Malaysian Grand Prix 2008
23 March 2008
Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia
- Location
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Laps
- 56
- Fastest time
1:34.080
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari (2017)- Previous winners
- 2017Max VerstappenRed Bull
- 2016Daniel RicciardoRed Bull
- 2015Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2014Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2013Sebastian VettelRed Bull
Previously
Lewis Hamilton now leads the drivers championship by 2pts.
McLaren now leads the constructors championship by 5pts.
Starting Grid
- 1
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:35.748 (Q3)
- 2
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:36.230 (Q3)
- 3
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
1:36.711 (Q3)
- 4
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
1:36.727 (Q3)
- 5
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
1:36.753 (Q3)
- 6
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:37.009 (Q3)
- 7
Fernando Alonso
Renault
1:38.450 (Q3)
- 8
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
1:36.613 (Q3) PEN 5 places
- 9
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:36.709 (Q3) PEN 5 places
- 10
Timo Glock
Toyota
1:39.656 (Q3)
- 11
Jenson Button
Honda
1:35.208 (Q2)
- 12
David Coulthard
Red Bull
1:35.408 (Q2)
- 13
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault
1:35.562 (Q2)
- 14
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
1:35.622 (Q2)
- 15
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
1:35.648 (Q2)
- 16
Nico Rosberg
Williams
1:35.670 (Q2)
- 17
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
1:36.240 (Q1)
- 18
Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
1:36.677 (Q1)
- 19
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
1:37.087 (Q1)
- 20
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:37.101 (Q1)
- 21
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri
1:37.481 (Q1)
- 22
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
1:36.388 (Q1) PEN 4 places
Laps Lead
- Kimi Räikkönen 32 laps
- Felipe Massa 16 laps
- Robert Kubica 8 laps
Results
| 1 | +1 | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | 56 laps | 1:31:18.555 | 10pts |
| 2 | +2 | Robert Kubica BMW Sauber | 56 laps | +19.570 | 8pts |
| 3 | +5 | Heikki Kovalainen McLaren | 56 laps | +38.450 | 6pts |
| 4 | -1 | Jarno Trulli Toyota | 56 laps | +45.832 | 5pts |
| 5 | +4 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | 56 laps | +46.548 | 4pts |
| 6 | -1 | Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber | 56 laps | +49.833 | 3pts |
| 7 | -1 | Mark Webber Red Bull | 56 laps | +1:08.130 | 2pts |
| 8 | -1 | Fernando Alonso Renault | 56 laps | +1:10.041 | 1pts |
| 9 | +3 | David Coulthard Red Bull | 56 laps | +1:16.220 | |
| 10 | +1 | Jenson Button Honda | 56 laps | +1:26.214 | |
| 11 | +2 | Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault | 56 laps | +1:32.202 | |
| 12 | +5 | Giancarlo Fisichella Force India | 55 laps | ||
| 13 | +1 | Rubens Barrichello Honda | 55 laps | ||
| 14 | +2 | Nico Rosberg Williams | 55 laps | ||
| 15 | +6 | Anthony Davidson Super Aguri | 55 laps | ||
| 16 | +3 | Takuma Sato Super Aguri | 54 laps | ||
| 17 | +5 | Kazuki Nakajima Williams | 54 laps | ||
| R | - | Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso | 39 laps | ||
| R | - | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 30 laps | ||
| R | - | Adrian Sutil Force India | 5 laps | ||
| R | - | Timo Glock Toyota | 1 laps | ||
| R | - | Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso | 0 laps |
Post Race
Lewis Hamilton continues to lead the drivers championship by 3pts.
McLaren continues to lead the constructors championship by 5pts.
- 1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren14 pts
- 2Kimi RäikkönenFerrari11 pts
- 3Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber11 pts
- 4Heikki KovalainenMcLaren10 pts
- 5Robert KubicaBMW Sauber8 pts
- 6Nico RosbergWilliams6 pts
- 7Fernando AlonsoRenault6 pts
- 8Jarno TrulliToyota5 pts
- 9Kazuki NakajimaWilliams3 pts
- 10Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso2 pts
- 1McLaren24 pts
- 2BMW Sauber19 pts
- 3Ferrari11 pts
- 4Williams9 pts
- 5Renault6 pts
- 6Toyota5 pts
- 7Red Bull2 pts
- 8Toro Rosso2 pts
- 9Honda0 pts
- 10Force India0 pts