Season 2008 · Round 12

European Grand Prix

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2008-08-24 · Valencia Street Circuit · Spain · European Grand Prix · 57Lap · 308.883km

2 Felipe Massa

Ferrari 1:35:32.339

22 Lewis Hamilton

McLaren +5.611

Team win 13pt P2 · P4

4 Robert Kubica

BMW Sauber +37.353

Fastest Lap

2 Felipe Massa

1:38.708 · L36

DNF

Kimi Räikkönen L45 Adrian Sutil L41 Fernando Alonso L0

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Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit

Most wins at this GP

Michael Schumacher 6 wins

Circuit Info

Valencia Street Circuit Valencia, Spain

57Lap 308.883km 5 races held (2008–) Lap record 1:38.683 · Timo Glock (2009)

Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix

Wins

P2 Fernando Alonso 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -3

P3 Rubens Barrichello 2 wins · → Fernando Alonso -1

P3 Sebastian Vettel 2 wins · → Fernando Alonso -1

Pole Position

P1 Sebastian Vettel 3 · GP #1

P3 David Coulthard 2 · → Sebastian Vettel -1

P3 Kimi Räikkönen 2 · → Sebastian Vettel -1

Podiums

P2 Rubens Barrichello 6 · → Michael Schumacher -3

P3 Fernando Alonso 5 · → Rubens Barrichello -1

P3 David Coulthard 5 · → Rubens Barrichello -1

Fastest Lap

P1 Felipe Massa 2 · GP #1

P1 Nico Rosberg 2 · GP #1

P4 Fernando Alonso 1 · → Nico Rosberg -1

Starts

P1 Rubens Barrichello 18 starts · GP #1

P3 Jenson Button 14 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1

P4 David Coulthard 13 starts · → Jenson Button -1

Race Trace · position by lap

SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Lap	Time / Status	Points
1	2 Felipe Massa FL	Ferrari	1	57	1:35:32.339	10
2	22 Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	2	57	+5.611	8
3	4 Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	3	57	+37.353	6
4	23 Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	5	57	+39.703	5
5	11 Jarno Trulli	Toyota	7	57	+50.684	4
6	15 Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	6	57	+52.625	3
7	12 Timo Glock	Toyota	13	57	+1:07.990	2
8	7 Nico Rosberg	Williams	9	57	+1:11.457	1
9	3 Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	8	57	+1:22.177
10	14 Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	10	57	+1:29.794
11	6 Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	15	57	+1:32.717
12	10 Mark Webber	Red Bull	14	56	+1 Lap
13	16 Jenson Button	Honda	16	56	+1 Lap
14	21 Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	18	56	+1 Lap
15	8 Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	11	56	+1 Lap
16	17 Rubens Barrichello	Honda	19	56	+1 Lap
17	9 David Coulthard	Red Bull	17	56	+1 Lap
R	1 Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	4	45	Engine
R	20 Adrian Sutil	Force India	20	41	Accident
R	5 Fernando Alonso	Renault	12	0	Collision

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap to pole
1	2 Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:38.176	1:37.859	1:38.989	+0.017 Q2
2	22 Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:38.464	1:37.954	1:39.199	+0.112 Q2
3	4 Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:38.347	1:38.050	1:39.392	+0.208 Q2
4	1 Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:38.703	1:38.229	1:39.488	+0.387 Q2
5	23 Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1:38.656	1:38.120	1:39.937	+0.278 Q2
6	15 Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	1:38.141	1:37.842	1:40.142	POLE Q2
7	11 Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:37.948	1:37.928	1:40.309	+0.086 Q2
8	3 Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:38.738	1:37.859	1:40.631	+0.017 Q2
9	7 Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:38.595	1:38.336	1:40.721	+0.494 Q2
10	14 Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	1:38.622	1:38.417	1:40.750	+0.575 Q2
11	8 Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	1:38.667	1:38.428	—	+0.586 Q2
12	5 Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:38.268	1:38.435	—	+0.426 Q1
13	12 Timo Glock	Toyota	1:38.532	1:38.499	—	+0.657 Q2
14	10 Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:38.559	1:38.515	—	+0.673 Q2
15	6 Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	1:38.787	1:38.744	—	+0.902 Q2
16	16 Jenson Button	Honda	1:38.880	—	—	+1.038 Q1
17	9 David Coulthard	Red Bull	1:39.235	—	—	+1.393 Q1
18	21 Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1:39.268	—	—	+1.426 Q1
19	17 Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:39.811	—	—	+1.969 Q1
20	20 Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:39.943	—	—	+2.101 Q1

Starting grid

Official

2 Felipe Massa

22 Lewis Hamilton

4 Robert Kubica

1 Kimi Räikkönen

23 Heikki Kovalainen

15 Sebastian Vettel

11 Jarno Trulli

3 Nick Heidfeld

7 Nico Rosberg

14 Sébastien Bourdais

8 Kazuki Nakajima

5 Fernando Alonso

12 Timo Glock

10 Mark Webber

6 Nelson Piquet Jr.

16 Jenson Button

9 David Coulthard

21 Giancarlo Fisichella

17 Rubens Barrichello

20 Adrian Sutil

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.

#	Driver	Lap time	Lap
1	2 Felipe Massa	1:38.708	L36
2	2 Felipe Massa	1:38.757	L35
3	2 Felipe Massa	1:38.840	L34
4	22 Lewis Hamilton	1:38.884	L16
5	2 Felipe Massa	1:38.948	L53
6	2 Felipe Massa	1:39.024	L14
7	22 Lewis Hamilton	1:39.091	L15
8	23 Heikki Kovalainen	1:39.112	L19
9	22 Lewis Hamilton	1:39.117	L51
10	22 Lewis Hamilton	1:39.137	L38

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

P3→P3

P9→P8

P7→P5

P13→P7

P8→P9

P15→P11

P17→P17

P18→P14

Most positions lost

Robert Kubica −8 Nico Rosberg −8 Nick Heidfeld −7

Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.

Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.

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