2008 Chinese Grand Prix Results

Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai

October 19, 2008

Round 17

Race Winner

Lewis Hamilton

McLaren

Circuit

Shanghai International Circuit

Shanghai, China

Fastest Race Lap

1:36.325

Lewis Hamilton (Lap 13)

Fastest Qualifying

1:36.303

Lewis Hamilton (Q3)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:35.566	1:34.947	1:36.303
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:35.983	1:35.355	1:36.645
3	19	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:35.971	1:35.135	1:36.889
4	14	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:35.769	1:35.461	1:36.927
5		Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1:35.623	1:35.216	1:36.930
6		Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:36.238	1:35.686	1:37.083
7		Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:36.224	1:35.403	1:37.201
8	5	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	1:35.752	1:35.386	1:37.685
9		Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:36.104	1:35.715	1:37.934
10		Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	1:36.239	1:35.478	1:38.885
11		Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	1:36.029	1:35.722	1:35.722
12	88	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:36.503	1:35.814	1:35.814
13		Timo Glock	Toyota	1:36.210	1:35.937	1:35.937
14		Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:36.640	1:36.079	1:36.079
15	6	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:36.434	1:36.210	1:36.210
16		David Coulthard	Red Bull	1:36.731	-	1:36.731
17		Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	1:36.863	-	1:36.863
18	22	Jenson Button	Honda	1:37.053	-	1:37.053
19	99	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:37.730	-	1:37.730
20		Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1:37.739	-	1:37.739

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Chinese Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	56	1:31:57.403	10
2	19	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	56	+14.925	8
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	56	+16.445	6
4	14	Fernando Alonso	Renault	56	+18.370	5
5		Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	56	+28.923	4
6	88	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	56	+33.219	3
7		Timo Glock	Toyota	56	+41.722	2
8		Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	56	+56.645	1
9	5	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	56	+1:04.339	0
10		David Coulthard	Red Bull	56	+1:14.842	0
11		Rubens Barrichello	Honda	56	+1:25.061	0
12		Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	56	+1:30.847	0
13		Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	56	+1:31.457	0
14		Mark Webber	Red Bull	56	+1:32.422	0
15	6	Nico Rosberg	Williams	55	+1 Lap	0
16	22	Jenson Button	Honda	55	+1 Lap	0
17		Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	55	+1 Lap	0
18		Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	49	Hydraulics	0

Race Statistics

Circuit:Shanghai International Circuit

Location:Shanghai, China

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used