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2008 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe · race
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- 2008 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe · race
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F1DB
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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
2008 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe · Valencia Street Circuit
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2008 Formula 1 World Championship · round 12
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35:32.339 · 57 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35:37.950 · 57 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36:09.692 · 57 laps · bmw | 6 |
| 4 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:36:12.042 · 57 laps · mercedes | 5 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36:23.023 · 57 laps · toyota | 4 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:36:24.964 · 57 laps · ferrari | 3 |
| 7 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:36:40.329 · 57 laps · toyota | 2 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:36:43.796 · 57 laps · toyota | 1 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:36:54.516 · 57 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:37:02.133 · 57 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:37:05.056 · 57 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Jenson Button | Honda | Time not recorded · 56 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Time not recorded · 56 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | Time not recorded · 56 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Engine · Time not recorded · 45 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Accident · Time not recorded · 41 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 0 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:38.176 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:38.464 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:38.347 · 18 laps · bmw | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:38.703 · 21 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Q1 1:38.656 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:38.141 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Q1 1:37.948 · 21 laps · toyota | |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:38.738 · 19 laps · bmw | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Q1 1:38.595 · 18 laps · toyota | |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:38.622 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Q1 1:38.667 · 15 laps · toyota | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Q1 1:38.268 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Q1 1:38.532 · 14 laps · toyota | |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:38.559 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:38.787 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | Q1 1:38.880 · 6 laps · honda | |
| 17 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Q1 1:39.235 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Q1 1:39.268 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | Q1 1:39.811 · 10 laps · honda | |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:39.943 · 9 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.989 · ferrari | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:39.199 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:39.392 · bmw | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:39.488 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:39.937 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:40.142 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:40.309 · toyota | |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:40.631 · bmw | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:40.721 · toyota | |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:40.750 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:38.428 · toyota | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:38.435 · renault | |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:38.499 · toyota | |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:38.515 · renault | |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:38.744 · renault | |
| 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:38.880 · honda | |
| 17 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:39.235 · renault | |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:39.268 · ferrari | |
| PL | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:39.811 · honda | |
| PL | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:39.943 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 70 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 64 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 57 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 55 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 43 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 41 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 16 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 17 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Adrian Sutil | 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 | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:40.496 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 2 | 1:40.654 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:40.822 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 4 | 1:41.099 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 5 | 1:41.163 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 6 | 1:41.281 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 7 | 1:41.317 |
| freePractice1Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 8 | 1:41.329 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 9 | 1:41.385 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 10 | 1:41.706 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 11 | 1:41.830 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 12 | 1:41.930 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 13 | 1:41.951 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 14 | 1:42.036 |
| freePractice1Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 15 | 1:42.107 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 16 | 1:42.453 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 17 | 1:42.460 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 18 | 1:43.075 |
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 19 | 1:43.312 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 20 | 1:43.524 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1:39.477 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 2 | 1:39.497 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 3 | 1:39.546 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 4 | 1:39.678 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 1:39.712 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 6 | 1:39.954 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 7 | 1:39.967 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 8 | 1:40.149 |
| freePractice2Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 9 | 1:40.439 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 10 | 1:40.500 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 11 | 1:40.585 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 12 | 1:40.607 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 13 | 1:40.696 |
| freePractice2Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 14 | 1:40.742 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 15 | 1:40.877 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 16 | 1:40.982 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 17 | 1:40.999 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 18 | 1:41.084 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 19 | 1:41.246 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 20 | 1:41.377 |
| freePractice3Results | Robert Kubica | 1 | 1:38.754 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:38.877 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 3 | 1:39.009 |
| freePractice3Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 4 | 1:39.270 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 5 | 1:39.276 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 6 | 1:39.300 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 7 | 1:39.314 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 8 | 1:39.335 |
| freePractice3Results | David Coulthard | 9 | 1:39.421 |
| freePractice3Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 10 | 1:39.452 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 11 | 1:39.597 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 12 | 1:39.628 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 13 | 1:39.652 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 14 | 1:39.802 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 15 | 1:39.810 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 16 | 1:39.919 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 17 | 1:40.019 |
| freePractice3Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 18 | 1:40.059 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 19 | 1:40.512 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 20 | Unknown |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuki Nakajima | 1 | 1 | 27.838 |
| David Coulthard | 1 | 14 | 23.033 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 15 | 22.569 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 17 | 22.624 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 17 | 22.686 |
| Robert Kubica | 1 | 18 | 22.778 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 18 | 24.125 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 1 | 18 | 22.332 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 19 | 22.590 |
| Adrian Sutil | 1 | 19 | 21.485 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 20 | 22.831 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 20 | 21.685 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 22 | 21.922 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 28 | 27.324 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 28 | 26.805 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 29 | 24.307 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 30 | 24.824 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 30 | 23.849 |
| Kazuki Nakajima | 2 | 30 | 24.144 |
| David Coulthard | 2 | 31 | 23.579 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1 | 33 | 22.975 |
| Adrian Sutil | 2 | 36 | 23.026 |
| Felipe Massa | 2 | 37 | 22.385 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 2 | 37 | 21.563 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 38 | 21.479 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 39 | 20.675 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 39 | 22.646 |
| Robert Kubica | 2 | 40 | 20.986 |
| Jarno Trulli | 2 | 41 | 20.537 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 2 | 41 | 20.440 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 43 | 22.809 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 43 | 29.702 |