2008 Turkish Grand Prix

Felipe Massa won the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park on 11 May 2008 for Ferrari, from pole position; Lewis Hamilton was second and Kimi Räikkönen third. Pole position: Felipe Massa.

Massa took the lead for good on lap 46 of 58, from Lewis Hamilton; the lead changed hands 7 times in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 1 to 3). Massa stopped 2 times, on laps 19 and 40; 10 of 17 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 20. The fastest lap was Kimi Räikkönen's, 1:26.506 on lap 20. 17 of 20 starters were classified; 3 retired or were not classified. After the race Kimi Räikkönen led the championship with 35 points, 7 ahead of Felipe Massa, with 13 rounds left.

Date

11 May 2008

Circuit

Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey

Round

5 of 18

Winner

Felipe Massa (Ferrari)

Pole position

Felipe Massa (1:27.617)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 2 drivers: Giancarlo Fisichella qualified 19th, started 20th; Adrian Sutil qualified 20th, started 19th. 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

Felipe Massa: 2 stops (laps 19, 40), stints of 19, 21, 18 laps

2nd

Lewis Hamilton: 3 stops (laps 16, 32, 45), stints of 16, 16, 13, 13 laps

3rd

Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 21, 43), stints of 21, 22, 15 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 3 · 2 stops: 10 · 3 or more: 4

First stops

median lap 20 of 58

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

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.

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.

Full 2008 standings