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2008 Formula 1 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 11 May 2008
- Name
- 2008 Formula 1 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/790
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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.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
2008 Formula 1 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix · TOSFED İstanbul Park
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2008 Formula 1 World Championship · round 5
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:26:49.451 · 58 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26:53.230 · 58 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26:53.722 · 58 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:27:11.396 · 58 laps · bmw | 5 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:27:28.192 · 58 laps · bmw | 4 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:27:43.175 · 58 laps · renault | 3 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:27:53.680 · 58 laps · renault | 2 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:28:00.857 · 58 laps · toyota | 1 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:28:04.721 · 58 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:28:05.795 · 58 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Jenson Button | Honda | Time not recorded · 57 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Time not recorded · 57 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Time not recorded · 57 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | Time not recorded · 57 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Time not recorded · 57 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Time not recorded · 57 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 57 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Suspension · Time not recorded · 24 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 1 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:25.994 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Q1 1:26.736 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:26.192 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:26.457 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:26.761 · 17 laps · bmw | |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:26.773 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Q1 1:26.836 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Q1 1:26.695 · 20 laps · toyota | |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:27.107 · 20 laps · bmw | |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Q1 1:26.939 · 16 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Q1 1:27.367 · 13 laps · toyota | |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | Q1 1:27.355 · 13 laps · honda | |
| 13 | Jenson Button | Honda | Q1 1:27.428 · 14 laps · honda | |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:27.442 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Q1 1:26.614 · 15 laps · toyota | |
| 16 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Q1 1:27.547 · 9 laps · toyota | |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:27.568 · 7 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:27.621 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Q1 1:27.807 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:28.325 · 9 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.617 · ferrari | |
| 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:27.808 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:27.923 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:27.936 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:28.390 · bmw | |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:28.417 · renault | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:28.422 · renault | |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:28.836 · toyota | |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:28.882 · bmw | |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:29.959 · renault | |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:27.012 · toyota | |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:27.219 · honda | |
| 13 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:27.298 · honda | |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:27.412 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:27.806 · toyota | |
| 16 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:27.547 · toyota | |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:27.568 · renault | |
| 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:27.621 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:28.325 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:27.807 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 35 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 6 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 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 | 5 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | Sébastien Bourdais | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 15 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Takuma Sato | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Anthony Davidson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Sebastian Vettel | 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 | 1:27.323 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 1:27.456 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:27.752 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 1:28.284 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 5 | 1:28.919 |
| freePractice1Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 6 | 1:29.002 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 7 | 1:29.024 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 8 | 1:29.068 |
| freePractice1Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 9 | 1:29.082 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 10 | 1:29.103 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 11 | 1:29.329 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 12 | 1:29.330 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 13 | 1:29.367 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 14 | 1:29.756 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 15 | 1:29.811 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 16 | 1:30.088 |
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 17 | 1:30.340 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 18 | 1:30.388 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 19 | 1:30.426 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 20 | 1:30.732 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1:27.543 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:27.579 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 3 | 1:27.682 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 4 | 1:27.763 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 5 | 1:27.954 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 6 | 1:28.431 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 7 | 1:28.619 |
| freePractice2Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 8 | 1:28.664 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 9 | 1:28.681 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 10 | 1:28.817 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 11 | 1:28.826 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 12 | 1:28.849 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 13 | 1:28.907 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 14 | 1:29.008 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 15 | 1:29.024 |
| freePractice2Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 16 | 1:29.212 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 17 | 1:29.462 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 18 | 1:29.630 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 19 | 1:29.633 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 20 | 1:30.832 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 1 | 1:27.030 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 2 | 1:27.172 |
| freePractice3Results | David Coulthard | 3 | 1:27.193 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 4 | 1:27.365 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 5 | 1:27.530 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 6 | 1:27.614 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 7 | 1:27.658 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 8 | 1:27.733 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 9 | 1:27.766 |
| freePractice3Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 10 | 1:27.781 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 11 | 1:27.837 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 12 | 1:27.849 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 13 | 1:27.899 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 14 | 1:27.946 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 15 | 1:27.948 |
| freePractice3Results | Robert Kubica | 16 | 1:27.971 |
| freePractice3Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 17 | 1:28.301 |
| freePractice3Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 18 | 1:28.573 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 19 | 1:28.655 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 20 | 1:29.131 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Sutil | 1 | 1 | 37.316 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1 | 29.242 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 2 | 29.802 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 15 | 30.169 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 16 | 26.794 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 18 | 30.460 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 19 | 28.413 |
| Robert Kubica | 1 | 19 | 29.360 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 20 | 30.686 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 21 | 28.987 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 21 | 28.927 |
| Adrian Sutil | 2 | 21 | 27.825 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 22 | 25.573 |
| David Coulthard | 1 | 23 | 29.772 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 1 | 23 | 43.662 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 23 | 40.624 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 24 | 28.678 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 26 | 30.152 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 27 | 31.029 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1 | 29 | 27.664 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 31 | 30.201 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 31 | 30.160 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 32 | 26.200 |
| Adrian Sutil | 3 | 37 | 29.299 |
| Felipe Massa | 2 | 40 | 27.356 |
| Robert Kubica | 2 | 40 | 27.547 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 41 | 27.519 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 2 | 42 | 26.662 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 43 | 26.981 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 42 | 27.433 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 43 | 27.223 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 44 | 26.685 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 45 | 25.763 |
| David Coulthard | 2 | 45 | 26.155 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 2 | 45 | 28.630 |
| Jarno Trulli | 2 | 48 | 25.642 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 3 | 50 | 26.301 |