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Fuji Speedway Fernando Alonso won the Japanese Grand Prix 2008 at Fuji Speedway on 12 October 2008, starting from P4 on the grid. Robert Kubica finished second for BMW Sauber, with Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium for Ferrari. Felipe Massa set the fastest lap with a time of 1:18.426.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 67 | 1:30:21.892 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | Robert KubicaKUB | BMW Sauber | 67 | +5.283 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 67 | +6.400 | 6 | |
| 4 | 12 | Nelson Piquet Jr.PIQ | Renault | 67 | +20.570 | 5 | |
| 5 | 7 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 67 | +23.767 | 4 | |
| 6 | 9 | Sebastian VettelVET | Toro Rosso | 67 | +39.207 | 3 | |
| 7 | 5 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 67 | +46.158 | 2 | ⚡ 1:18.426 |
| 8 | 13 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 67 | +50.811 | 1 | |
| 9 | 16 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 67 | +54.120 | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | Sébastien BourdaisBOU | Toro Rosso | 67 | +59.085 | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 67 | +1:02.096 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 67 | +1:18.900 | 0 | |
| 13 | 17 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 14 | Kazuki NakajimaNAK | Williams | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Force India | 21 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | McLaren | 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 8 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Timo GlockGLO | Toyota | 6 | Driver Seat | 0 | |
| R | 11 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Fernando Alonso
- Pole Lewis Hamilton
- Circuit Fuji Speedway
- Winning team Renault
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:18.071 | 1:17.462 | 1:18.404 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:18.160 | 1:17.733 | 1:18.644 |
| 3 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:18.220 | 1:17.360 | 1:18.821 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:18.290 | 1:17.871 | 1:18.852 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:18.110 | 1:17.287 | 1:18.874 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:18.684 | 1:17.931 | 1:18.979 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:18.501 | 1:17.541 | 1:19.026 |
| 8 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:17.945 | 1:17.670 | 1:19.118 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:18.559 | 1:17.714 | 1:19.638 |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:18.593 | 1:18.102 | 1:20.167 |
| 11 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:18.303 | 1:18.187 | - |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:18.300 | 1:18.274 | - |
| 13 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:18.372 | 1:18.354 | - |
| 14 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:18.640 | 1:18.594 | - |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:18.740 | 1:18.672 | - |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:18.835 | - | - |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:18.882 | - | - |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:19.100 | - | - |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:19.163 | - | - |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:19.910 | - | - |