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Shanghai International Circuit Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix 2008 at Shanghai International Circuit on 19 October 2008, starting from pole position. Felipe Massa finished second for Ferrari, with Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium for Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap with a time of 1:36.325.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 56 | 1:31:57.403 | 10 | ⚡ 1:36.325 |
| 2 | 3 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 56 | +14.925 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 56 | +16.445 | 6 | |
| 4 | 4 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 56 | +18.370 | 5 | |
| 5 | 9 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 56 | +28.923 | 4 | |
| 6 | 11 | Robert KubicaKUB | BMW Sauber | 56 | +33.219 | 3 | |
| 7 | 12 | Timo GlockGLO | Toyota | 56 | +41.722 | 2 | |
| 8 | 10 | Nelson Piquet Jr.PIQ | Renault | 56 | +56.645 | 1 | |
| 9 | 6 | Sebastian VettelVET | Toro Rosso | 56 | +1:04.339 | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 56 | +1:14.842 | 0 | |
| 11 | 13 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 56 | +1:25.061 | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | Kazuki NakajimaNAK | Williams | 56 | +1:30.847 | 0 | |
| 13 | 8 | Sébastien BourdaisBOU | Toro Rosso | 56 | +1:31.457 | 0 | |
| 14 | 16 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 56 | +1:32.422 | 0 | |
| 15 | 14 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Force India | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | McLaren | 49 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 2 | Collision | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Lewis Hamilton
- Circuit Shanghai International Circuit
- Winning team McLaren
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.566 | 1:34.947 | 1:36.303 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35.983 | 1:35.355 | 1:36.645 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.971 | 1:35.135 | 1:36.889 |
| 4 | 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 | 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 | - |
| 12 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36.503 | 1:35.814 | - |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:36.210 | 1:35.937 | - |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:36.640 | 1:36.079 | - |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:36.434 | 1:36.210 | - |
| 16 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:36.731 | - | - |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:36.863 | - | - |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:37.053 | - | - |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37.730 | - | - |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:37.739 | - | - |