +2 Laps 0
R 15 VETSebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 15 39 Engine 0
R 2 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 1 30 Spun off 0
R 20 SUTAdrian Sutil Force India 20q21 5 Hydraulics 0
R 12 GLOTimo Glock Toyota 10 1 Collision 0
R 14 BOUSébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 18q19 0 Spun off 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 12 drivers: Heikki Kovalainen qualified 3rd, started 8th; Lewis Hamilton qualified 4th, started 9th; Jarno Trulli qualified 5th, started 3rd; Robert Kubica qualified 6th, started 4th; Nick Heidfeld qualified 7th, started 5th; Mark Webber qualified 8th, started 6th; Fernando Alonso qualified 9th, started 7th; Kazuki Nakajima qualified 18th, started 22nd; Sébastien Bourdais qualified 19th, started 18th; Takuma Sato qualified 20th, started 19th; Adrian Sutil qualified 21st, started 20th; Anthony Davidson qualified 22nd, started 21st. 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

123456789101112131415161718192021 Lap 1Lap 14Lap 28Lap 42Lap 56 Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 2Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 16Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 16Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 17Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 17Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 17Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 18Takuma Sato: pit stop on lap 18Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 19Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 20Anthony Davidson: pit stop on lap 20Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 20Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 21Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 22Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 22David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 23Nelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 24Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 24Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 24Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 29Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 29Takuma Sato: pit stop on lap 35Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 38Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 38Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 39Anthony Davidson: pit stop on lap 39Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 39Nelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 40Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 40Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 41Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 41Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 43Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 43Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 44David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 44Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 45Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 46 RAIMASHEIKUBALOPIQROSNAKCOUWEBTRUGLOVETBUTBARSATDAVSUTFISHAMKOV
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 Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 2, 38.7 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 16, 30.5 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 16, 31.5 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 17, 30.3 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 17, 29.9 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 17, 30.9 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 18, 29.5 s in the pit laneTakuma Sato: pit stop on lap 18, 30.6 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 19, 41.5 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 20, 31.9 s in the pit laneAnthony Davidson: pit stop on lap 20, 30.9 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 20, 30.1 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 21, 30.5 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 22, 30.1 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 22, 30.5 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 23, 31.2 s in the pit laneNelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 24, 28.7 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 24, 29.3 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 24, 29.6 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 29, 33.8 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 29, 30.8 s in the pit laneTakuma Sato: pit stop on lap 35, 31.0 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 38, 30.1 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 38, 30.2 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 39, 29.2 s in the pit laneAnthony Davidson: pit stop on lap 39, 29.3 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 39, 28.5 s in the pit laneNelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 40, 29.3 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 40, 28.7 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 41, 27.9 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 41, 28.5 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 43, 28.1 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 43, 28.2 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 44, 30.3 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 44, 28.3 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 45, 28.7 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 46, 18.9 s in the pit lane RAIMASHEIKUBALOPIQROSNAKCOUWEBTRUGLOVETBUTBARSATDAVSUTFISHAMKOV
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 95 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 18, 38), stints of 18, 20, 18 laps
2nd
Robert Kubica: 2 stops (laps 21, 43), stints of 21, 22, 13 laps
3rd
Heikki Kovalainen: 2 stops (laps 20, 45), stints of 20, 25, 11 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 16 · 3 or more: 1
First stops
median lap 20 of 56

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
RAIKimi Räikkönen218 (29.5 s), 38 (30.1 s)
182018
KUBRobert Kubica221 (30.5 s), 43 (28.1 s)
212213
KOVHeikki Kovalainen220 (31.9 s), 45 (28.7 s)
202511
TRUJarno Trulli217 (30.9 s), 40 (28.7 s)
172316
HAMLewis Hamilton219 (41.5 s), 44 (30.3 s)
192512
HEINick Heidfeld217 (30.3 s), 41 (27.9 s)
172415
WEBMark Webber216 (31.5 s), 39 (29.2 s)
162317
ALOFernando Alonso222 (30.1 s), 41 (28.5 s)
221915
COUDavid Coulthard223 (31.2 s), 44 (28.3 s)
232112
BUTJenson Button222 (30.5 s), 43 (28.2 s)
222113
PIQNelson Piquet Jr.224 (28.7 s), 40 (29.3 s)
241616
FISGiancarlo Fisichella220 (30.1 s), 38 (30.2 s)
201817
BARRubens Barrichello324 (29.6 s), 39 (28.5 s), 46 (18.9 s)
241579
ROSNico Rosberg22 (38.7 s), 29 (33.8 s)
2726
DAVAnthony Davidson220 (30.9 s), 39 (29.3 s)
201916
SATTakuma Sato218 (30.6 s), 35 (31.0 s)
181719
NAKKazuki Nakajima216 (30.5 s), 29 (30.8 s)
161325
VETSebastian Vettel124 (29.3 s)
2415
MASFelipe Massa117 (29.9 s)
1713

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Felipe MassaFerrari1:35.3471:34.4121:35.748+0.224 Q2
2Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:35.6451:34.1881:36.230fastest Q2
3Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:35.2271:34.7591:36.613+0.571 Q2
4Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:35.3921:34.6271:36.709+0.439 Q2
5Jarno TrulliToyota1:35.2051:34.9601:36.711+0.772 Q2
6Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:35.7941:34.8111:36.727+0.623 Q2
7Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:35.7291:34.6481:36.753+0.460 Q2
8Mark WebberRed Bull1:35.4401:34.9671:37.009+0.779 Q2
9Fernando AlonsoRenault1:35.9831:35.1401:38.450+0.952 Q2
10Timo GlockToyota1:35.8911:35.0001:39.656+0.812 Q2
11Jenson ButtonHonda1:35.8471:35.208+1.020 Q2
12David CoulthardRed Bull1:36.0581:35.408+1.220 Q2
13Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:36.0741:35.562+1.374 Q2
14Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:36.1981:35.622+1.434 Q2
15Sebastian VettelToro Rosso1:36.1111:35.648+1.460 Q2
16Nico RosbergWilliams1:35.8431:35.670+1.482 Q2
17Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1:36.240+2.052 Q1
18Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:36.388+2.200 Q1
19Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:36.677+2.489 Q1
20Takuma SatoSuper Aguri1:37.087+2.899 Q1
21Adrian SutilForce India1:37.101+2.913 Q1
22Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri1:37.481+3.293 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 1 14
2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1 11
3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 0 11
4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0 10
5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 0 8
6 Nico Rosberg Williams 0 6
7 Fernando Alonso Renault 0 6
8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0 5
9 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0 3
10 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 0 2

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 McLaren 1 24
2 BMW Sauber 0 19
3 Ferrari 1 11
4 Williams 0 9
5 Renault 0 6
6 Toyota 0 5
7 Red Bull 0 2
8 Toro Rosso 0 2
9 Honda 0 0
10 Force India 0 0

Full 2008 standings