Season 2008 · Round 17

Chinese Grand Prix

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2008-10-19 · Shanghai International Circuit · China · Chinese Grand Prix · 56Lap · 305.066km
22 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:31:57.403
2 Felipe Massa
Ferrari +14.925
Team win 14pt P2 · P3 2-3
1 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari +16.445
Fastest Lap
22 Lewis Hamilton
1:36.325 · L13
DNF
3
Heikki Kovalainen L49 Adrian Sutil L13 Jarno Trulli L2
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 12/19 63.2%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
56Lap 305.066km 19 races held (2004–) Lap record 1:32.238 · Michael Schumacher (2004)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 6 wins · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -4
P2 Nico Rosberg 2 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -4
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 18 starts · GP #1
P2 Lewis Hamilton 16 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 14 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Massa MAS Massa MAS Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Glock GLO Glock GLO Piquet Jr. PIQ Piquet Jr. PIQ Vettel VET Vettel VET Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Nakajima NAK Nakajima NAK Bourdais BOU Bourdais BOU Webber WEB Webber WEB Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Button BUT Button BUT Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Kovalainen · retired L49 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Sutil · retired L13 Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Trulli · retired L2 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 22 Lewis Hamilton FL McLaren 1 56 1:31:57.403 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 +1:04.339
10 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 15 56 +1:14.842
11 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 13 56 +1:25.061
12 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 17 56 +1:30.847
13 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 8 56 +1:31.457
14 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 16 56 +1:32.422
15 7 Nico Rosberg Williams 14 55 +1 Lap
16 16 Jenson Button Honda 18 55 +1 Lap
17 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 20 55 +1 Lap
R 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 5 49 Hydraulics
R 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 19 13 Engine
R 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 7 2 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:35.566 1:34.947 1:36.303 POLE Q2
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:35.983 1:35.355 1:36.645 +0.408 Q2
3 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:35.971 1:35.135 1:36.889 +0.188 Q2
4 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:35.769 1:35.461 1:36.927 +0.514 Q2
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:35.623 1:35.216 1:36.930 +0.269 Q2
6 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:36.238 1:35.686 1:37.083 +0.739 Q2
7 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:36.224 1:35.403 1:37.201 +0.456 Q2
8 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:35.752 1:35.386 1:37.685 +0.439 Q2
9 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:36.104 1:35.715 1:37.934 +0.768 Q2
10 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:36.239 1:35.478 1:38.885 +0.531 Q2
11 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:36.029 1:35.722 — +0.775 Q2
12 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:36.503 1:35.814 — +0.867 Q2
13 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:36.210 1:35.937 — +0.990 Q2
14 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:36.640 1:36.079 — +1.132 Q2
15 7 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:36.434 1:36.210 — +1.263 Q2
16 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:36.731 — — +1.784 Q1
17 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:36.863 — — +1.916 Q1
18 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:37.053 — — +2.106 Q1
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:37.730 — — +2.783 Q1
20 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:37.739 — — +2.792 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
22 Lewis Hamilton
2
1 Kimi Räikkönen
3
2 Felipe Massa
4
5 Fernando Alonso
5
23 Heikki Kovalainen
6
15 Sebastian Vettel ▲2
7
11 Jarno Trulli ▲2
8
14 Sébastien Bourdais ▲2
9
3 Nick Heidfeld ▼2
10
6 Nelson Piquet Jr. ▲1
11
4 Robert Kubica ▲1
12
12 Timo Glock ▲1
13
17 Rubens Barrichello ▲1
14
7 Nico Rosberg ▲1
15
9 David Coulthard ▲1
16
10 Mark Webber ▼10
17
8 Kazuki Nakajima
18
16 Jenson Button
19
20 Adrian Sutil
20
21 Giancarlo Fisichella
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:36.325 L13
2 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:36.396 L14
3 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:36.483 L14
4 3 Nick Heidfeld 1:36.498 L56
5 2 Felipe Massa 1:36.591 L36
6 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:36.612 L11
7 2 Felipe Massa 1:36.624 L12
8 2 Felipe Massa 1:36.636 L13
9 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:36.652 L12
10 5 Fernando Alonso 1:36.659 L56
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
3
Nick Heidfeld
+13
P9→P5
14
Sébastien Bourdais
+13
P8→P13
9
David Coulthard
+12
P15→P10
10
Mark Webber
+12
P16→P14
16
Jenson Button
+12
P18→P16
4
Robert Kubica
+11
P11→P6
15
Sebastian Vettel
+11
P6→P9
17
Rubens Barrichello
+11
P13→P11
Most positions lost
Heikki Kovalainen −18 Mark Webber −14 Sebastian Vettel −13
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
3 Nick Heidfeld Grid penalty ▼2 (P7 → P9)
▼2 (P7 → P9)
10 Mark Webber Grid penalty ▼10 (P6 → P16)
▼10 (P6 → P16)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15