2008 Chinese Grand Prix
- Date
- 19 Oct 2008
- Circuit
- Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China
- Round
- 17 of 18
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:36.303)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 56 | 1:31:57.403 | 1:36.325 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 3 | 56 | +14.925 | 8 | |
| 3 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 56 | +16.445 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 4 | 56 | +18.370 | 5 | |
| 5 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 9 | 56 | +28.923 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 11 | 56 | +33.219 | 3 | |
| 7 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 12 | 56 | +41.722 | 2 | |
| 8 | 6 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 10 | 56 | +56.645 | 1 | |
| 9 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 6 | 56 | +64.339 | 0 | |
| 10 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 15 | 56 | +74.842 | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 13 | 56 | +85.061 | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 17 | 56 | +90.847 | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 8 | 56 | +91.457 | 0 | |
| 14 | 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 16 | 56 | +92.422 | 0 | |
| 15 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 14 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 18 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 5 | 49 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 19 | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 7 | 2 | Collision | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.566 | 1:34.947 | 1:36.303 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35.983 | 1:35.355 | 1:36.645 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.971 | 1:35.135 | 1:36.889 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:35.769 | 1:35.461 | 1:36.927 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:35.623 | 1:35.216 | 1:36.930 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.238 | 1:35.686 | 1:37.083 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:36.224 | 1:35.403 | 1:37.201 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:35.752 | 1:35.386 | 1:37.685 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.104 | 1:35.715 | 1:37.934 |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:36.239 | 1:35.478 | 1:38.885 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:36.029 | 1:35.722 | |
| 12 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36.503 | 1:35.814 | |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:36.210 | 1:35.937 | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:36.640 | 1:36.079 | |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:36.434 | 1:36.210 | |
| 16 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:36.731 | ||
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:36.863 | ||
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:37.053 | ||
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37.730 | ||
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:37.739 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 5 | 94 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | 87 |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1 | 75 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 69 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 0 | 60 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 2 | 53 |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1 | 51 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 0 | 22 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 7 | 156 |
| 2 | McLaren | 6 | 145 |
| 3 | BMW Sauber | 1 | 135 |
| 4 | Renault | 2 | 72 |
| 5 | Toyota | 0 | 52 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Red Bull | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Williams | 0 | 26 |
| 9 | Honda | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Force India | 0 | 0 |