The 2008 French Grand Prix started June 22nd, 2008 at 14:00 on Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny Cours, France. Kimi Räikkönen started from pole position with Felipe Massa next to him. Fernando Alonso started from third place.
After 1 hour, 31 minutes and 50 seconds Felipe Massa finished the race first. The podium was completed with Kimi Räikkönen in second and Jarno Trulli in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Kimi Räikkönen in a time of 1:16.630.
After the 2008 French Grand Prix, Felipe Massa is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 48 points. Massa is 2 points ahead of Robert Kubica.
After 1 hour, 31 minutes and 50 seconds Felipe Massa finished the race first. The podium was completed with Kimi Räikkönen in second and Jarno Trulli in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Kimi Räikkönen in a time of 1:16.630.
After the 2008 French Grand Prix, Felipe Massa is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 48 points. Massa is 2 points ahead of Robert Kubica.
Circuit
Location
Magny Cours, France
Date
June 22nd, 2008 at 14:00
Round
8/18
Winner
Felipe Massa
Winning time
1:31:50.245
Pole position
Kimi Räikkönen
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen 1:16.630
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31:50.245 | 2 | 70 | 10 |
| 2 1 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +17.984 | 1 | 70 | 8 |
| 3 1 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | +28.250 | 4 | 70 | 6 |
| 4 6 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | +28.929 | 10 | 70 | 5 |
| 5 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | +30.512 | 5 | 70 | 4 |
| 6 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | +40.304 | 6 | 70 | 3 |
| 7 2 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | +41.033 | 9 | 70 | 2 |
| 8 5 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | +43.372 | 3 | 70 | 1 |
| 9 2 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | +51.021 | 7 | 70 | 0 |
| 10 3 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +54.538 | 13 | 70 | 0 |
| 11 3 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | +57.700 | 8 | 70 | 0 |
| 12 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | +58.065 | 12 | 70 | 0 |
| 13 2 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | +1:02.079 | 11 | 70 | 0 |
| 14 6 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | +1 Lap | 20 | 69 | 0 |
| 15 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | +1 Lap | 15 | 69 | 0 |
| 16 3 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | +1 Lap | 19 | 69 | 0 |
| 17 3 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 14 | 69 | 0 |
| 18 1 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | +1 Lap | 17 | 69 | 0 |
| 19 1 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | +1 Lap | 18 | 69 | 0 |
| - | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | DNF (Collision) | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:15.133 | 1:15.161 | 1:16.449 | |
| 2 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.024 | 1:15.041 | 1:16.490 | +0.041 |
| 3 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:15.634 | 1:15.293 | 1:16.693 | +0.244 |
| 4 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:15.754 | 1:15.483 | 1:16.840 | +0.391 |
| 5 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:15.521 | 1:15.362 | 1:16.920 | +0.471 |
| 6 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:15.965 | 1:15.639 | 1:16.944 | +0.495 |
| 7 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:15.687 | 1:15.723 | 1:17.037 | +0.588 |
| 8 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:16.020 | 1:15.488 | 1:17.233 | +0.784 |
| 9 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:15.802 | 1:15.654 | 1:17.426 | +0.977 |
| 10 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:15.727 | 1:15.558 | 1:17.596 | +1.147 |
| 11 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:15.848 | 1:15.770 | ||
| 12 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.006 | 1:15.786 | ||
| 13 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:15.918 | 1:15.816 | ||
| 14 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:16.072 | 1:16.045 | ||
| 15 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:16.085 | 1:16.235 | ||
| 16 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:16.243 | |||
| 17 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:16.306 | |||
| 18 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:16.330 | |||
| 19 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:16.971 | |||
| 20 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:17.053 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:15.750 | 19 | |
| 2 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:15.759 | +0.009 | 14 |
| 3 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:15.827 | +0.077 | 21 |
| 4 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:15.974 | +0.224 | 17 |
| 5 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:16.003 | +0.253 | 18 |
| 6 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:16.147 | +0.397 | 20 |
| 7 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:16.182 | +0.432 | 16 |
| 8 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:16.235 | +0.485 | 18 |
| 9 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.256 | +0.506 | 17 |
| 10 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:16.282 | +0.532 | 18 |
| 11 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:16.344 | +0.594 | 20 |
| 12 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:16.437 | +0.687 | 20 |
| 13 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:16.545 | +0.795 | 16 |
| 14 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:16.617 | +0.867 | 20 |
| 15 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:16.644 | +0.894 | 16 |
| 16 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:16.651 | +0.901 | 20 |
| 17 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:16.658 | +0.908 | 17 |
| 18 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.687 | +0.937 | 19 |
| 19 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:17.365 | +1.615 | 23 |
| 20 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:17.612 | +1.862 | 21 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:15.778 | 37 | |
| 2 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.854 | +0.076 | 24 |
| 3 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:15.999 | +0.221 | 42 |
| 4 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:16.232 | +0.454 | 29 |
| 5 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:16.298 | +0.520 | 42 |
| 6 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:16.317 | +0.539 | 35 |
| 7 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:16.340 | +0.562 | 36 |
| 8 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.458 | +0.680 | 43 |
| 9 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:16.543 | +0.765 | 39 |
| 10 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:16.572 | +0.794 | 36 |
| 11 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:16.682 | +0.904 | 42 |
| 12 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:16.743 | +0.965 | 43 |
| 13 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:16.758 | +0.980 | 42 |
| 14 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:17.002 | +1.224 | 32 |
| 15 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:17.092 | +1.314 | 39 |
| 16 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:17.106 | +1.328 | 38 |
| 17 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:17.244 | +1.466 | 37 |
| 18 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:17.394 | +1.616 | 42 |
| 19 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:17.591 | +1.813 | 27 |
| 20 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:17.868 | +2.090 | 33 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.306 | 22 | |
| 2 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:16.002 | +0.696 | 22 |
| 3 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:16.055 | +0.749 | 20 |
| 4 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:16.073 | +0.767 | 21 |
| 5 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:16.377 | +1.071 | 19 |
| 6 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:16.400 | +1.094 | 23 |
| 7 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:16.758 | +1.452 | 32 |
| 8 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:16.838 | +1.532 | 27 |
| 9 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.870 | +1.564 | 21 |
| 10 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:16.886 | +1.580 | 31 |
| 11 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:17.063 | +1.757 | 31 |
| 12 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:17.234 | +1.928 | 21 |
| 13 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:17.269 | +1.963 | 22 |
| 14 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:17.394 | +2.088 | 30 |
| 15 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:17.491 | +2.185 | 25 |
| 16 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:17.683 | +2.377 | 27 |
| 17 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:17.696 | +2.390 | 25 |
| 18 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:17.928 | +2.622 | 21 |
| 19 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:18.072 | +2.766 | 27 |
| 20 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:18.673 | +3.367 | 13 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | 48 | |
| 2 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1 | 4 | 46 | -2 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 5 | 43 | -5 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 4 | 38 | -10 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 2 | 28 | -20 | |
| 6 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1 | 20 | -28 | |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1 | 18 | -30 | |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 18 | -30 | ||
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 10 | -38 | ||
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 8 | -40 | |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 7 | -41 | ||
| 12 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1 | 6 | -42 | |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 5 | -43 | ||
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 5 | -43 | ||
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 5 | -43 | ||
| 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 3 | -45 | ||
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 2 | -46 | ||
| 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 2 | -46 | ||
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 0 | -48 | ||
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 0 | -48 | ||
| 21 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 0 | -48 | ||
| 22 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 0 | -48 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 5 | 10 | 91 | |
| 2 | BMW Sauber | 1 | 6 | 74 | -17 |
| 3 | McLaren | 2 | 5 | 58 | -33 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 1 | 24 | -67 | |
| 5 | Toyota | 1 | 23 | -68 | |
| 6 | Williams | 1 | 15 | -76 | |
| 7 | Renault | 12 | -79 | ||
| 8 | Honda | 8 | -83 | ||
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 7 | -84 | ||
| 10 | Force India | 0 | -91 | ||
| 11 | Super Aguri | 0 | -91 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell | 1:35.781 - Carlos Sainz | Charles Leclerc |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Sergio Pérez | 1:36.404 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:32.740 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:34.225 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | 1:16.099 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:17.111 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | 1:16.423 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Rubens Barrichello | 1:15.377 - Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso |
| 2003 | #4 Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | David Coulthard | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Gerhard Berger | Damon Hill | |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Ivan Capelli | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Alain Prost | |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1985 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Patrick Tambay | Nigel Mansell | Patrick Tambay | |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Eddie Cheever | Alain Prost | |
| 1982 | #16 René Arnoux | Alain Prost | Didier Pironi | René Arnoux | |
| 1981 | #15 Alain Prost | John Watson | Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Didier Pironi | Jacques Laffite | Jacques Laffite | |
| 1979 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | John Watson | |
| 1977 | #5 Mario Andretti | John Watson | James Hunt | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Patrick Depailler | John Watson | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #1 Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | François Cevert | Carlos Reutemann | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1972 | #4 Jackie Stewart | Emerson Fittipaldi | Chris Amon | Chris Amon | |
| 1971 | #11 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1970 | #6 Jochen Rindt | Chris Amon | Jack Brabham | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1969 | #2 Jackie Stewart | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1968 | #26 Jacky Ickx | John Surtees | Jackie Stewart | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1967 | #3 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | |
| 1966 | #12 Jack Brabham | Mike Parkes | Denny Hulme | Lorenzo Bandini | |
| 1965 | #6 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | John Surtees | Jim Clark | |
| 1964 | #22 Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | Jack Brabham | Jim Clark | |
| 1963 | #18 Jim Clark | Tony Maggs | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | |
| 1962 | #30 Dan Gurney | Tony Maggs | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | |
| 1961 | #50 Giancarlo Baghetti | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | Phil Hill | |
| 1960 | #16 Jack Brabham | Olivier Gendebien | Bruce McLaren | Jack Brabham | |
| 1959 | #24 Tony Brooks | Phil Hill | Jack Brabham | Tony Brooks | |
| 1958 | #4 Mike Hawthorn | Stirling Moss | Wolfgang von Trips | Mike Hawthorn | |
| 1957 | #2 Juan Fangio | Luigi Musso | Peter Collins | Juan Fangio | |
| 1956 | #14 Peter Collins | Eugenio Castellotti | Jean Behra | Juan Fangio | |
| 1954 | #18 Juan Fangio | Karl Kling | Robert Manzon | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #16 Mike Hawthorn | Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1952 | #8 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Piero Taruffi | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1951 | #8 Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Luigi Villoresi | Juan Fangio | |
| 1950 | #6 Juan Fangio | Luigi Fagioli | Peter Whitehead | Juan Fangio |