Season 2008 · Round 8

French Grand Prix

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2008-06-22 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · France · French Grand Prix · 70Lap · 308.586km
2 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:31:50.245
Team win 18pt P1 · P2 1-2
1 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari +17.984
11 Jarno Trulli
Toyota +28.250
Fastest Lap
1 Kimi Räikkönen
1:16.630 · L16
DNF
1
Jenson Button L16
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 5/18 27.8%
Closest finish · all-time P26
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Magny Cours, France
70Lap 308.586km 18 races held (1991–) Lap record 1:15.045 · David Coulthard (2002)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P7 Lewis Hamilton 2 wins · → Jackie Stewart -1
P15 Fernando Alonso 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
P15 David Coulthard 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
Starts
P3 Rubens Barrichello 16 starts · → Riccardo Patrese -1
P5 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1
P6 Giancarlo Fisichella 13 starts · → David Coulthard -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 Massa MAS Massa MAS Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Webber WEB Webber WEB Piquet Jr. PIQ Piquet Jr. PIQ Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Glock GLO Glock GLO Vettel VET Vettel VET Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Nakajima NAK Nakajima NAK Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Bourdais BOU Bourdais BOU Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Button · retired L16 Button BUT Button BUT
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 2 70 1:31:50.245 10
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen FL Ferrari 1 70 +17.984 8
3 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 4 70 +28.250 6
4 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 10 70 +28.929 5
5 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 5 70 +30.512 4
6 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 6 70 +40.304 3
7 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 9 70 +41.033 2
8 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 3 70 +43.372 1
9 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 7 70 +51.021
10 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 13 70 +54.538
11 12 Timo Glock Toyota 8 70 +57.700
12 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 12 70 +58.065
13 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 11 70 +1:02.079
14 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 20 69 +1 Lap
15 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 15 69 +1 Lap
16 7 Nico Rosberg Williams 19 69 +1 Lap
17 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 14 69 +1 Lap
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 17 69 +1 Lap
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 18 69 +1 Lap
R 16 Jenson Button Honda 16 16 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:15.133 1:15.161 1:16.449 +0.109 Q1
2 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:15.024 1:15.041 1:16.490 POLE Q1
3 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:15.634 1:15.293 1:16.693 +0.269 Q2
4 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:15.754 1:15.483 1:16.840 +0.459 Q2
5 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:15.521 1:15.362 1:16.920 +0.338 Q2
6 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:15.965 1:15.639 1:16.944 +0.615 Q2
7 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:15.687 1:15.723 1:17.037 +0.663 Q1
8 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:16.020 1:15.488 1:17.233 +0.464 Q2
9 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:15.802 1:15.654 1:17.426 +0.630 Q2
10 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:15.727 1:15.558 1:17.596 +0.534 Q2
11 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:15.848 1:15.770 — +0.746 Q2
12 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:16.006 1:15.786 — +0.762 Q2
13 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:15.918 1:15.816 — +0.792 Q2
14 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:16.072 1:16.045 — +1.021 Q2
15 7 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:16.085 1:16.235 — +1.061 Q1
16 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:16.243 — — +1.219 Q1
17 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:16.306 — — +1.282 Q1
18 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:16.330 — — +1.306 Q1
19 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:16.971 — — +1.947 Q1
20 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:17.053 — — +2.029 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Kimi Räikkönen
2
2 Felipe Massa
3
5 Fernando Alonso ▲1
4
11 Jarno Trulli ▲1
5
4 Robert Kubica ▲2
6
10 Mark Webber ▲2
7
9 David Coulthard ▲2
8
12 Timo Glock ▲2
9
6 Nelson Piquet Jr. ▲2
10
23 Heikki Kovalainen ▼4
11
3 Nick Heidfeld ▲1
12
15 Sebastian Vettel ▲1
13
22 Lewis Hamilton ▼10
14
14 Sébastien Bourdais
15
8 Kazuki Nakajima ▲1
16
16 Jenson Button ▲1
17
21 Giancarlo Fisichella ▲2
18
20 Adrian Sutil ▲2
19
7 Nico Rosberg ▼4
20
17 Rubens Barrichello ▼2
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 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:16.630 L16
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:16.650 L14
3 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:16.664 L15
4 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:16.665 L20
5 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:16.667 L12
6 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:16.676 L18
7 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:16.680 L13
8 2 Felipe Massa 1:16.729 L20
9 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:16.800 L19
10 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:16.825 L10
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
22
Lewis Hamilton
+16
P13→P10
9
David Coulthard
+15
P7→P9
10
Mark Webber
+14
P6→P6
6
Nelson Piquet Jr.
+14
P9→P7
5
Fernando Alonso
+14
P3→P8
23
Heikki Kovalainen
+13
P10→P4
4
Robert Kubica
+12
P5→P5
15
Sebastian Vettel
+12
P12→P12
Most positions lost
Fernando Alonso −18 Lewis Hamilton −16 Mark Webber −13
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
22 Lewis Hamilton Grid penalty ▼10 (P3 → P13)
▼10 (P3 → P13)
17 Rubens Barrichello Grid penalty ▼2 (P18 → P20)
▼2 (P18 → P20)
7 Nico Rosberg Grid penalty ▼4 (P15 → P19)
▼4 (P15 → P19)
23 Heikki Kovalainen Grid penalty ▼4 (P6 → P10)
▼4 (P6 → P10)
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