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2008 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 19 Oct 2008
- Name
- 2008 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/802
Original reference ↗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.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
2008 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix · Shanghai International Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2008 Formula 1 World Championship · round 17
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:31:57.403 · 56 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32:12.328 · 56 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:32:13.848 · 56 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:32:15.773 · 56 laps · renault | 5 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:32:26.326 · 56 laps · bmw | 4 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:32:30.622 · 56 laps · bmw | 3 |
| 7 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:32:39.125 · 56 laps · toyota | 2 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:32:54.048 · 56 laps · renault | 1 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:33:01.742 · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:33:12.245 · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:33:22.464 · 56 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:33:28.250 · 56 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:33:28.860 · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:33:29.825 · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Time not recorded · 55 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | Time not recorded · 55 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Pneumatics · Time not recorded · 49 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 13 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 2 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:35.566 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:35.983 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:35.971 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Q1 1:35.769 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Q1 1:35.623 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:36.238 · 19 laps · renault | |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:36.224 · 17 laps · bmw | |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:35.752 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Q1 1:36.104 · 19 laps · toyota | |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:36.239 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:36.029 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:36.503 · 14 laps · bmw | |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Q1 1:36.210 · 16 laps · toyota | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | Q1 1:36.640 · 15 laps · honda | |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Q1 1:36.434 · 15 laps · toyota | |
| 16 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Q1 1:36.731 · 7 laps · renault | |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Q1 1:36.863 · 9 laps · toyota | |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda | Q1 1:37.053 · 9 laps · honda | |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:37.730 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Q1 1:37.739 · 9 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:36.303 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36.645 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.889 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:36.927 · renault | |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:36.930 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:37.685 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:37.934 · toyota | |
| 8 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:38.885 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:37.201 · bmw | |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:35.722 · renault | |
| 11 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:35.814 · bmw | |
| 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:35.937 · toyota | |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:36.079 · honda | |
| 14 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:36.210 · toyota | |
| 15 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:36.731 · renault | |
| 16 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.083 · renault | |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:36.863 · toyota | |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:37.053 · honda | |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37.730 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:37.739 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 94 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 87 |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 75 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 69 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 60 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 51 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 16 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 17 | Sébastien Bourdais | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Anthony Davidson | 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 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:35.630 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 2 | 1:36.020 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:36.052 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 4 | 1:36.103 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 5 | 1:36.507 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 6 | 1:36.661 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 7 | 1:37.040 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 8 | 1:37.070 |
| freePractice1Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 9 | 1:37.180 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 10 | 1:37.278 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 11 | 1:37.491 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 12 | 1:37.619 |
| freePractice1Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 13 | 1:37.630 |
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 14 | 1:37.638 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 15 | 1:37.638 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 16 | 1:37.664 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 17 | 1:37.827 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 18 | 1:38.219 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 19 | 1:38.285 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 20 | 1:38.479 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:35.750 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 2 | 1:36.024 |
| freePractice2Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 3 | 1:36.094 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 4 | 1:36.159 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 5 | 1:36.375 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 6 | 1:36.480 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 7 | 1:36.529 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 8 | 1:36.542 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 9 | 1:36.553 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 10 | 1:36.556 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 11 | 1:36.615 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 12 | 1:36.775 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 13 | 1:36.797 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 14 | 1:36.808 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 15 | 1:36.925 |
| freePractice2Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 16 | 1:36.975 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 17 | 1:37.473 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 18 | 1:37.617 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 19 | 1:37.800 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 20 | 1:37.904 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 1:36.061 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:36.135 |
| freePractice3Results | Robert Kubica | 3 | 1:36.150 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 4 | 1:36.324 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 5 | 1:36.396 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 6 | 1:36.427 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 7 | 1:36.642 |
| freePractice3Results | David Coulthard | 8 | 1:36.712 |
| freePractice3Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 9 | 1:36.713 |
| freePractice3Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 10 | 1:36.789 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 11 | 1:36.839 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 12 | 1:36.842 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 13 | 1:36.901 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 14 | 1:36.902 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 15 | 1:36.958 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 16 | 1:36.996 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 17 | 1:37.053 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 18 | 1:37.566 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 19 | 1:37.648 |
| freePractice3Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 20 | 1:37.964 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 1 | 38.495 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 12 | 27.691 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 14 | 29.272 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 14 | 29.024 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 15 | 29.191 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 15 | 29.027 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 15 | 28.088 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 17 | 28.163 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 18 | 29.972 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 18 | 30.834 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 19 | 28.111 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 22 | 28.658 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 1 | 23 | 26.481 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1 | 24 | 26.545 |
| Robert Kubica | 1 | 25 | 26.478 |
| David Coulthard | 1 | 28 | 30.940 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 28 | 31.548 |
| Kazuki Nakajima | 1 | 31 | 28.761 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 31 | 28.948 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 32 | 29.192 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 35 | 31.371 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 36 | 27.934 |
| Felipe Massa | 2 | 37 | 27.740 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 38 | 26.462 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 38 | 28.165 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 2 | 38 | 28.089 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 2 | 39 | 26.596 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 2 | 39 | 26.448 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 39 | 27.302 |
| Robert Kubica | 2 | 40 | 25.730 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 40 | 27.203 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 41 | 28.163 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 43 | 26.226 |