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Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Telefónica 2008 · qualifying

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Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Telefónica 2008 · qualifying
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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/789-qualifying

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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

Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Telefónica 2008 · Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

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

2008 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:38:19.051 · 66 laps · ferrari10
2Felipe MassaFerrari1:38:22.279 · 66 laps · ferrari8
3Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:38:23.238 · 66 laps · mercedes6
4Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:38:24.745 · 66 laps · bmw5
5Mark WebberRed Bull1:38:54.989 · 66 laps · renault4
6Jenson ButtonHonda1:39:12.061 · 66 laps · honda3
7Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:39:17.295 · 66 laps · toyota2
8Jarno TrulliToyota1:39:18.486 · 66 laps · toyota1
9Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:39:22.124 · 66 laps · bmwUnknown / not applicable
10Giancarlo FisichellaForce IndiaTime not recorded · 65 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
11Timo GlockToyotaTime not recorded · 65 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
12David CoulthardRed BullTime not recorded · 65 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
13Takuma SatoSuper AguriTime not recorded · 65 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFNico RosbergWilliamsEngine · Time not recorded · 41 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
DNFFernando AlonsoRenaultEngine · Time not recorded · 34 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFRubens BarrichelloHondaCollision damage · Time not recorded · 34 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFHeikki KovalainenMcLarenWheel rim · Time not recorded · 21 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNFAnthony DavidsonSuper AguriRadiator · Time not recorded · 8 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFSébastien BourdaisToro RossoCollision damage · Time not recorded · 7 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFNelson Piquet Jr.RenaultCollision · Time not recorded · 6 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFSebastian VettelToro RossoCollision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFAdrian SutilForce IndiaCollision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Kimi RäikkönenFerrariQ1 1:20.701 · 17 laps · ferrari
2Fernando AlonsoRenaultQ1 1:21.347 · 18 laps · renault
3Felipe MassaFerrariQ1 1:21.528 · 16 laps · ferrari
4Robert KubicaBMW SauberQ1 1:21.423 · 13 laps · bmw
5Lewis HamiltonMcLarenQ1 1:21.366 · 14 laps · mercedes
6Heikki KovalainenMcLarenQ1 1:21.430 · 15 laps · mercedes
7Mark WebberRed BullQ1 1:21.494 · 19 laps · renault
8Jarno TrulliToyotaQ1 1:21.158 · 19 laps · toyota
9Nick HeidfeldBMW SauberQ1 1:21.466 · 20 laps · bmw
10Nelson Piquet Jr.RenaultQ1 1:21.409 · 18 laps · renault
11Rubens BarrichelloHondaQ1 1:21.548 · 12 laps · honda
12Kazuki NakajimaWilliamsQ1 1:21.690 · 15 laps · toyota
13Jenson ButtonHondaQ1 1:21.757 · 12 laps · honda
14Timo GlockToyotaQ1 1:21.427 · 16 laps · toyota
15Nico RosbergWilliamsQ1 1:21.472 · 15 laps · toyota
16Sébastien BourdaisToro RossoQ1 1:21.540 · 15 laps · ferrari
17David CoulthardRed BullQ1 1:21.810 · 6 laps · renault
18Sebastian VettelToro RossoQ1 1:22.108 · 10 laps · ferrari
19Giancarlo FisichellaForce IndiaQ1 1:22.516 · 11 laps · ferrari
20Adrian SutilForce IndiaQ1 1:23.224 · 8 laps · ferrari
21Anthony DavidsonSuper AguriQ1 1:23.318 · 9 laps · honda
22Takuma SatoSuper AguriQ1 1:23.496 · 9 laps · honda

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:21.813 · ferrari
2Fernando AlonsoRenault1:21.904 · renault
3Felipe MassaFerrari1:22.058 · ferrari
4Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:22.065 · bmw
5Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:22.096 · mercedes
6Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:22.231 · mercedes
7Mark WebberRed Bull1:22.429 · renault
8Jarno TrulliToyota1:22.529 · toyota
9Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:22.542 · bmw
10Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:22.699 · renault
11Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:21.049 · honda
12Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:21.117 · toyota
13Jenson ButtonHonda1:21.211 · honda
14Timo GlockToyota1:21.230 · toyota
15Nico RosbergWilliams1:21.349 · toyota
16Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:21.724 · ferrari
17David CoulthardRed Bull1:21.810 · renault
18Sebastian VettelToro Rosso1:22.108 · ferrari
19Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1:22.516 · ferrari
20Adrian SutilForce India1:23.224 · ferrari
21Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri1:23.318 · honda
22Takuma SatoSuper Aguri1:23.496 · honda

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Kimi RäikkönenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded29
2Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded20
3Robert KubicaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded19
4Felipe MassaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded18
5Nick HeidfeldNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded16
6Heikki KovalainenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded14
7Jarno TrulliNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded9
8Mark WebberNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded8
9Nico RosbergNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded7
10Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
11Kazuki NakajimaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded5
12Jenson ButtonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
13Sébastien BourdaisNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
14Timo GlockNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
15David CoulthardNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
16Giancarlo FisichellaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
17Rubens BarrichelloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
18Nelson Piquet Jr.Not applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
19Takuma SatoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
20Anthony DavidsonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
21Adrian SutilNot 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
freePractice1ResultsKimi Räikkönen11:20.649
freePractice1ResultsFelipe Massa21:20.699
freePractice1ResultsLewis Hamilton31:21.192
freePractice1ResultsRobert Kubica41:21.568
freePractice1ResultsHeikki Kovalainen51:21.758
freePractice1ResultsFernando Alonso61:21.933
freePractice1ResultsNelson Piquet Jr.71:21.936
freePractice1ResultsDavid Coulthard81:22.118
freePractice1ResultsNick Heidfeld91:22.278
freePractice1ResultsJenson Button101:22.632
freePractice1ResultsTimo Glock111:23.002
freePractice1ResultsNico Rosberg121:23.003
freePractice1ResultsMark Webber131:23.015
freePractice1ResultsJarno Trulli141:23.141
freePractice1ResultsKazuki Nakajima151:23.153
freePractice1ResultsAdrian Sutil161:23.156
freePractice1ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella171:23.196
freePractice1ResultsRubens Barrichello181:23.353
freePractice1ResultsSébastien Bourdais191:23.952
freePractice1ResultsSebastian Vettel201:24.082
freePractice1ResultsTakuma Sato211:24.278
freePractice1ResultsAnthony Davidson221:25.068
freePractice2ResultsKimi Räikkönen11:21.935
freePractice2ResultsNelson Piquet Jr.21:22.019
freePractice2ResultsFernando Alonso31:22.032
freePractice2ResultsKazuki Nakajima41:22.172
freePractice2ResultsFelipe Massa51:22.229
freePractice2ResultsMark Webber61:22.238
freePractice2ResultsNico Rosberg71:22.266
freePractice2ResultsDavid Coulthard81:22.289
freePractice2ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella91:22.383
freePractice2ResultsAdrian Sutil101:22.548
freePractice2ResultsLewis Hamilton111:22.685
freePractice2ResultsRobert Kubica121:22.788
freePractice2ResultsNick Heidfeld131:23.130
freePractice2ResultsJarno Trulli141:23.224
freePractice2ResultsJenson Button151:23.263
freePractice2ResultsHeikki Kovalainen161:23.264
freePractice2ResultsRubens Barrichello171:23.415
freePractice2ResultsSebastian Vettel181:23.661
freePractice2ResultsSébastien Bourdais191:23.684
freePractice2ResultsTimo Glock201:23.883
freePractice2ResultsTakuma Sato211:25.110
freePractice2ResultsAnthony Davidson221:25.163
freePractice3ResultsNick Heidfeld11:21.269
freePractice3ResultsDavid Coulthard21:21.465
freePractice3ResultsFernando Alonso31:21.599
freePractice3ResultsRobert Kubica41:21.717
freePractice3ResultsJarno Trulli51:21.771
freePractice3ResultsSébastien Bourdais61:21.942
freePractice3ResultsNelson Piquet Jr.71:21.992
freePractice3ResultsJenson Button81:22.060
freePractice3ResultsFelipe Massa91:22.075
freePractice3ResultsTimo Glock101:22.081
freePractice3ResultsLewis Hamilton111:22.094
freePractice3ResultsNico Rosberg121:22.174
freePractice3ResultsKimi Räikkönen131:22.176
freePractice3ResultsKazuki Nakajima141:22.189
freePractice3ResultsHeikki Kovalainen151:22.220
freePractice3ResultsSebastian Vettel161:22.292
freePractice3ResultsRubens Barrichello171:22.350
freePractice3ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella181:22.466
freePractice3ResultsAdrian Sutil191:22.689
freePractice3ResultsTakuma Sato201:23.726
freePractice3ResultsAnthony Davidson211:23.921
freePractice3ResultsMark Webber22Unknown

Recorded pit stops

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

DriverStopLapTime
Fernando Alonso11628.547
Felipe Massa11927.347
Kimi Räikkönen12027.188
Mark Webber12028.876
Jarno Trulli12026.840
Takuma Sato12038.711
Lewis Hamilton12127.637
Robert Kubica12126.829
Nico Rosberg12230.481
Nick Heidfeld12427.490
Rubens Barrichello12529.517
Jenson Button12534.001
Kazuki Nakajima12529.336
Giancarlo Fisichella12528.110
David Coulthard12527.719
Timo Glock12527.472
Rubens Barrichello22631.718
Nick Heidfeld23329.680
Takuma Sato23834.090
Giancarlo Fisichella24428.012
Nick Heidfeld34526.433
Felipe Massa24626.241
Mark Webber24626.924
Jarno Trulli24630.542
Kimi Räikkönen24727.999
Lewis Hamilton24726.455
Robert Kubica24726.156
Kazuki Nakajima25126.446
Timo Glock25125.324
David Coulthard25227.266
Jarno Trulli35316.796
Timo Glock35327.655
Jenson Button25425.413
David Coulthard35432.360