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Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2008 · race
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2008 · race
PROVENANCE
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F1DB
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Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2008 · Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
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2008 Formula 1 World Championship · round 7
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36:24.447 · 70 laps · bmw | 10 |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:36:40.942 · 70 laps · bmw | 8 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:36:47.799 · 70 laps · renault | 6 |
| 4 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:37:07.074 · 70 laps · toyota | 5 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37:08.381 · 70 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:37:12.222 · 70 laps · toyota | 3 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:37:18.044 · 70 laps · honda | 2 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:37:18.567 · 70 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 9 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:37:18.880 · 70 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:37:22.196 · 70 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:37:31.987 · 70 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37:35.676 · 70 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 69 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Spun off · Time not recorded · 51 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Accident · Time not recorded · 46 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Spun off · Time not recorded · 44 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Brakes · Time not recorded · 39 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 19 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Collision · Time not recorded · 19 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 13 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:16.909 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:17.471 · 14 laps · bmw | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:17.301 · 23 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Q1 1:17.415 · 22 laps · renault | |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Q1 1:17.991 · 26 laps · toyota | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:17.231 · 23 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Q1 1:17.287 · 25 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:18.082 · 21 laps · bmw | |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | Q1 1:18.256 · 25 laps · honda | |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:17.582 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Q1 1:18.321 · 19 laps · toyota | |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Q1 1:17.638 · 19 laps · toyota | |
| 13 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Q1 1:18.168 · 19 laps · renault | |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Q1 1:18.039 · 16 laps · toyota | |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:18.505 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:18.916 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:19.108 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Q1 1:19.165 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Jenson Button | Honda | Q1 1:23.565 · 3 laps · honda |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:17.886 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:18.498 · bmw | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:18.735 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:18.746 · renault | |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:18.844 · toyota | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:19.048 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:19.089 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:19.633 · bmw | |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:20.848 · honda | |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Time not recorded · renault | |
| 11 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:18.031 · toyota | |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:18.062 · toyota | |
| 13 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:18.238 · renault | |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:18.327 · toyota | |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:18.393 · renault | |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:19.108 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:19.165 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:18.916 · ferrari | |
| PL | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · ferrari | |
| PL | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:23.565 · honda |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 42 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 35 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 6 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 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 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 16 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 17 | Sébastien Bourdais | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 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 | Felipe Massa | 1 | 1:17.553 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 2 | 1:17.809 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 3 | 1:18.133 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 4 | 1:18.182 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:18.292 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 6 | 1:18.303 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 7 | 1:18.712 |
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 8 | 1:18.809 |
| freePractice1Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 9 | 1:18.971 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:19.005 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 11 | 1:19.093 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 12 | 1:19.228 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 13 | 1:19.346 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 14 | 1:19.568 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 15 | 1:19.815 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 16 | 1:19.888 |
| freePractice1Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 17 | 1:20.091 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 18 | 1:20.173 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 19 | 1:20.541 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 20 | 1:21.542 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:15.752 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 2 | 1:16.023 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:16.093 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 4 | 1:16.331 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 5 | 1:16.413 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 6 | 1:16.589 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 7 | 1:16.604 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 8 | 1:16.767 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 9 | 1:17.019 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 10 | 1:17.068 |
| freePractice2Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 11 | 1:17.242 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 12 | 1:17.334 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 13 | 1:17.462 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 14 | 1:17.508 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 15 | 1:17.549 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 16 | 1:17.559 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 17 | 1:17.644 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 18 | 1:17.813 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 19 | 1:17.842 |
| freePractice2Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 20 | 1:18.076 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:16.555 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:16.589 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:16.725 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 4 | 1:16.787 |
| freePractice3Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 5 | 1:16.898 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 6 | 1:16.946 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 7 | 1:16.952 |
| freePractice3Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 8 | 1:17.060 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 9 | 1:17.062 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 10 | 1:17.085 |
| freePractice3Results | Robert Kubica | 11 | 1:17.109 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 12 | 1:17.282 |
| freePractice3Results | David Coulthard | 13 | 1:17.322 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 14 | 1:17.557 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 15 | 1:17.557 |
| freePractice3Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 16 | 1:17.608 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 17 | 1:17.683 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 18 | 1:17.766 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 19 | 1:18.178 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 20 | 1:18.424 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenson Button | 1 | 17 | 28.309 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 19 | 32.911 |
| Robert Kubica | 1 | 19 | 35.071 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 19 | 30.167 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 19 | 50.808 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 19 | 35.331 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 19 | 34.430 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 19 | 38.723 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1 | 19 | 31.727 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 1 | 19 | 32.186 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 19 | 28.307 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 20 | 36.976 |
| Felipe Massa | 2 | 21 | 31.034 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 29 | 33.404 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 29 | 28.693 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 30 | 58.438 |
| Kazuki Nakajima | 1 | 33 | 30.187 |
| Nico Rosberg | 3 | 35 | 28.351 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 36 | 31.243 |
| David Coulthard | 1 | 37 | 31.260 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 37 | 44.668 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 39 | 30.672 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 42 | 31.364 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 2 | 42 | 29.853 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 44 | 32.854 |
| Robert Kubica | 2 | 49 | 28.276 |
| Felipe Massa | 3 | 53 | 27.197 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 53 | 27.746 |
| Jenson Button | 3 | 53 | 27.363 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 53 | 27.575 |