Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2008 · qualifying
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- Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2008 · qualifying
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v2026.17.0 · session/791-qualifying
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Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2008 · Circuit de Monaco
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2008 Formula 1 World Championship · round 6
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2:00:42.742 · 76 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 2 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 2:00:45.806 · 76 laps · bmw | 8 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2:00:47.553 · 76 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2:01:02.037 · 76 laps · renault | 5 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 2:01:07.399 · 76 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 2:01:11.150 · 76 laps · honda | 3 |
| 7 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 2:01:12.922 · 76 laps · toyota | 2 |
| 8 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 2:01:15.933 · 76 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2:01:16.534 · 76 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Time not recorded · 75 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Jenson Button | Honda | Time not recorded · 75 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Time not recorded · 75 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Time not recorded · 75 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Time not recorded · 72 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 67 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Accident · Time not recorded · 59 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Accident · Time not recorded · 47 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 36 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Accident · Time not recorded · 7 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Collision · Time not recorded · 7 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:15.190 · 20 laps · ferrari | |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:15.717 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:15.582 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Q1 1:15.295 · 25 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:15.977 · 18 laps · bmw | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Q1 1:15.935 · 24 laps · toyota | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Q1 1:16.646 · 20 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Q1 1:16.306 · 21 laps · toyota | |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:16.074 · 19 laps · renault | |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Q1 1:16.086 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Q1 1:16.285 · 16 laps · toyota | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | Honda | Q1 1:16.259 · 13 laps · honda | |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:16.650 · 14 laps · bmw | |
| 14 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Q1 1:16.756 · 16 laps · toyota | |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | Q1 1:16.208 · 12 laps · honda | |
| 16 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:16.806 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:16.933 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:16.955 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:17.225 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Q1 1:17.823 · 8 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.787 · ferrari | |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:15.815 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:15.839 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:16.165 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:16.171 · bmw | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:16.548 · toyota | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:16.852 · renault | |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:17.203 · toyota | |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:17.343 · renault | |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:15.907 · toyota | |
| 11 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:16.101 · honda | |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.455 · bmw | |
| 13 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:16.479 · toyota | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:16.537 · honda | |
| 15 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Time not recorded · renault | |
| 16 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:16.806 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:16.933 · renault | |
| 18 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:17.225 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:16.955 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:17.823 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 35 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 34 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 32 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 6 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 15 | Sébastien Bourdais | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 16 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Anthony Davidson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1:15.948 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:16.216 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 3 | 1:16.248 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 4 | 1:16.292 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 5 | 1:16.653 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 6 | 1:16.834 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:17.498 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 8 | 1:17.511 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 9 | 1:17.798 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 10 | 1:17.835 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 11 | 1:17.942 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 12 | 1:18.153 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 13 | 1:18.245 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 14 | 1:18.263 |
| freePractice1Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 15 | 1:18.274 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 16 | 1:18.360 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 17 | 1:18.360 |
| freePractice1Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 18 | 1:18.955 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 19 | 1:19.176 |
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 20 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:15.140 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:15.533 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:15.572 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 4 | 1:15.869 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 5 | 1:15.881 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 6 | 1:16.296 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:16.310 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 8 | 1:16.351 |
| freePractice2Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 9 | 1:16.372 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 10 | 1:16.418 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 11 | 1:16.426 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 12 | 1:16.688 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 13 | 1:17.094 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 14 | 1:17.131 |
| freePractice2Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 15 | 1:17.246 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 16 | 1:17.251 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 17 | 1:17.379 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 18 | 1:17.581 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 19 | 1:18.176 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 20 | 1:18.225 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 1:16.567 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:17.084 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:17.177 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 4 | 1:17.503 |
| freePractice3Results | Robert Kubica | 5 | 1:17.687 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 6 | 1:17.691 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 7 | 1:17.856 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 8 | 1:17.883 |
| freePractice3Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 9 | 1:18.147 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 10 | 1:18.225 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 11 | 1:18.367 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 12 | 1:18.424 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 13 | 1:18.455 |
| freePractice3Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 14 | 1:18.615 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 15 | 1:18.651 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 16 | 1:18.795 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 17 | 1:18.858 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 18 | 1:19.024 |
| freePractice3Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 19 | 1:19.131 |
| freePractice3Results | David Coulthard | 20 | 1:20.805 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenson Button | 1 | 1 | 51.346 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 3 | 30.562 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 4 | 29.124 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 6 | 29.031 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 8 | 32.638 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 8 | 27.419 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 9 | 27.500 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 13 | 15.034 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 14 | 30.915 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 14 | 30.790 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 17 | 32.004 |
| Robert Kubica | 1 | 26 | 27.297 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 27 | 35.126 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 33 | 29.823 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 34 | 29.636 |
| Jarno Trulli | 2 | 37 | 30.116 |
| Timo Glock | 2 | 38 | 29.970 |
| Fernando Alonso | 3 | 44 | 27.244 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1 | 46 | 31.593 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 48 | 29.934 |
| Jenson Button | 3 | 48 | 26.237 |
| Timo Glock | 3 | 48 | 28.333 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 49 | 27.038 |
| Kazuki Nakajima | 1 | 52 | 1:00.396 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 52 | 26.027 |
| Robert Kubica | 2 | 53 | 26.375 |
| Nico Rosberg | 3 | 52 | 15.617 |
| Adrian Sutil | 1 | 53 | 27.070 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 54 | 26.376 |
| Jarno Trulli | 3 | 52 | 25.767 |
| Nico Rosberg | 4 | 53 | 27.186 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 54 | 27.344 |
| Felipe Massa | 2 | 56 | 27.376 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 2 | 54 | 26.035 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 57 | 25.418 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 3 | 59 | 37.093 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 68 | 27.602 |