The 2008 Chinese Grand Prix started October 19th, 2008 at 09:00 on Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Kimi Räikkönen next to him. Felipe Massa started from third place.
After 1 hour, 31 minutes and 57 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Felipe Massa in second and Kimi Räikkönen in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Lewis Hamilton in a time of 1:36.325.
After the 2008 Chinese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 94 points. Hamilton is 7 points ahead of Felipe Massa.
Location
Shanghai, China
Date
October 19th, 2008 at 09:00
Round
17/18
Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Winning time
1:31:57.403
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton 1:36.325

Results

Pos Driver Car Time/Retired Grid Laps Pts
1
#22 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:31:57.403 1 56 10
2 1
#2 Felipe Massa
Ferrari +14.925 3 56 8
3 1
#1 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari +16.445 2 56 6
4
#5 Fernando Alonso
Renault +18.370 4 56 5
5 4
#3 Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber +28.923 9 56 4
6 5
#4 Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber +33.219 11 56 3
7 5
#12 Timo Glock
Toyota +41.722 12 56 2
8 2
#6 Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault +56.645 10 56 1
9 3
#15 Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso +1:04.339 6 56 0
10 5
#9 David Coulthard
Red Bull +1:14.842 15 56 0
11 2
#17 Rubens Barrichello
Honda +1:25.061 13 56 0
12 5
#8 Kazuki Nakajima
Williams +1:30.847 17 56 0
13 5
#14 Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso +1:31.457 8 56 0
14 2
#10 Mark Webber
Red Bull +1:32.422 16 56 0
15 1
#7 Nico Rosberg
Williams +1 Lap 14 55 0
16 2
#16 Jenson Button
Honda +1 Lap 18 55 0
17 3
#21 Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India +1 Lap 20 55 0
-
#23 Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren DNF (Hydraulics) 5 49 0
-
#20 Adrian Sutil
Force India DNF (Engine) 19 13 0
-
#11 Jarno Trulli
Toyota DNF (Collision) 7 2 0
Pos Driver Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Delta
1
#22 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:35.566 1:34.947 1:36.303
2
#1 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari 1:35.983 1:35.355 1:36.645 +0.342
3
#2 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:35.971 1:35.135 1:36.889 +0.586
4
#5 Fernando Alonso
Renault 1:35.769 1:35.461 1:36.927 +0.624
5
#23 Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren 1:35.623 1:35.216 1:36.930 +0.627
6
#10 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:36.238 1:35.686 1:37.083 +0.780
7
#3 Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber 1:36.224 1:35.403 1:37.201 +0.898
8
#15 Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso 1:35.752 1:35.386 1:37.685 +1.382
9
#11 Jarno Trulli
Toyota 1:36.104 1:35.715 1:37.934 +1.631
10
#14 Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso 1:36.239 1:35.478 1:38.885 +2.582
11
#6 Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault 1:36.029 1:35.722
12
#4 Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber 1:36.503 1:35.814
13
#12 Timo Glock
Toyota 1:36.210 1:35.937
14
#17 Rubens Barrichello
Honda 1:36.640 1:36.079
15
#7 Nico Rosberg
Williams 1:36.434 1:36.210
16
#9 David Coulthard
Red Bull 1:36.731
17
#8 Kazuki Nakajima
Williams 1:36.863
18
#16 Jenson Button
Honda 1:37.053
19
#20 Adrian Sutil
Force India 1:37.730
20
#21 Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India 1:37.739
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#3 Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber 1:36.061 17
2
#22 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:36.135 +0.074 15
3
#4 Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber 1:36.150 +0.089 18
4
#23 Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren 1:36.324 +0.263 16
5
#11 Jarno Trulli
Toyota 1:36.396 +0.335 22
6
#7 Nico Rosberg
Williams 1:36.427 +0.366 20
7
#14 Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso 1:36.642 +0.581 20
8
#9 David Coulthard
Red Bull 1:36.712 +0.651 18
9
#8 Kazuki Nakajima
Williams 1:36.713 +0.652 20
10
#6 Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault 1:36.789 +0.728 20
11
#17 Rubens Barrichello
Honda 1:36.839 +0.778 19
12
#2 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:36.842 +0.781 16
13
#1 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari 1:36.901 +0.840 15
14
#15 Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso 1:36.902 +0.841 18
15
#16 Jenson Button
Honda 1:36.958 +0.897 18
16
#5 Fernando Alonso
Renault 1:36.996 +0.935 18
17
#12 Timo Glock
Toyota 1:37.053 +0.992 22
18
#10 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:37.566 +1.505 12
19
#20 Adrian Sutil
Force India 1:37.648 +1.587 19
20
#21 Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India 1:37.964 +1.903 18
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#22 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:35.750 33
2
#5 Fernando Alonso
Renault 1:36.024 +0.274 36
3
#6 Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault 1:36.094 +0.344 38
4
#11 Jarno Trulli
Toyota 1:36.159 +0.409 32
5
#10 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:36.375 +0.625 38
6
#2 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:36.480 +0.730 31
7
#14 Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso 1:36.529 +0.779 32
8
#1 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari 1:36.542 +0.792 34
9
#3 Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber 1:36.553 +0.803 38
10
#7 Nico Rosberg
Williams 1:36.556 +0.806 33
11
#12 Timo Glock
Toyota 1:36.615 +0.865 33
12
#4 Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber 1:36.775 +1.025 37
13
#23 Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren 1:36.797 +1.047 33
14
#9 David Coulthard
Red Bull 1:36.808 +1.058 36
15
#15 Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso 1:36.925 +1.175 38
16
#8 Kazuki Nakajima
Williams 1:36.975 +1.225 31
17
#21 Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India 1:37.473 +1.723 38
18
#20 Adrian Sutil
Force India 1:37.617 +1.867 33
19
#16 Jenson Button
Honda 1:37.800 +2.050 37
20
#17 Rubens Barrichello
Honda 1:37.904 +2.154 36
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#22 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:35.630 23
2
#2 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:36.020 +0.390 24
3
#1 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari 1:36.052 +0.422 23
4
#23 Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren 1:36.103 +0.473 21
5
#4 Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber 1:36.507 +0.877 25
6
#5 Fernando Alonso
Renault 1:36.661 +1.031 25
7
#3 Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber 1:37.040 +1.410 23
8
#14 Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso 1:37.070 +1.440 32
9
#6 Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault 1:37.180 +1.550 30
10
#15 Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso 1:37.278 +1.648 25
11
#10 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:37.491 +1.861 26
12
#16 Jenson Button
Honda 1:37.619 +1.989 25
13
#8 Kazuki Nakajima
Williams 1:37.630 +2.000 23
14
#9 David Coulthard
Red Bull 1:37.638 +2.008 22
15
#7 Nico Rosberg
Williams 1:37.638 +2.008 26
16
#12 Timo Glock
Toyota 1:37.664 +2.034 29
17
#17 Rubens Barrichello
Honda 1:37.827 +2.197 28
18
#11 Jarno Trulli
Toyota 1:38.219 +2.589 24
19
#20 Adrian Sutil
Force India 1:38.285 +2.655 25
20
#21 Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India 1:38.479 +2.849 26

Standings after race

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 5 10 94
2
Felipe Massa
Ferrari 5 9 87 -7
3
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber 1 7 75 -19
4
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari 2 8 69 -25
5
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber 4 60 -34
6
Fernando Alonso
Renault 2 2 53 -41
7
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren 1 3 51 -43
8
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso 1 1 30 -64
9
Jarno Trulli
Toyota 1 30 -64
10
Timo Glock
Toyota 1 22 -72
11
Mark Webber
Red Bull 21 -73
12
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault 1 19 -75
13
Nico Rosberg
Williams 2 17 -77
14
Rubens Barrichello
Honda 1 11 -83
15
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams 9 -85
16
David Coulthard
Red Bull 1 8 -86
17
Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso 4 -90
18
Jenson Button
Honda 3 -91
19
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India 0 -94
20
Adrian Sutil
Force India 0 -94
21
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri 0 -94
22
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri 0 -94
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Ferrari 7 17 156
2 McLaren 6 13 145 -11
3 BMW Sauber 1 11 135 -21
4 Renault 2 3 72 -84
5 Toyota 2 52 -104
6 Toro Rosso 1 1 34 -122
7 Red Bull 1 29 -127
8 Williams 2 26 -130
9 Honda 1 14 -142
10 Force India 0 -156
11 Super Aguri 0 -156

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2019
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1:34.742 -
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2018
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Valtteri Bottas
Kimi Räikkönen
1:35.785 -
Daniel Ricciardo
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2017
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Sebastian Vettel
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1:35.378 -
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2016
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Sebastian Vettel
Daniil Kvyat
1:39.824 -
Nico Hülkenberg
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2015
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel
1:42.208 -
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
2014
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
Fernando Alonso
1:40.402 -
Nico Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton
2013
#3 Fernando Alonso
Kimi Räikkönen
Lewis Hamilton
1:36.808 -
Sebastian Vettel
Lewis Hamilton
2012
#8 Nico Rosberg
Jenson Button
Lewis Hamilton
1:39.960 -
Kamui Kobayashi
Nico Rosberg
2011
#3 Lewis Hamilton
Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
1:38.993 -
Mark Webber
Sebastian Vettel
2010
#1 Jenson Button
Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
1:42.061 -
Lewis Hamilton
Sebastian Vettel
2009
#15 Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Jenson Button
1:52.592 -
Rubens Barrichello
Sebastian Vettel
2007
#6 Kimi Räikkönen
Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
1:37.454 -
Felipe Massa
Lewis Hamilton
2006
#5 Michael Schumacher
Fernando Alonso
Giancarlo Fisichella
1:37.586 -
Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso
2005
#5 Fernando Alonso
Kimi Räikkönen
Ralf Schumacher
1:33.242 -
Kimi Räikkönen
Fernando Alonso
2004
#2 Rubens Barrichello
Jenson Button
Kimi Räikkönen
1:32.238 -
Michael Schumacher
Rubens Barrichello