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2008 Japanese Grand Prix
Round
16/18
Date
Oct 12, 2008 at 00:00 CEST
Location
Oyama, Japan
Circuit
Circuit length
4.563 m
Race distance
305.721 km (67 laps)
Alonso
Winner
1:30:21.892
Winning time
Hamilton
Pole position
Massa
Fastest lap
1:18.426
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:30:21.892 | 4th | 67 | 10 |
| 2 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | +5.283 | 6th | 67 | 8 |
| 3 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +6.400 | 2nd | 67 | 6 |
| 4 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | +20.570 | 12th | 67 | 5 |
| 5 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | +23.767 | 7th | 67 | 4 |
| 6 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | +39.207 | 9th | 67 | 3 |
| 7 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +46.158 | 5th | 67 | 2 |
| 8 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | +50.811 | 13th | 67 | 1 |
| 9 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | +54.120 | 16th | 67 | |
| 10 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | +59.085 | 10th | 67 | |
| 11 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | +1:02.096 | 15th | 67 | |
| 12 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +1:18.900 | 1st | 67 | |
| 13 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | +1 lap | 17th | 66 | |
| 14 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | +1 lap | 18th | 66 | |
| 15 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | +1 lap | 14th | 66 | |
| DNF | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Gearbox | 20th | 21 | |
| DNF | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Engine | 3rd | 16 | |
| DNF | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | Puncture | 19th | 8 | |
| DNF | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | Collision damage | 8th | 6 | |
| DNF | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | Accident | 11th | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:18.071 | 1:17.462 | 1:18.404 | 15 | |
| 2 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:18.160 | 1:17.733 | 1:18.644 | +0.240 | 20 |
| 3 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:18.220 | 1:17.360 | 1:18.821 | +0.417 | 22 |
| 4 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:18.290 | 1:17.871 | 1:18.852 | +0.448 | 19 |
| 5 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:18.110 | 1:17.287 | 1:18.874 | +0.470 | 18 |
| 6 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:18.684 | 1:17.931 | 1:18.979 | +0.575 | 20 |
| 7 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:18.501 | 1:17.541 | 1:19.026 | +0.622 | 23 |
| 8 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:17.945 | 1:17.670 | 1:19.118 | +0.714 | 24 |
| 9 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:18.559 | 1:17.714 | 1:19.638 | +1.234 | 21 |
| 10 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:18.593 | 1:18.102 | 1:20.167 | +1.763 | 20 |
| 11 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:18.303 | 1:18.187 | 16 | ||
| 12 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:18.300 | 1:18.274 | 11 | ||
| 13 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:18.372 | 1:18.354 | 13 | ||
| 14 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:18.640 | 1:18.594 | 16 | ||
| 15 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:18.740 | 1:18.672 | 16 | ||
| 16 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:18.835 | 9 | |||
| 17 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:18.882 | 9 | |||
| 18 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:19.100 | 11 | |||
| 19 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:19.163 | 10 | |||
| 20 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:19.910 | 10 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:25.087 | 19 | |
| 2 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:25.171 | +0.084 | 25 |
| 3 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:25.415 | +0.328 | 19 |
| 4 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:25.474 | +0.387 | 24 |
| 5 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:25.563 | +0.476 | 23 |
| 6 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:25.614 | +0.527 | 20 |
| 7 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.709 | +0.622 | 15 |
| 8 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:25.785 | +0.698 | 20 |
| 9 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:25.799 | +0.712 | 19 |
| 10 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:25.880 | +0.793 | 24 |
| 11 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:25.901 | +0.814 | 8 |
| 12 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:25.984 | +0.897 | 22 |
| 13 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:26.013 | +0.926 | 21 |
| 14 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:26.213 | +1.126 | 19 |
| 15 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:26.239 | +1.152 | 10 |
| 16 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.277 | +1.190 | 18 |
| 17 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:26.662 | +1.575 | 22 |
| 18 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:26.922 | +1.835 | 26 |
| 19 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:27.357 | +2.270 | 12 |
| 20 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:27.918 | +2.831 | 17 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:18.383 | 44 | |
| 2 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:18.426 | +0.043 | 41 |
| 3 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:18.463 | +0.080 | 40 |
| 4 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:18.491 | +0.108 | 40 |
| 5 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:18.725 | +0.342 | 39 |
| 6 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:18.734 | +0.351 | 39 |
| 7 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:18.734 | +0.351 | 36 |
| 8 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:18.761 | +0.378 | 23 |
| 9 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:18.803 | +0.420 | 32 |
| 10 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:18.863 | +0.480 | 45 |
| 11 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:18.865 | +0.482 | 39 |
| 12 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:18.888 | +0.505 | 43 |
| 13 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:18.981 | +0.598 | 41 |
| 14 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:19.040 | +0.657 | 41 |
| 15 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:19.258 | +0.875 | 42 |
| 16 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:19.287 | +0.904 | 41 |
| 17 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:19.327 | +0.944 | 36 |
| 18 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:19.482 | +1.099 | 44 |
| 19 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:19.894 | +1.511 | 41 |
| 20 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:19.999 | +1.616 | 42 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:18.910 | 23 | |
| 2 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:19.063 | +0.153 | 24 |
| 3 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:19.279 | +0.369 | 20 |
| 4 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:19.399 | +0.489 | 31 |
| 5 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:19.473 | +0.563 | 30 |
| 6 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:19.743 | +0.833 | 35 |
| 7 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:20.121 | +1.211 | 30 |
| 8 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:20.160 | +1.250 | 26 |
| 9 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:20.182 | +1.272 | 34 |
| 10 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:20.217 | +1.307 | 25 |
| 11 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:20.288 | +1.378 | 26 |
| 12 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:20.350 | +1.440 | 28 |
| 13 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:20.620 | +1.710 | 24 |
| 14 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:20.628 | +1.718 | 23 |
| 15 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:20.657 | +1.747 | 33 |
| 16 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:20.753 | +1.843 | 32 |
| 17 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:20.769 | +1.859 | 27 |
| 18 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:20.823 | +1.913 | 37 |
| 19 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:20.905 | +1.995 | 24 |
| 20 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:21.014 | +2.104 | 28 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:18.426 | 55 | |
| 2 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:18.995 | +0.569 | 66 |
| 3 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:19.101 | +0.675 | 41 |
| 4 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:19.199 | +0.773 | 54 |
| 5 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:19.258 | +0.832 | 12 |
| 6 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:19.262 | +0.836 | 49 |
| 7 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:19.292 | +0.866 | 16 |
| 8 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:19.461 | +1.035 | 67 |
| 9 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:19.524 | +1.098 | 18 |
| 10 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:19.531 | +1.105 | 66 |
| 11 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:19.560 | +1.134 | 65 |
| 12 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:19.617 | +1.191 | 21 |
| 13 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:19.820 | +1.394 | 30 |
| 14 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:20.254 | +1.828 | 4 |
| 15 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:20.364 | +1.938 | 32 |
| 16 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:20.575 | +2.149 | 66 |
| 17 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:20.849 | +2.423 | 66 |
| 18 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:21.189 | +2.763 | 6 |
| 19 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:21.577 | +3.151 | 20 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 9 | 84 | |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | 8 | 79 | -5 |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1 | 7 | 72 | -12 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 7 | 63 | -21 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 0 | 4 | 56 | -28 |
| 6 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1 | 3 | 51 | -33 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 2 | 2 | 48 | -36 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1 | 1 | 30 | -54 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 1 | 30 | -54 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 0 | 21 | -63 |
| 11 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 0 | 1 | 20 | -64 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 0 | 1 | 18 | -66 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 0 | 2 | 17 | -67 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 0 | 1 | 11 | -73 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 0 | 0 | 9 | -75 |
| 16 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 0 | 1 | 8 | -76 |
| 17 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 0 | 0 | 4 | -80 |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda | 0 | 0 | 3 | -81 |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 0 | 0 | 0 | -84 |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 0 | 0 | 0 | -84 |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 0 | 0 | 0 | -84 |
| 22 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 0 | 0 | 0 | -84 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 7 | 15 | 142 | |
| 2 | McLaren | Mercedes | 5 | 12 | 135 | -7 |
| 3 | BMW Sauber | BMW | 1 | 11 | 128 | -14 |
| 4 | Renault | Renault | 2 | 3 | 66 | -76 |
| 5 | Toyota | Toyota | 0 | 2 | 50 | -92 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 34 | -108 |
| 7 | Red Bull | Renault | 0 | 1 | 29 | -113 |
| 8 | Williams | Toyota | 0 | 2 | 26 | -116 |
| 9 | Honda | Honda | 0 | 1 | 14 | -128 |
| 10 | Force India | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 0 | -142 |
| 11 | Super Aguri | Honda | 0 | 0 | 0 | -142 |
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| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.474 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | Lewis Hamilton | 1:32.569 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Heikki Kovalainen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.193 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:32.676 - Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Fernando Alonso | 1:31.540 - Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Jenson Button | 1:32.730 - Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | 1:33.408 - Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:36.125 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | 1:36.944 - Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | 1:39.189 - Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | 1:41.319 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | 1:40.190 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | 1:38.942 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | 1:44.043 - Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | 1:42.976 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | 1:56.597 - Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Mika Häkkinen | 1:41.176 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1992 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | 1:40.646 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1991 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | 1:41.532 - Ayrton Senna | Gerhard Berger |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Roberto Moreno | Aguri Suzuki | 1:44.233 - Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna |
| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | 1:43.506 - Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | 1:46.326 - Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | 1:43.844 - Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | 1:14.300 - Jody Scheckter | Mario Andretti |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | 1:19.970 - Jacques Laffite | Mario Andretti |
The 2008 Japanese Grand Prix started Oct 12, 2008 on Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Japan. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Kimi Räikkönen next to him. Heikki Kovalainen started from third place.
In 1 hour, 30 minutes and 21 seconds Fernando Alonso finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Robert Kubica in second and Kimi Räikkönen in third place.
After the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 84 points. Hamilton is 5 points ahead of Felipe Massa.