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2008 Formula 1 ING Belgian Grand Prix · race

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Profile & context

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2008 Formula 1 ING Belgian Grand Prix · race
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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/798-race

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

2008 Formula 1 ING Belgian Grand Prix · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

2008 Formula 1 World Championship · round 13

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Felipe MassaFerrari1:22:59.394 · 44 laps · ferrari10
2Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:23:08.777 · 44 laps · bmw8
3Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:23:09.933 · 44 laps · mercedes6
4Fernando AlonsoRenault1:23:13.872 · 44 laps · renault5
5Sebastian VettelToro Rosso1:23:13.970 · 44 laps · ferrari4
6Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:23:14.431 · 44 laps · bmw3
7Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:23:16.129 · 44 laps · ferrari2
8Mark WebberRed Bull1:23:42.170 · 44 laps · renault1
9Timo GlockToyota1:24:06.439 · 44 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
10Heikki KovalainenMcLarenGearbox · Time not recorded · 43 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
11David CoulthardRed BullTime not recorded · 43 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
12Nico RosbergWilliamsTime not recorded · 43 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
13Adrian SutilForce IndiaTime not recorded · 43 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
14Kazuki NakajimaWilliamsTime not recorded · 43 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
15Jenson ButtonHondaTime not recorded · 43 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
16Jarno TrulliToyotaTime not recorded · 43 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
17Giancarlo FisichellaForce IndiaTime not recorded · 43 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
18Kimi RäikkönenFerrariAccident · Time not recorded · 42 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFRubens BarrichelloHondaGearbox · Time not recorded · 19 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFNelson Piquet Jr.RenaultAccident · Time not recorded · 13 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMcLarenQ1 1:46.887 · 12 laps · mercedes
2Felipe MassaFerrariQ1 1:46.873 · 16 laps · ferrari
3Heikki KovalainenMcLarenQ1 1:46.812 · 16 laps · mercedes
4Kimi RäikkönenFerrariQ1 1:46.960 · 14 laps · ferrari
5Nick HeidfeldBMW SauberQ1 1:47.419 · 18 laps · bmw
6Fernando AlonsoRenaultQ1 1:47.154 · 18 laps · renault
7Mark WebberRed BullQ1 1:47.270 · 19 laps · renault
8Robert KubicaBMW SauberQ1 1:47.093 · 20 laps · bmw
9Sébastien BourdaisToro RossoQ1 1:46.777 · 19 laps · ferrari
10Sebastian VettelToro RossoQ1 1:47.152 · 16 laps · ferrari
11Jarno TrulliToyotaQ1 1:47.400 · 13 laps · toyota
12Nelson Piquet Jr.RenaultQ1 1:47.052 · 15 laps · renault
13Timo GlockToyotaQ1 1:47.359 · 13 laps · toyota
14David CoulthardRed BullQ1 1:47.132 · 15 laps · renault
15Nico RosbergWilliamsQ1 1:47.503 · 12 laps · toyota
16Rubens BarrichelloHondaQ1 1:48.153 · 9 laps · honda
17Jenson ButtonHondaQ1 1:48.211 · 9 laps · honda
18Adrian SutilForce IndiaQ1 1:48.226 · 9 laps · ferrari
19Kazuki NakajimaWilliamsQ1 1:48.268 · 9 laps · toyota
20Giancarlo FisichellaForce IndiaQ1 1:48.447 · 9 laps · ferrari

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:47.338 · mercedes
2Felipe MassaFerrari1:47.678 · ferrari
3Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:47.815 · mercedes
4Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:47.992 · ferrari
5Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:48.315 · bmw
6Fernando AlonsoRenault1:48.504 · renault
7Mark WebberRed Bull1:48.736 · renault
8Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:48.763 · bmw
9Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:48.951 · ferrari
10Sebastian VettelToro Rosso1:50.319 · ferrari
11Jarno TrulliToyota1:46.949 · toyota
12Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:46.965 · renault
13Timo GlockToyota1:46.995 · toyota
14David CoulthardRed Bull1:47.018 · renault
15Nico RosbergWilliams1:47.429 · toyota
16Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:48.153 · honda
17Jenson ButtonHonda1:48.211 · honda
18Adrian SutilForce India1:48.226 · ferrari
19Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:48.268 · toyota
20Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1:48.447 · ferrari

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded76
2Felipe MassaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded74
3Robert KubicaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded58
4Kimi RäikkönenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded57
5Nick HeidfeldNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded49
6Heikki KovalainenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded43
7Jarno TrulliNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded26
8Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded23
9Mark WebberNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded19
10Timo GlockNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded15
11Nelson Piquet Jr.Not applicable / not recordedTime not recorded13
12Sebastian VettelNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded13
13Rubens BarrichelloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded11
14Nico RosbergNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded9
15Kazuki NakajimaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded8
16David CoulthardNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
17Sébastien BourdaisNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
18Jenson ButtonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
19Giancarlo FisichellaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
20Adrian SutilNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
21Takuma SatoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
22Anthony DavidsonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsFelipe Massa11:47.284
freePractice1ResultsKimi Räikkönen21:47.623
freePractice1ResultsLewis Hamilton31:47.878
freePractice1ResultsHeikki Kovalainen41:47.932
freePractice1ResultsFernando Alonso51:48.104
freePractice1ResultsMark Webber61:48.428
freePractice1ResultsSébastien Bourdais71:48.557
freePractice1ResultsSebastian Vettel81:48.958
freePractice1ResultsTimo Glock91:48.997
freePractice1ResultsNelson Piquet Jr.101:49.068
freePractice1ResultsRobert Kubica111:49.139
freePractice1ResultsNick Heidfeld121:49.185
freePractice1ResultsNico Rosberg131:49.611
freePractice1ResultsJarno Trulli141:49.625
freePractice1ResultsDavid Coulthard151:49.849
freePractice1ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella161:49.986
freePractice1ResultsAdrian Sutil171:50.117
freePractice1ResultsKazuki Nakajima181:50.125
freePractice1ResultsJenson Button191:50.464
freePractice1ResultsRubens Barrichello201:50.905
freePractice2ResultsFernando Alonso11:48.454
freePractice2ResultsFelipe Massa21:48.504
freePractice2ResultsHeikki Kovalainen31:48.740
freePractice2ResultsLewis Hamilton41:48.805
freePractice2ResultsKimi Räikkönen51:49.328
freePractice2ResultsNico Rosberg61:49.405
freePractice2ResultsSebastian Vettel71:49.427
freePractice2ResultsAdrian Sutil81:49.585
freePractice2ResultsJarno Trulli91:49.715
freePractice2ResultsNick Heidfeld101:49.725
freePractice2ResultsRobert Kubica111:49.875
freePractice2ResultsDavid Coulthard121:49.922
freePractice2ResultsSébastien Bourdais131:49.948
freePractice2ResultsTimo Glock141:50.281
freePractice2ResultsKazuki Nakajima151:50.364
freePractice2ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella161:50.740
freePractice2ResultsJenson Button171:50.925
freePractice2ResultsRubens Barrichello181:51.238
freePractice2ResultsNelson Piquet Jr.191:51.334
freePractice2ResultsMark Webber201:51.640
freePractice3ResultsNick Heidfeld11:47.876
freePractice3ResultsHeikki Kovalainen21:48.165
freePractice3ResultsFernando Alonso31:48.307
freePractice3ResultsLewis Hamilton41:48.356
freePractice3ResultsFelipe Massa51:48.692
freePractice3ResultsSebastian Vettel61:48.768
freePractice3ResultsKimi Räikkönen71:48.815
freePractice3ResultsNico Rosberg81:48.836
freePractice3ResultsNelson Piquet Jr.91:48.946
freePractice3ResultsMark Webber101:49.054
freePractice3ResultsJarno Trulli111:49.057
freePractice3ResultsDavid Coulthard121:49.125
freePractice3ResultsRobert Kubica131:49.250
freePractice3ResultsSébastien Bourdais141:49.256
freePractice3ResultsTimo Glock151:49.535
freePractice3ResultsKazuki Nakajima161:49.830
freePractice3ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella171:49.949
freePractice3ResultsAdrian Sutil181:50.034
freePractice3ResultsRubens Barrichello191:50.061
freePractice3ResultsJenson Button20Unknown

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
Giancarlo Fisichella1138.763
Lewis Hamilton11127.412
Kimi Räikkönen11227.586
Mark Webber11230.492
Felipe Massa11328.335
Fernando Alonso11328.880
Heikki Kovalainen11329.413
Nick Heidfeld11428.952
Heikki Kovalainen21417.517
Jarno Trulli11429.175
Sébastien Bourdais11528.972
Robert Kubica11528.566
Adrian Sutil11629.723
Sebastian Vettel11728.171
Rubens Barrichello11728.790
David Coulthard12232.573
Jenson Button12229.988
Giancarlo Fisichella22231.347
Kimi Räikkönen22529.127
Lewis Hamilton22528.807
Nico Rosberg12529.172
Timo Glock12628.725
Fernando Alonso22728.195
Kazuki Nakajima12728.672
Felipe Massa22828.193
Adrian Sutil22827.253
Nick Heidfeld23126.710
Sébastien Bourdais23226.868
Mark Webber23227.645
Robert Kubica23332.437
Sebastian Vettel23326.000
Heikki Kovalainen33326.475
Jarno Trulli23526.395
Giancarlo Fisichella34027.741
Nick Heidfeld34226.115
Timo Glock24225.920
Nico Rosberg24230.032
David Coulthard24227.804
Kazuki Nakajima24236.578
Jenson Button24228.341
Fernando Alonso34329.612