Gridpedia2008 French Grand Prix
Felipe Massa won the 2008 French Grand Prix at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours on 22 Jun 2008 for Ferrari, from 2nd on the grid; Kimi Räikkönen was second and Jarno Trulli third. Pole position: Kimi Räikkönen.
Massa took the lead for good on lap 39 of 70, from Kimi Räikkönen; the lead changed hands 3 times in all. Massa stopped 2 times, on laps 23 and 54; 17 of 19 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 25. The fastest lap was Kimi Räikkönen's, 1:16.630 on lap 16. 19 of 20 starters were classified; 1 retired or were not classified. After the race Felipe Massa led the championship with 48 points, 2 ahead of Robert Kubica, with 10 rounds left.
- Date
- 22 Jun 2008
- Circuit
- Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours, France
- Round
- 8 of 18
- Winner
- Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Kimi Räikkönen (1:16.449)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | 70 | 1:31:50.245 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1 | 70 | +17.984 | 1:16.630 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 4q5 | 70 | +28.250 | 6 | |
| 4 | 23 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 10q6 | 70 | +28.929 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | KUBRobert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 5q7 | 70 | +30.512 | 4 | |
| 6 | 10 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 6q8 | 70 | +40.304 | 3 | |
| 7 | 6 | PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 9q11 | 70 | +41.033 | 2 | |
| 8 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 3q4 | 70 | +43.372 | 1 | |
| 9 | 9 | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 7q9 | 70 | +51.072 | 0 | |
| 10 | 22 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 13q3 | 70 | +54.521 | 0 | |
| 11 | 12 | GLOTimo Glock | Toyota | 8q10 | 70 | +57.738 | 0 | |
| 12 | 15 | VETSebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 12q13 | 70 | +58.065 | 0 | |
| 13 | 3 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 11q12 | 70 | +62.079 | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | BARRubens Barrichello | Honda | 20q18 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 8 | NAKKazuki Nakajima | Williams | 15q16 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 7 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 19q15 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 14 | BOUSébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 14 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 21 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 17q19 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 20 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 18q20 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 16 | BUTJenson Button | Honda | 16q17 | 16 | Collision | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 17 drivers: Lewis Hamilton qualified 3rd, started 13th; Fernando Alonso qualified 4th, started 3rd; Jarno Trulli qualified 5th, started 4th; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 6th, started 10th; Robert Kubica qualified 7th, started 5th; Mark Webber qualified 8th, started 6th; David Coulthard qualified 9th, started 7th; Timo Glock qualified 10th, started 8th; Nelson Piquet Jr. qualified 11th, started 9th; Nick Heidfeld qualified 12th, started 11th; Sebastian Vettel qualified 13th, started 12th; Nico Rosberg qualified 15th, started 19th; Kazuki Nakajima qualified 16th, started 15th; Jenson Button qualified 17th, started 16th; Rubens Barrichello qualified 18th, started 20th; Giancarlo Fisichella qualified 19th, started 17th; Adrian Sutil qualified 20th, started 18th. 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 23, 54), stints of 23, 31, 16 laps
- 2nd
- Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 21, 52), stints of 21, 31, 18 laps
- 3rd
- Jarno Trulli: 2 stops (laps 20, 50), stints of 20, 30, 20 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 17 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 25 of 70
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 23 (26.1 s), 54 (24.0 s) | 233116 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 21 (25.7 s), 52 (25.1 s) | 213118 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 20 (25.9 s), 50 (23.8 s) | 203020 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 25 (26.1 s), 52 (23.3 s) | 252718 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 2 | 20 (24.9 s), 46 (24.8 s) | 202624 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 23 (24.9 s), 49 (23.9 s) | 232621 |
| PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | 2 | 25 (25.3 s), 50 (23.5 s) | 252520 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 15 (25.1 s), 42 (26.3 s) | 152728 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 26 (26.1 s), 52 (23.8 s) | 262618 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 3 | 13 (14.6 s), 19 (25.9 s), 52 (23.6 s) | 1363318 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 2 | 21 (26.7 s), 49 (25.6 s) | 212821 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 29 (24.3 s), 48 (24.2 s) | 291922 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 29 (23.0 s), 48 (23.9 s) | 291922 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 34 (24.8 s), 56 (23.6 s) | 342213 |
| NAKKazuki Nakajima | 2 | 35 (24.9 s), 58 (24.5 s) | 352311 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 1 | 40 (26.5 s) | 4029 |
| BOUSébastien Bourdais | 2 | 26 (26.2 s), 46 (24.4 s) | 262023 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 32 (24.9 s), 54 (25.2 s) | 322215 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 2 | 20 (24.8 s), 43 (26.5 s) | 202326 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 5 (29.0 s) | 511 |
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 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:15.133 | 1:15.161 | 1:16.449 | +0.109 Q1 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.024 | 1:15.041 | 1:16.490 | fastest Q1 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:15.634 | 1:15.293 | 1:16.693 | +0.269 Q2 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:15.754 | 1:15.483 | 1:16.840 | +0.459 Q2 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:15.521 | 1:15.362 | 1:16.920 | +0.338 Q2 |
| 6 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:15.965 | 1:15.639 | 1:16.944 | +0.615 Q2 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:15.687 | 1:15.723 | 1:17.037 | +0.663 Q1 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:16.020 | 1:15.488 | 1:17.233 | +0.464 Q2 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:15.802 | 1:15.654 | 1:17.426 | +0.630 Q2 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:15.727 | 1:15.558 | 1:17.596 | +0.534 Q2 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:15.848 | 1:15.770 | +0.746 Q2 | |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.006 | 1:15.786 | +0.762 Q2 | |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:15.918 | 1:15.816 | +0.792 Q2 | |
| 14 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:16.072 | 1:16.045 | +1.021 Q2 | |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:16.085 | 1:16.235 | +1.061 Q1 | |
| 16 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:16.243 | +1.219 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:16.306 | +1.282 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:16.330 | +1.306 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:16.971 | +1.947 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:17.053 | +2.029 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 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 3 | 48 |
| 2 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1 | 46 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 43 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 38 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 0 | 28 |
| 6 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 0 | 8 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 5 | 91 |
| 2 | BMW Sauber | 1 | 74 |
| 3 | McLaren | 2 | 58 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | Toyota | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Williams | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Renault | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Honda | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Force India | 0 | 0 |