French Grand Prix

Round 8 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours, France

2008-06-22

Winner: Felipe Massa (Ferrari)

Felipe Massa

Ferrari

Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari · +17.984

Jarno Trulli

Toyota · +28.250

Who won the 2008 French Grand Prix?

The 2008 French Grand Prix was won by Felipe Massa driving for Ferrari, starting from 2nd on the grid. Kimi Räikkönen finished second, +17.984 behind, with Jarno Trulli completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Kimi Räikkönen with a time of 1:16.630. There was 1 retirement from the race. This was Round 8 of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny Cours, France. Heikki Kovalainen was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 6 positions from P10 to finish P4.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	2	▲1	1:31:50.245	Finished	10
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1	▼1	+17.984	Finished	8
3	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	4	▲1	+28.250	Finished	6
4	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	10	▲6	+28.929	Finished	5
5	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	5	—	+30.512	Finished	4
6	Mark Webber	Red Bull	6	—	+40.304	Finished	3
7	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	9	▲2	+41.033	Finished	2
8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	3	▼5	+43.372	Finished	1
9	David Coulthard	Red Bull	7	▼2	+51.021	Finished	0
10	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	13	▲3	+54.538	Finished	0
11	Timo Glock	Toyota	8	▼3	+57.700	Finished	0
12	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	12	—	+58.065	Finished	0
13	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	11	▼2	+1:02.079	Finished	0
14	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	20	▲6	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	15	—	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	19	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	14	▼3	—	+1 Lap	0
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	17	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	18	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
R	Jenson Button	Honda	16	—	—	Collision	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:15.133	1:15.161	1:16.449
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:15.024	1:15.041	1:16.490
3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:15.634	1:15.293	1:16.693
4	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:15.754	1:15.483	1:16.840
5	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:15.521	1:15.362	1:16.920
6	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1:15.965	1:15.639	1:16.944
7	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:15.687	1:15.723	1:17.037
8	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:16.020	1:15.488	1:17.233
9	David Coulthard	Red Bull	1:15.802	1:15.654	1:17.426
10	Timo Glock	Toyota	1:15.727	1:15.558	1:17.596
11	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	1:15.848	1:15.770	—
12	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:16.006	1:15.786	—
13	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	1:15.918	1:15.816	—
14	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	1:16.072	1:16.045	—
15	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:16.085	1:16.235	—
16	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	1:16.243	—	—
17	Jenson Button	Honda	1:16.306	—	—
18	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:16.330	—	—
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1:16.971	—	—
20	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:17.053	—	—

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	L60	L65	L70	Final
Massa	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Räikkönen	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Trulli	P3	P3	P3	P3	P6	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Kovalainen	P10	P10	P9	P8	P4	P7	P7	P7	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Kubica	P5	P5	P5	P4	P8	P4	P4	P4	P4	P7	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2008 French Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2008 French Grand Prix?+

Felipe Massa (Ferrari) won the 2008 French Grand Prix on 2008-06-22 at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.

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

P1: Felipe Massa (Ferrari). P2: Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari), +17.984 behind. P3: Jarno Trulli (Toyota), +28.250 behind.

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

Kimi Räikkönen took pole position for the 2008 French Grand Prix.

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

Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest lap of the 2008 French Grand Prix with a time of 1:16.630.

Which team won the 2008 French Grand Prix?+

Ferrari won the 2008 French Grand Prix with Felipe Massa taking victory.