Malaysian Grand Prix

Round 2 · Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2008-03-23

Winner: Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari)

Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari

Robert Kubica

BMW Sauber · +19.570

Heikki Kovalainen

McLaren · +38.450

Who won the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix?

The 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix was won by Kimi Räikkönen driving for Ferrari, starting from 2nd on the grid. Robert Kubica finished second, +19.570 behind, with Heikki Kovalainen completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Nick Heidfeld with a time of 1:35.366. It was an attrition-heavy race with 5 retirements. This was Round 2 of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Anthony Davidson was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 6 positions from P21 to finish P15.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	2	▲1	1:31:18.555	Finished	10
2	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	4	▲2	+19.570	Finished	8
3	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	8	▲5	+38.450	Finished	6
4	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	3	▼1	+45.832	Finished	5
5	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	9	▲4	+46.548	Finished	4
6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	5	▼1	+49.833	Finished	3
7	Mark Webber	Red Bull	6	▼1	+1:08.130	Finished	2
8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	7	▼1	+1:10.041	Finished	1
9	David Coulthard	Red Bull	12	▲3	+1:16.220	Finished	0
10	Jenson Button	Honda	11	▲1	+1:26.214	Finished	0
11	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	13	▲2	+1:32.202	Finished	0
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	17	▲5	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	14	▲1	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Nico Rosberg	Williams	16	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	21	▲6	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	19	▲3	—	+2 Laps	0
17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	22	▲5	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	15	—	—	Engine	0
R	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1	—	—	Spun off	0
R	Adrian Sutil	Force India	20	—	—	Hydraulics	0
R	Timo Glock	Toyota	10	—	—	Collision	0
R	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	18	—	—	Spun off	0

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	—	—

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Räikkönen	P2	P2	P2	P3	P1	P1	P1	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1
Kubica	P3	P3	P3	P1	P3	P3	P2	P1	P3	P2	P2	P2
Kovalainen	P7	P7	P7	P2	P4	P4	P3	P3	P2	P3	P3	P3
Trulli	P6	P6	P6	P8	P5	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Hamilton	P5	P5	P5	P11	P7	P7	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2008 Malaysian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) won the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix on 2008-03-23 at Sepang International Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

P1: Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari). P2: Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), +19.570 behind. P3: Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren), +38.450 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

Felipe Massa took pole position for the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

Nick Heidfeld set the fastest lap of the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix with a time of 1:35.366.

Which team won the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

Ferrari won the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix with Kimi Räikkönen taking victory.