
French Grand Prix 2008
22 June 2008
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France
- Location
- Magny Cours, France
- Laps
- 70
- Fastest time
1:15.377
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (2004)- Previous winners
- 2007Kimi RäikkönenFerrari
- 2006Michael SchumacherFerrari
- 2005Fernando AlonsoRenault
- 2004Michael SchumacherFerrari
- 2003Ralf SchumacherWilliams
Previously
Robert Kubica now leads the drivers championship by 4pts.
Ferrari continues to lead the constructors championship by 3pts.
Starting Grid
- 1
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:16.449 (Q3)
- 2
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:16.490 (Q3)
- 3
Fernando Alonso
Renault
1:16.840 (Q3)
- 4
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
1:16.920 (Q3)
- 5
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
1:17.037 (Q3)
- 6
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:17.233 (Q3)
- 7
David Coulthard
Red Bull
1:17.426 (Q3)
- 8
Timo Glock
Toyota
1:17.596 (Q3)
- 9
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault
1:15.770 (Q2)
- 10
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
1:16.944 (Q3) PEN 4 places
- 11
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
1:15.786 (Q2)
- 12
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
1:15.816 (Q2)
- 13
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:16.693 (Q3) PEN 10 places
- 14
Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
1:16.045 (Q2)
- 15
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
1:16.243 (Q1)
- 16
Jenson Button
Honda
1:16.306 (Q1)
- 17
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
1:16.971 (Q1)
- 18
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:17.053 (Q1)
- 19
Nico Rosberg
Williams
1:16.235 (Q2) PEN 4 places
- 20
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
1:16.330 (Q1) PEN 2 places
Laps Lead
- Kimi Räikkönen 36 laps
- Felipe Massa 34 laps
Results
| 1 | +1 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 70 laps | 1:31:50.245 | 10pts |
| 2 | -1 | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | 70 laps | +17.984 | 8pts |
| 3 | +1 | Jarno Trulli Toyota | 70 laps | +28.250 | 6pts |
| 4 | +6 | Heikki Kovalainen McLaren | 70 laps | +28.929 | 5pts |
| 5 | 0 | Robert Kubica BMW Sauber | 70 laps | +30.512 | 4pts |
| 6 | 0 | Mark Webber Red Bull | 70 laps | +40.304 | 3pts |
| 7 | +2 | Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault | 70 laps | +41.033 | 2pts |
| 8 | -5 | Fernando Alonso Renault | 70 laps | +43.372 | 1pts |
| 9 | -2 | David Coulthard Red Bull | 70 laps | +51.021 | |
| 10 | +3 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | 70 laps | +54.538 | |
| 11 | -3 | Timo Glock Toyota | 70 laps | +57.700 | |
| 12 | 0 | Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso | 70 laps | +58.065 | |
| 13 | -2 | Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber | 70 laps | +1:02.079 | |
| 14 | +6 | Rubens Barrichello Honda | 69 laps | ||
| 15 | 0 | Kazuki Nakajima Williams | 69 laps | ||
| 16 | +3 | Nico Rosberg Williams | 69 laps | ||
| 17 | -3 | Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso | 69 laps | ||
| 18 | -1 | Giancarlo Fisichella Force India | 69 laps | ||
| 19 | -1 | Adrian Sutil Force India | 69 laps | ||
| R | - | Jenson Button Honda | 16 laps |
Post Race
Felipe Massa now leads the drivers championship by 2pts.
Ferrari continues to lead the constructors championship by 17pts.
- 1Felipe MassaFerrari48 pts
- 2Robert KubicaBMW Sauber46 pts
- 3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari43 pts
- 4Lewis HamiltonMcLaren38 pts
- 5Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber28 pts
- 6Heikki KovalainenMcLaren20 pts
- 7Jarno TrulliToyota18 pts
- 8Mark WebberRed Bull18 pts
- 9Fernando AlonsoRenault10 pts
- 10Nico RosbergWilliams8 pts
- 1Ferrari91 pts
- 2BMW Sauber74 pts
- 3McLaren58 pts
- 4Red Bull24 pts
- 5Toyota23 pts
- 6Williams15 pts
- 7Renault12 pts
- 8Honda8 pts
- 9Toro Rosso7 pts
- 10Force India0 pts