Season 2008 · Round 16

Japanese Grand Prix

← R15 2008 Season R17 →
2008-10-12 · Fuji Speedway · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 67Lap · 305.416km
5 Fernando Alonso
Renault 1:30:21.892
Team win 15pt P1 · P4
4 Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber +5.283
1 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari +6.400
Fastest Lap
2 Felipe Massa
1:18.426 · L55
DNF
5
Giancarlo Fisichella L21 Heikki Kovalainen L16 Adrian Sutil L8 Timo Glock L6 David Coulthard L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Sebastian Vettel active 4 wins
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Fuji Speedway Oyama, Japan
67Lap 305.416km 4 races held (1976–) Lap record 1:18.426 · Felipe Massa (2008)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P3 Sebastian Vettel 4 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
P5 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 22 starts · GP #1
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P4 Lewis Hamilton 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Piquet Jr. PIQ Piquet Jr. PIQ Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Vettel VET Vettel VET Massa MAS Massa MAS Webber WEB Webber WEB Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Bourdais BOU Bourdais BOU Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Button BUT Button BUT Nakajima NAK Nakajima NAK Fisichella · retired L21 Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Kovalainen · retired L16 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Sutil · retired L8 Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Glock · retired L6 Glock GLO Glock GLO Coulthard · retired L0 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 4 67 1:30:21.892 10
2 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 6 67 +5.283 8
3 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 2 67 +6.400 6
4 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 12 67 +20.570 5
5 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 7 67 +23.767 4
6 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 9 67 +39.207 3
7 2 Felipe Massa FL Ferrari 5 67 +46.158 2
8 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 13 67 +50.811 1
9 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 16 67 +54.120
10 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 10 67 +59.085
11 7 Nico Rosberg Williams 15 67 +1:02.096
12 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1 67 +1:18.900
13 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 17 66 +1 Lap
14 16 Jenson Button Honda 18 66 +1 Lap
15 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 14 66 +1 Lap
R 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 20 21 Gearbox
R 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 3 16 Engine
R 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 19 8 Tyre
R 12 Timo Glock Toyota 8 6 Driver Seat
R 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 11 0 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:18.071 1:17.462 1:18.404 +0.175 Q2
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:18.160 1:17.733 1:18.644 +0.446 Q2
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:18.220 1:17.360 1:18.821 +0.073 Q2
4 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:18.290 1:17.871 1:18.852 +0.584 Q2
5 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:18.110 1:17.287 1:18.874 POLE Q2
6 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:18.684 1:17.931 1:18.979 +0.644 Q2
7 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:18.501 1:17.541 1:19.026 +0.254 Q2
8 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:17.945 1:17.670 1:19.118 +0.383 Q2
9 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:18.559 1:17.714 1:19.638 +0.427 Q2
10 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:18.593 1:18.102 1:20.167 +0.815 Q2
11 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:18.303 1:18.187 — +0.900 Q2
12 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:18.300 1:18.274 — +0.987 Q2
13 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:18.372 1:18.354 — +1.067 Q2
14 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:18.640 1:18.594 — +1.307 Q2
15 7 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:18.740 1:18.672 — +1.385 Q2
16 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:18.835 — — +1.548 Q1
17 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:18.882 — — +1.595 Q1
18 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:19.100 — — +1.813 Q1
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:19.163 — — +1.876 Q1
20 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:19.910 — — +2.623 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
22 Lewis Hamilton
2
1 Kimi Räikkönen
3
23 Heikki Kovalainen
4
5 Fernando Alonso
5
2 Felipe Massa
6
4 Robert Kubica
7
11 Jarno Trulli
8
12 Timo Glock
9
15 Sebastian Vettel
10
14 Sébastien Bourdais
11
9 David Coulthard
12
6 Nelson Piquet Jr.
13
10 Mark Webber
14
8 Kazuki Nakajima
15
7 Nico Rosberg
16
3 Nick Heidfeld
17
17 Rubens Barrichello
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 2 Felipe Massa 1:18.426 L55
2 2 Felipe Massa 1:18.724 L61
3 2 Felipe Massa 1:18.753 L56
4 2 Felipe Massa 1:18.802 L63
5 2 Felipe Massa 1:18.893 L50
6 2 Felipe Massa 1:18.937 L62
7 2 Felipe Massa 1:18.963 L49
8 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:18.995 L66
9 2 Felipe Massa 1:19.003 L66
10 2 Felipe Massa 1:19.014 L48
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
10
Mark Webber
+17
P13→P8
15
Sebastian Vettel
+16
P9→P6
1
Kimi Räikkönen
+15
P2→P3
6
Nelson Piquet Jr.
+13
P12→P4
14
Sébastien Bourdais
+13
P10→P10
11
Jarno Trulli
+12
P7→P5
4
Robert Kubica
+11
P6→P2
2
Felipe Massa
+11
P5→P7
Most positions lost
Sébastien Bourdais −14 Jarno Trulli −13 Felipe Massa −13
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