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Sepang International Circuit Kimi Räikkönen won the Malaysian Grand Prix 2008 at Sepang International Circuit on 23 March 2008, starting from P2 on the grid. Robert Kubica finished second for BMW Sauber, with Heikki Kovalainen completing the podium for McLaren. Nick Heidfeld set the fastest lap with a time of 1:35.366.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 56 | 1:31:18.555 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | Robert KubicaKUB | BMW Sauber | 56 | +19.570 | 8 | |
| 3 | 8 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | McLaren | 56 | +38.450 | 6 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 56 | +45.832 | 5 | |
| 5 | 9 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 56 | +46.548 | 4 | |
| 6 | 5 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 56 | +49.833 | 3 | ⚡ 1:35.366 |
| 7 | 6 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 56 | +1:08.130 | 2 | |
| 8 | 7 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 56 | +1:10.041 | 1 | |
| 9 | 12 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 56 | +1:16.220 | 0 | |
| 10 | 11 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 56 | +1:26.214 | 0 | |
| 11 | 13 | Nelson Piquet Jr.PIQ | Renault | 56 | +1:32.202 | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Force India | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 16 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 21 | Anthony DavidsonDAV | Super Aguri | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | Takuma SatoSAT | Super Aguri | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | Kazuki NakajimaNAK | Williams | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Sebastian VettelVET | Toro Rosso | 39 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 30 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 5 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Timo GlockGLO | Toyota | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Sébastien BourdaisBOU | Toro Rosso | 0 | Spun off | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Kimi Räikkönen
- Pole Felipe Massa
- Circuit Sepang International Circuit
- Winning team Ferrari
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.347 | 1:34.412 | 1:35.748 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35.645 | 1:34.188 | 1:36.230 |
| 3 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:35.227 | 1:34.759 | 1:36.613 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.392 | 1:34.627 | 1:36.709 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:35.205 | 1:34.960 | 1:36.711 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:35.794 | 1:34.811 | 1:36.727 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:35.729 | 1:34.648 | 1:36.753 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:35.440 | 1:34.967 | 1:37.009 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:35.983 | 1:35.140 | 1:38.450 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:35.891 | 1:35.000 | 1:39.656 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:35.847 | 1:35.208 | - |
| 12 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:36.058 | 1:35.408 | - |
| 13 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:36.074 | 1:35.562 | - |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:36.198 | 1:35.622 | - |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:36.111 | 1:35.648 | - |
| 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:35.843 | 1:35.670 | - |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:36.240 | - | - |
| 18 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:36.388 | - | - |
| 19 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:36.677 | - | - |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:37.087 | - | - |
| 21 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37.101 | - | - |
| 22 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 1:37.481 | - | - |