2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
Racing data | ||
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18th of 18 races in the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship | ||
Surname: | XXXVII Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil | |
Date: | November 2, 2008 | |
Place: | São Paulo | |
Course: | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | |
Length: | 305.909 km in 71 laps of 4.309 km
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Weather: | rain | |
Pole position | ||
Driver: | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
Time: | 1: 12.368 min | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver: | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
Time: | 1: 13.736 min (lap 36) | |
Podium | ||
First: | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
Second: | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
Third: | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari |
The 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix took place on November 2nd at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo and was the 18th race of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship .
Reports
background
With David Coulthard , Giancarlo Fisichella , Felipe Massa and Kimi Räikkönen (once each) four former winners competed for this Grand Prix.
The situation in the drivers' world championship was similar to that of the previous year . Again came McLaren -Werkspilot Lewis Hamilton as the World Cup leading to São Paulo. In 2007, the Briton lost the title in the last race to Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen , who won the race, while Hamilton was only seventh. In 2008 Hamilton (94 points) came to Brazil with a lead of seven points over Felipe Massa (87 points). If the Ferrari driver won, Hamilton had to finish at least fifth to win the title.
The Grand Prix was the last Formula 1 race for David Coulthard , who had competed in Formula 1 since 1994 .
Qualifying
Felipe Massa secured the sixth pole position of the season in qualifying with a time of 1: 12.368 minutes . It was his third straight pole in Brazil. The second fastest time in qualifying was Jarno Trulli , which for him was the best starting position of the season. Kimi Raikkonen was third fastest. World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton secured starting position four.
The race
The race was won by Felipe Massa, who believed himself to be the new world champion for 30 seconds. A few laps before the end, heavy rain set in, forcing almost all drivers into the pits. Lewis Hamilton, who had to finish fifth to become world champion, was overtaken by Sebastian Vettel on the penultimate lap and pushed to sixth place. With two corners to go - Massa had already crossed the finish line and the Ferrari mechanics celebrated the supposed world title - Hamilton overtook Toyota driver Timo Glock , who was driving in the rain with dry tires, and secured fifth place. Massa finished second in the drivers 'championship and Scuderia won the constructors' cup. For Massa it was the last victory in his Formula 1 career.
Registration list
Classifications
Qualifying
Item | driver | constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | begin |
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1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1: 11.830 | 1: 11.909 | 1: 12.368 | 1 |
2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1: 12.226 | 1: 12.107 | 1: 12.737 | 2 |
3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1: 12.083 | 1: 11.950 | 1: 12.825 | 3 |
4th | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1: 12.213 | 1: 11.856 | 1: 12.830 | 4th |
5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1: 12.366 | 1: 11.768 | 1: 12.917 | 5 |
6th | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1: 12.214 | 1: 12.090 | 1: 12.967 | 6th |
7th | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1: 12.390 | 1: 11.845 | 1: 13.082 | 7th |
8th | Nick Heidfeld | BMW clean | 1: 12.371 | 1: 12.026 | 1: 13.297 | 8th |
9 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1: 12.498 | 1: 12.075 | 1: 14.105 | 9 |
10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1: 12.223 | 1: 11.909 | 1: 14.230 | 10 |
11 | Nelson Piquet junior | Renault | 1: 12.348 | 1: 12.137 | - | 11 |
12 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1: 12.409 | 1: 12.289 | - | 12 |
13 | Robert Kubica | BMW clean | 1: 12.381 | 1: 12,300 | - | 13 |
14th | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1: 12.690 | 1: 12.717 | - | 14th |
15th | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1: 12.548 | 1: 13.139 | - | 15th |
16 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1: 12,800 | - | - | 16 |
17th | Jenson Button | Honda Racing | 1: 12.810 | - | - | 17th |
18th | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1: 13.002 | - | - | 18th |
19th | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1: 13.426 | - | - | 19th |
20th | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1: 13.508 | - | - | 20th |
run
Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap |
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1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 71 | 1: 34: 11.435 | 1 | 1: 13.736 (36th) | |
2 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 71 | + 13.298 | 6th | 1: 14.229 (39.) | |
3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 71 | + 16.235 | 3 | 1: 14,117 (59.) | |
4th | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 71 | + 38.011 | 7th | 1: 14.214 (25.) | |
5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | + 38.907 | 4th | 1: 14.159 (31st) | |
6th | Timo Glock | Toyota | 71 | + 44.368 | 10 | 1: 14.057 (32nd) | |
7th | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | + 55.074 | 5 | 1: 14.207 (36th) | |
8th | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 71 | +1: 08.463 | 2 | 1: 14.167 (40.) | |
9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 71 | +1: 19.666 | 12 | 1: 15.033 (40th) | |
10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW clean | 70 | + 1 lap | 8th | 1: 14.652 (41st) | |
11 | Robert Kubica | BMW clean | 70 | + 1 lap | 13 | 1: 14.375 (61.) | |
12 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 70 | + 1 lap | 18th | 1: 14.934 (35th) | |
13 | Jenson Button | Honda | 70 | + 1 lap | 17th | 1: 14.759 (59th) | |
14th | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 70 | + 1 lap | 9 | 1: 14,951 (57.) | |
15th | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 70 | + 1 lap | 15th | 1: 15.414 (35.) | |
16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 69 | + 2 rounds | 20th | 1: 15.773 (60th) | |
17th | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 69 | + 2 rounds | 16 | 1: 15.865 (50th) | |
18th | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 69 | + 2 rounds | 10 | 1: 15.212 (36.) | |
- | Nelson Piquet junior | Renault | 0 | DNF | 14th | - | |
- | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 0 | DNF | 14th | - |
World Cup stands after the race
The first eight of the race got 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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