Season 2008 · Round 2

Malaysian Grand Prix

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2008-03-23 · Sepang International Circuit · Malaysia · Malaysian Grand Prix · 56Lap · 310.408km
1 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari 1:31:18.555
4 Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber +19.570
Team win 11pt P2 · P6
23 Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren +38.450
Fastest Lap
3 Nick Heidfeld
1:35.366 · L55
DNF
5
Sebastian Vettel L39 Felipe Massa L30 Adrian Sutil L5 Timo Glock L1 Sébastien Bourdais L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Sebastian Vettel active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 9/19 47.4%
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Sepang International Circuit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
56Lap 310.408km 20 races held (1999–) Lap record 1:34.080 · Sebastian Vettel (2017)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Sebastian Vettel 4 wins · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 3 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P4 Kimi Räikkönen 2 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
Fastest Lap
P1 Lewis Hamilton 2 · GP #1
P1 Kimi Räikkönen 2 · GP #1
P1 Mark Webber 2 · GP #1
Starts
P1 Jenson Button 17 starts · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 16 starts · → Jenson Button -1
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 15 starts · → Fernando Alonso -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Webber WEB Webber WEB Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Button BUT Button BUT Piquet Jr. PIQ Piquet Jr. PIQ Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Davidson DAV Davidson DAV Sato SAT Sato SAT Nakajima NAK Nakajima NAK Vettel · retired L39 Vettel VET Vettel VET Massa · retired L30 Massa MAS Massa MAS Sutil · retired L5 Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Glock · retired L1 Glock GLO Glock GLO Bourdais · retired L0 Bourdais BOU Bourdais BOU
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 2 56 1:31:18.555 10
2 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 4 56 +19.570 8
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 8 56 +38.450 6
4 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 3 56 +45.832 5
5 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 9 56 +46.548 4
6 3 Nick Heidfeld FL BMW Sauber 5 56 +49.833 3
7 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 6 56 +1:08.130 2
8 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 7 56 +1:10.041 1
9 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 12 56 +1:16.220
10 16 Jenson Button Honda 11 56 +1:26.214
11 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 13 56 +1:32.202
12 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 17 55 +1 Lap
13 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 14 55 +1 Lap
14 7 Nico Rosberg Williams 16 55 +1 Lap
15 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 21 55 +1 Lap
16 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 19 54 +2 Laps
17 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 22 54 +2 Laps
R 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 15 39 Engine
R 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1 30 Spun off
R 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 20 5 Hydraulics
R 12 Timo Glock Toyota 10 1 Collision
R 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 18 0 Spun off
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:35.347 1:34.412 1:35.748 +0.224 Q2
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:35.645 1:34.188 1:36.230 POLE Q2
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:35.227 1:34.759 1:36.613 +0.571 Q2
4 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:35.392 1:34.627 1:36.709 +0.439 Q2
5 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:35.205 1:34.960 1:36.711 +0.772 Q2
6 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:35.794 1:34.811 1:36.727 +0.623 Q2
7 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:35.729 1:34.648 1:36.753 +0.460 Q2
8 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:35.440 1:34.967 1:37.009 +0.779 Q2
9 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:35.983 1:35.140 1:38.450 +0.952 Q2
10 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:35.891 1:35.000 1:39.656 +0.812 Q2
11 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:35.847 1:35.208 — +1.020 Q2
12 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:36.058 1:35.408 — +1.220 Q2
13 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:36.074 1:35.562 — +1.374 Q2
14 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:36.198 1:35.622 — +1.434 Q2
15 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:36.111 1:35.648 — +1.460 Q2
16 7 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:35.843 1:35.670 — +1.482 Q2
17 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:36.240 — — +2.052 Q1
18 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:36.388 — — +2.200 Q1
19 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:36.677 — — +2.489 Q1
20 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:37.087 — — +2.899 Q1
21 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:37.101 — — +2.913 Q1
22 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 1:37.481 — — +3.293 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
2 Felipe Massa
2
1 Kimi Räikkönen
3
11 Jarno Trulli ▲2
4
4 Robert Kubica ▲2
5
3 Nick Heidfeld ▲2
6
10 Mark Webber ▲2
7
5 Fernando Alonso ▲2
8
23 Heikki Kovalainen ▼5
9
22 Lewis Hamilton ▼5
10
12 Timo Glock
11
16 Jenson Button
12
9 David Coulthard
13
6 Nelson Piquet Jr.
14
17 Rubens Barrichello
15
15 Sebastian Vettel
16
7 Nico Rosberg
17
21 Giancarlo Fisichella
18
14 Sébastien Bourdais ▲1
19
18 Takuma Sato ▲1
20
20 Adrian Sutil ▲1
21
19 Anthony Davidson ▲1
22
8 Kazuki Nakajima ▼4
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 3 Nick Heidfeld 1:35.366 L55
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:35.405 L37
3 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:35.462 L53
4 3 Nick Heidfeld 1:35.610 L54
5 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:35.679 L17
6 16 Jenson Button 1:35.715 L56
7 3 Nick Heidfeld 1:35.754 L52
8 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:35.774 L51
9 1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:35.871 L14
10 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:35.879 L54
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
5
Fernando Alonso
+13
P7→P8
9
David Coulthard
+13
P12→P9
3
Nick Heidfeld
+12
P5→P6
16
Jenson Button
+12
P11→P10
8
Kazuki Nakajima
+11
P22→P17
23
Heikki Kovalainen
+10
P8→P3
22
Lewis Hamilton
+10
P9→P5
10
Mark Webber
+10
P6→P7
Most positions lost
David Coulthard −14 Mark Webber −13 Fernando Alonso −12
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 ▼5 (P4 → P9)
▼5 (P4 → P9)
23 Heikki Kovalainen Grid penalty ▼5 (P3 → P8)
▼5 (P3 → P8)
8 Kazuki Nakajima Grid penalty ▼4 (P18 → P22)
▼4 (P18 → P22)
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