
Japanese Grand Prix 2008
12 October 2008
Fuji Speedway, Japan
- Location
- Oyama, Japan
- Laps
- 67
- Fastest time
1:18.426
Felipe Massa, Ferrari (2008)- Previous winners
- 2007Lewis HamiltonMcLaren
- 1977James HuntMcLaren
- 1976Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus
Previously
Lewis Hamilton continues to lead the drivers championship by 7pts.
McLaren now leads the constructors championship by 1pts.
Starting Grid
- 1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:18.404 (Q3)
- 2
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:18.644 (Q3)
- 3
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
1:18.821 (Q3)
- 4
Fernando Alonso
Renault
1:18.852 (Q3)
- 5
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:18.874 (Q3)
- 6
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
1:18.979 (Q3)
- 7
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
1:19.026 (Q3)
- 8
Timo Glock
Toyota
1:19.118 (Q3)
- 9
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
1:19.638 (Q3)
- 10
Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
1:20.167 (Q3)
- 11
David Coulthard
Red Bull
1:18.187 (Q2)
- 12
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault
1:18.274 (Q2)
- 13
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:18.354 (Q2)
- 14
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
1:18.594 (Q2)
- 15
Nico Rosberg
Williams
1:18.672 (Q2)
- 16
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
1:18.835 (Q1)
- 17
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
1:18.882 (Q1)
- 18
Jenson Button
Honda
1:19.100 (Q1)
- 19
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:19.163 (Q1)
- 20
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
1:19.910 (Q1)
Laps Lead
- Jarno Trulli 4 laps
- Sébastien Bourdais 3 laps
- Kimi Räikkönen 3 laps
- Robert Kubica 18 laps
- Fernando Alonso 32 laps
- Nelson Piquet Jr. 7 laps
Results
| 1 | +3 | Fernando Alonso Renault | 67 laps | 1:30:21.892 | 10pts |
| 2 | +4 | Robert Kubica BMW Sauber | 67 laps | +5.283 | 8pts |
| 3 | -1 | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | 67 laps | +6.400 | 6pts |
| 4 | +8 | Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault | 67 laps | +20.570 | 5pts |
| 5 | +2 | Jarno Trulli Toyota | 67 laps | +23.767 | 4pts |
| 6 | +3 | Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso | 67 laps | +39.207 | 3pts |
| 7 | -2 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 67 laps | +46.158 | 2pts |
| 8 | +5 | Mark Webber Red Bull | 67 laps | +50.811 | 1pts |
| 9 | +7 | Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber | 67 laps | +54.120 | |
| 10 | 0 | Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso | 67 laps | +59.085 | |
| 11 | +4 | Nico Rosberg Williams | 67 laps | +1:02.096 | |
| 12 | -11 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | 67 laps | +1:18.900 | |
| 13 | +4 | Rubens Barrichello Honda | 66 laps | ||
| 14 | +4 | Jenson Button Honda | 66 laps | ||
| 15 | -1 | Kazuki Nakajima Williams | 66 laps | ||
| R | - | Giancarlo Fisichella Force India | 21 laps | ||
| R | - | Heikki Kovalainen McLaren | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | Adrian Sutil Force India | 8 laps | ||
| R | - | Timo Glock Toyota | 6 laps | ||
| R | - | David Coulthard Red Bull | 0 laps |
Post Race
Lewis Hamilton continues to lead the drivers championship by 5pts.
Ferrari now leads the constructors championship by 7pts.
- 1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren84 pts
- 2Felipe MassaFerrari79 pts
- 3Robert KubicaBMW Sauber72 pts
- 4Kimi RäikkönenFerrari63 pts
- 5Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber56 pts
- 6Heikki KovalainenMcLaren51 pts
- 7Fernando AlonsoRenault48 pts
- 8Sebastian VettelToro Rosso30 pts
- 9Jarno TrulliToyota30 pts
- 10Mark WebberRed Bull21 pts
- 1Ferrari142 pts
- 2McLaren135 pts
- 3BMW Sauber128 pts
- 4Renault66 pts
- 5Toyota50 pts
- 6Toro Rosso34 pts
- 7Red Bull29 pts
- 8Williams26 pts
- 9Honda14 pts
- 10Force India0 pts