23 Mar 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted at 19:02h
in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 2008 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia on Sunday, 23 March 2008. Felipe Massa started on pole position for Ferrari and his team-mate Kimi Räikkönen was the race winner.
2008 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:31:18.555 | - | - | 1:35.405 | 37 | 203.971 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:31:38.125 | +19.570 | +19.570 | 1:35.921 | 39 | 203.245 | 8 |
| 3 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:31:57.005 | +38.450 | +18.880 | 1:35.922 | 19 | 202.549 | 6 |
| 4 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:04.387 | +45.832 | +7.382 | 1:36.068 | 53 | 202.279 | 5 |
| 5 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:05.103 | +46.548 | +0.716 | 1:35.462 | 53 | 202.253 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:08.388 | +49.833 | +3.285 | 1:35.366 | 55 | 202.132 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:26.685 | +1:08.130 | +18.297 | 1:36.696 | 53 | 201.466 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:28.596 | +1:10.041 | +1.911 | 1:36.288 | 40 | 201.396 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | David Coulthard | COU | Great Britain | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:34.775 | +1:16.220 | +6.179 | 1:36.206 | 55 | 201.172 | |
| 10 | 16 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Honda | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:44.769 | +1:26.214 | +9.994 | 1:35.715 | 56 | 200.811 | |
| 11 | 6 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | PIQ | Brazil | Renault | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:50.757 | +1:32.202 | +5.988 | 1:36.956 | 52 | 200.595 | |
| 12 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Force India Ferrari | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:31:49.648 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:36.962 | 52 | 199.198 | |
| 13 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Honda | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:31:52.069 | 1 lap | +2.421 | 1:36.693 | 55 | 199.111 | |
| 14 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:32:01.227 | 1 lap | +9.158 | 1:36.782 | 55 | 198.780 | |
| 15 | 19 | Anthony Davidson | DAV | Great Britain | Super Aguri Honda | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:32:49.328 | 1 lap | +48.101 | 1:38.171 | 55 | 197.063 | |
| 16 | 18 | Takuma Sato | SAT | Japan | Super Aguri Honda | Bridgestone | 54 | 1:31:26.134 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:38.504 | 53 | 196.415 | |
| 17 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | NAK | Japan | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 54 | 1:31:37.131 | 2 laps | +10.997 | 1:37.711 | 19 | 196.022 | |
| DNF | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 39 | 1:04:56.494 | 1:36.870 | 37 | 199.727 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 30 | 48:59.371 | 1:35.914 | 15 | 203.663 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Ferrari | Bridgestone | 5 | 8:38.801 | 1:40.330 | 3 | 192.316 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Toyota | Bridgestone | 1 | 2:50.790 | 116.838 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | BOU | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone |