European Grand Prix

Round 12 · Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain

2008-08-24

Winner: Felipe Massa (Ferrari)

Felipe Massa

Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton

McLaren · +5.611

Robert Kubica

BMW Sauber · +37.353

Who won the 2008 European Grand Prix?

The 2008 European Grand Prix was won by Felipe Massa driving for Ferrari, starting from pole position. Lewis Hamilton finished second, +5.611 behind, with Robert Kubica completing the podium. Felipe Massa also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:38.708. 3 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 12 of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain. Timo Glock was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 6 positions from P13 to finish P7.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1	—	1:35:32.339	Finished	10
2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	2	—	+5.611	Finished	8
3	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	3	—	+37.353	Finished	6
4	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	5	▲1	+39.703	Finished	5
5	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	7	▲2	+50.684	Finished	4
6	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	6	—	+52.625	Finished	3
7	Timo Glock	Toyota	13	▲6	+1:07.990	Finished	2
8	Nico Rosberg	Williams	9	▲1	+1:11.457	Finished	1
9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	8	▼1	+1:22.177	Finished	0
10	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	10	—	+1:29.794	Finished	0
11	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	15	▲4	+1:32.717	Finished	0
12	Mark Webber	Red Bull	14	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Jenson Button	Honda	16	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	18	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	11	▼4	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	19	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
17	David Coulthard	Red Bull	17	—	—	+1 Lap	0
R	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	4	—	—	Engine	0
R	Adrian Sutil	Force India	20	—	—	Accident	0
R	Fernando Alonso	Renault	12	—	—	Collision	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:38.176	1:37.859	1:38.989
2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:38.464	1:37.954	1:39.199
3	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:38.347	1:38.050	1:39.392
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:38.703	1:38.229	1:39.488
5	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1:38.656	1:38.120	1:39.937
6	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	1:38.141	1:37.842	1:40.142
7	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:37.948	1:37.928	1:40.309
8	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:38.738	1:37.859	1:40.631
9	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:38.595	1:38.336	1:40.721
10	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	1:38.622	1:38.417	1:40.750
11	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	1:38.667	1:38.428	—
12	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:38.268	1:38.435	—
13	Timo Glock	Toyota	1:38.532	1:38.499	—
14	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:38.559	1:38.515	—
15	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	1:38.787	1:38.744	—
16	Jenson Button	Honda	1:38.880	—	—
17	David Coulthard	Red Bull	1:39.235	—	—
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1:39.268	—	—
19	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:39.811	—	—
20	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:39.943	—	—

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

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

2008 European Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2008 European Grand Prix?+

Felipe Massa (Ferrari) won the 2008 European Grand Prix on 2008-08-24 at Valencia Street Circuit.

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

P1: Felipe Massa (Ferrari). P2: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), +5.611 behind. P3: Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), +37.353 behind.

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

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

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

Felipe Massa set the fastest lap of the 2008 European Grand Prix with a time of 1:38.708.

Which team won the 2008 European Grand Prix?+

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