The 2008 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 2008 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Fuji Speedway, Japan on Sunday, 12 October 2008. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and Fernando Alonso was the race winner in the Renault.
2008 Formula 1 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:30:21.892 | - | - | 1:19.101 | 41 | 202.788 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:30:27.175 | +5.283 | +5.283 | 1:19.292 | 16 | 202.591 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:30:28.292 | +6.400 | +1.117 | 1:18.995 | 66 | 202.549 | 6 |
| 4 | 6 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | PIQ | Brazil | Renault | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:30:42.462 | +20.570 | +14.170 | 1:19.199 | 54 | 202.022 | 5 |
| 5 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:30:45.659 | +23.767 | +3.197 | 1:19.524 | 18 | 201.903 | 4 |
| 6 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:31:01.099 | +39.207 | +15.440 | 1:19.617 | 21 | 201.332 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:31:08.050 | +46.158 | +6.951 | 1:18.426 | 55 | 201.076 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:31:12.703 | +50.811 | +4.653 | 1:19.820 | 30 | 200.905 | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:31:16.012 | +54.120 | +3.309 | 1:19.461 | 67 | 200.784 | |
| 10 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | BOU | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:31:20.977 | +59.085 | +4.965 | 1:19.262 | 49 | 200.602 | |
| 11 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:31:23.988 | +1:02.096 | +3.011 | 1:19.531 | 66 | 200.492 | |
| 12 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:31:40.792 | +1:18.900 | +16.804 | 1:19.560 | 65 | 199.879 | |
| 13 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Honda | Bridgestone | 66 | 1:30:54.306 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:20.575 | 66 | 198.571 | |
| 14 | 16 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Honda | Bridgestone | 66 | 1:30:58.093 | 1 lap | +3.787 | 1:20.849 | 66 | 198.433 | |
| 15 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | NAK | Japan | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 66 | 1:31:09.438 | 1 lap | +11.345 | 1:20.364 | 32 | 198.022 | |
| DNF | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Force India Ferrari | Bridgestone | 21 | 29:15.954 | 1:21.577 | 20 | 195.827 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 16 | 21:20.556 | 1:19.258 | 12 | 204.388 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Ferrari | Bridgestone | 8 | 11:04.117 | 1:21.189 | 6 | 196.225 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Toyota | Bridgestone | 6 | 9:12.716 | 1:20.254 | 4 | 176.334 | |||
| DNF | 9 | David Coulthard | COU | Great Britain | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone |