The 2008 Chinese Grand Prix was Round 17 of the 2008 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Shanghai, China on Sunday, 19 October 2008. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and was the race winner.
2008 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:31:57.403 | - | - | 1:36.325 | 13 | 199.049 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:12.328 | +14.925 | +14.925 | 1:36.591 | 36 | 198.512 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:13.848 | +16.445 | +1.520 | 1:36.483 | 14 | 198.458 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:15.773 | +18.370 | +1.925 | 1:36.659 | 56 | 198.389 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:26.326 | +28.923 | +10.553 | 1:36.498 | 56 | 198.011 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:30.622 | +33.219 | +4.296 | 1:36.854 | 56 | 197.858 | 3 |
| 7 | 12 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Toyota | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:39.125 | +41.722 | +8.503 | 1:36.727 | 56 | 197.555 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | PIQ | Brazil | Renault | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:54.048 | +56.645 | +14.923 | 1:36.996 | 56 | 197.026 | 1 |
| 9 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:33:01.742 | +1:04.339 | +7.694 | 1:37.212 | 55 | 196.755 | |
| 10 | 9 | David Coulthard | COU | Great Britain | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:33:12.245 | +1:14.842 | +10.503 | 1:37.753 | 27 | 196.385 | |
| 11 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Honda | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:33:22.464 | +1:25.061 | +10.219 | 1:37.845 | 56 | 196.027 | |
| 12 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | NAK | Japan | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:33:28.250 | +1:30.847 | +5.786 | 1:38.019 | 54 | 195.825 | |
| 13 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | BOU | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:33:28.860 | +1:31.457 | +0.610 | 1:37.452 | 36 | 195.804 | |
| 14 | 10 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:33:29.825 | +1:32.422 | +0.965 | 1:37.680 | 10 | 195.770 | |
| 15 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:31:59.552 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:37.246 | 38 | 195.416 | |
| 16 | 16 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Honda | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:32:02.481 | 1 lap | +2.929 | 1:37.773 | 54 | 195.313 | |
| 17 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Force India Ferrari | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:32:50.681 | 1 lap | +48.200 | 1:38.372 | 54 | 193.623 | |
| DNF | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 49 | 1:22:08.093 | 1:37.302 | 32 | 194.978 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Ferrari | Bridgestone | 13 | 22:03.941 | 1:39.683 | 13 | 192.170 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | 2 | 5:11.611 | 2:39.612 | 2 | 123.754 |