The 2008 Turkish Grand Prix started May 11th, 2008 at 14:00 on Istanbul Park in Istanbul, Turkey. Felipe Massa started from pole position with Heikki Kovalainen next to him. Lewis Hamilton started from third place.
After 1 hour, 26 minutes and 49 seconds Felipe Massa finished the race first. The podium was completed with Lewis Hamilton in second and Kimi Räikkönen in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Kimi Räikkönen in a time of 1:26.506.
After the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix, Kimi Räikkönen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 35 points. Räikkönen is 7 points ahead of Felipe Massa.
After 1 hour, 26 minutes and 49 seconds Felipe Massa finished the race first. The podium was completed with Lewis Hamilton in second and Kimi Räikkönen in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Kimi Räikkönen in a time of 1:26.506.
After the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix, Kimi Räikkönen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 35 points. Räikkönen is 7 points ahead of Felipe Massa.
Circuit
Location
Istanbul, Turkey
Date
May 11th, 2008 at 14:00
Round
5/18
Winner
Felipe Massa
Winning time
1:26:49.451
Pole position
Felipe Massa
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen 1:26.506
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:26:49.451 | 1 | 58 | 10 |
| 2 1 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +3.779 | 3 | 58 | 8 |
| 3 1 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +4.271 | 4 | 58 | 6 |
| 4 1 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | +21.945 | 5 | 58 | 5 |
| 5 4 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | +38.741 | 9 | 58 | 4 |
| 6 1 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | +53.724 | 7 | 58 | 3 |
| 7 1 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | +1:04.229 | 6 | 58 | 2 |
| 8 3 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | +1:11.406 | 11 | 58 | 1 |
| 9 1 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | +1:15.270 | 10 | 58 | 0 |
| 10 2 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | +1:16.344 | 8 | 58 | 0 |
| 11 2 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | +1 Lap | 13 | 57 | 0 |
| 12 10 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | +1 Lap | 2 | 57 | 0 |
| 13 2 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | +1 Lap | 15 | 57 | 0 |
| 14 2 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | +1 Lap | 12 | 57 | 0 |
| 15 2 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | +1 Lap | 17 | 57 | 0 |
| 16 3 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | +1 Lap | 19 | 57 | 0 |
| 17 3 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 14 | 57 | 0 |
| - | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | DNF (Suspension) | 18 | 24 | 0 |
| - | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | DNF (Collision) | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | DNF (Collision) | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.994 | 1:26.192 | 1:27.617 | |
| 2 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:26.736 | 1:26.290 | 1:27.808 | +0.191 |
| 3 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.192 | 1:26.477 | 1:27.923 | +0.306 |
| 4 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.457 | 1:26.050 | 1:27.936 | +0.319 |
| 5 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:26.761 | 1:26.129 | 1:28.390 | +0.773 |
| 6 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.773 | 1:26.466 | 1:28.417 | +0.800 |
| 7 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:26.836 | 1:26.522 | 1:28.422 | +0.805 |
| 8 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:26.695 | 1:26.822 | 1:28.836 | +1.219 |
| 9 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:27.107 | 1:27.607 | 1:28.882 | +1.265 |
| 10 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:26.939 | 1:26.520 | 1:29.959 | +2.342 |
| 11 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:27.367 | 1:27.012 | ||
| 12 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:27.355 | 1:27.219 | ||
| 13 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:27.428 | 1:27.298 | ||
| 14 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:27.442 | 1:27.412 | ||
| 15 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:26.614 | 1:27.806 | ||
| 16 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:27.547 | |||
| 17 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:27.568 | |||
| 18 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:27.621 | |||
| 19 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:27.807 | |||
| 20 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:28.325 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:27.030 | 16 | |
| 2 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:27.172 | +0.142 | 13 |
| 3 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:27.193 | +0.163 | 15 |
| 4 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:27.365 | +0.335 | 16 |
| 5 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.530 | +0.500 | 13 |
| 6 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:27.614 | +0.584 | 15 |
| 7 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:27.658 | +0.628 | 18 |
| 8 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:27.733 | +0.703 | 22 |
| 9 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:27.766 | +0.736 | 16 |
| 10 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:27.781 | +0.751 | 14 |
| 11 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:27.837 | +0.807 | 14 |
| 12 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:27.849 | +0.819 | 13 |
| 13 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:27.899 | +0.869 | 18 |
| 14 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:27.946 | +0.916 | 14 |
| 15 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:27.948 | +0.918 | 17 |
| 16 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:27.971 | +0.941 | 16 |
| 17 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:28.301 | +1.271 | 14 |
| 18 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:28.573 | +1.543 | 18 |
| 19 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:28.655 | +1.625 | 19 |
| 20 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:29.131 | +2.101 | 19 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:27.543 | 30 | |
| 2 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:27.579 | +0.036 | 31 |
| 3 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.682 | +0.139 | 29 |
| 4 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:27.763 | +0.220 | 24 |
| 5 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:27.954 | +0.411 | 27 |
| 6 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:28.431 | +0.888 | 29 |
| 7 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:28.619 | +1.076 | 29 |
| 8 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:28.664 | +1.121 | 27 |
| 9 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:28.681 | +1.138 | 26 |
| 10 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:28.817 | +1.274 | 31 |
| 11 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:28.826 | +1.283 | 28 |
| 12 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:28.849 | +1.306 | 26 |
| 13 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:28.907 | +1.364 | 29 |
| 14 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:29.008 | +1.465 | 35 |
| 15 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:29.024 | +1.481 | 22 |
| 16 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:29.212 | +1.669 | 26 |
| 17 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:29.462 | +1.919 | 30 |
| 18 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:29.630 | +2.087 | 32 |
| 19 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:29.633 | +2.090 | 4 |
| 20 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:30.832 | +3.289 | 9 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.323 | 16 | |
| 2 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:27.456 | +0.133 | 17 |
| 3 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:27.752 | +0.429 | 15 |
| 4 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:28.284 | +0.961 | 16 |
| 5 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:28.919 | +1.596 | 12 |
| 6 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:29.002 | +1.679 | 19 |
| 7 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:29.024 | +1.701 | 21 |
| 8 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:29.068 | +1.745 | 11 |
| 9 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:29.082 | +1.759 | 23 |
| 10 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:29.103 | +1.780 | 19 |
| 11 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:29.329 | +2.006 | 24 |
| 12 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:29.330 | +2.007 | 7 |
| 13 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:29.367 | +2.044 | 20 |
| 14 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:29.756 | +2.433 | 23 |
| 15 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:29.811 | +2.488 | 23 |
| 16 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:30.088 | +2.765 | 21 |
| 17 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:30.340 | +3.017 | 13 |
| 18 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:30.388 | +3.065 | 19 |
| 19 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:30.426 | +3.103 | 21 |
| 20 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:30.732 | +3.409 | 3 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | 35 | |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | 28 | -7 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 3 | 28 | -7 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 2 | 24 | -11 | |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1 | 20 | -15 | |
| 6 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1 | 14 | -21 | |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 10 | -25 | ||
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 9 | -26 | ||
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 9 | -26 | ||
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 8 | -27 | |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 5 | -30 | ||
| 12 | Jenson Button | Honda | 3 | -32 | ||
| 13 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 2 | -33 | ||
| 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 0 | -35 | ||
| 15 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 0 | -35 | ||
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 0 | -35 | ||
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 0 | -35 | ||
| 18 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 0 | -35 | ||
| 19 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 0 | -35 | ||
| 20 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 0 | -35 | ||
| 21 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 0 | -35 | ||
| 22 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 0 | -35 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 7 | 63 | |
| 2 | BMW Sauber | 3 | 44 | -19 | |
| 3 | McLaren | 1 | 4 | 42 | -21 |
| 4 | Williams | 1 | 13 | -50 | |
| 5 | Red Bull | 10 | -53 | ||
| 6 | Toyota | 9 | -54 | ||
| 7 | Renault | 9 | -54 | ||
| 8 | Honda | 3 | -60 | ||
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 2 | -61 | ||
| 10 | Force India | 0 | -63 | ||
| 11 | Super Aguri | 0 | -63 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | 1:30.432 - Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2020 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sergio Pérez | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.806 - Lando Norris | Lance Stroll |
| 2011 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:29.703 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Jenson Button | Mark Webber | 1:29.165 - Vitaly Petrov | Mark Webber |
| 2009 | #22 Jenson Button | Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel | 1:27.579 - Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2007 | #5 Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | 1:27.295 - Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa |
| 2006 | #6 Felipe Massa | Fernando Alonso | Michael Schumacher | 1:28.005 - Michael Schumacher | Felipe Massa |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:24.770 - Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen |