Italian Grand Prix

Round 14 · Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy

2008-09-14

Winner: Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso)

Sebastian Vettel

Toro Rosso

Heikki Kovalainen

McLaren · +12.512

Robert Kubica

BMW Sauber · +20.471

Who won the 2008 Italian Grand Prix?

The 2008 Italian Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel driving for Toro Rosso, starting from pole position. Heikki Kovalainen finished second, +12.512 behind, with Robert Kubica completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Kimi Räikkönen with a time of 1:28.047. There was 1 retirement from the race. This was Round 14 of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy. Robert Kubica was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 8 positions from P11 to finish P3.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	1	—	1:26:47.494	Finished	10
2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	2	—	+12.512	Finished	8
3	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	11	▲8	+20.471	Finished	6
4	Fernando Alonso	Renault	8	▲4	+23.903	Finished	5
5	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	10	▲5	+27.748	Finished	4
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	6	—	+28.816	Finished	3
7	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	15	▲8	+29.912	Finished	2
8	Mark Webber	Red Bull	3	▼5	+32.048	Finished	1
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	14	▲5	+39.468	Finished	0
10	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	17	▲7	+54.445	Finished	0
11	Timo Glock	Toyota	9	▼2	+58.888	Finished	0
12	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	18	▲6	+1:02.015	Finished	0
13	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	7	▼6	+1:05.954	Finished	0
14	Nico Rosberg	Williams	5	▼9	+1:08.635	Finished	0
15	Jenson Button	Honda	19	▲4	+1:13.370	Finished	0
16	David Coulthard	Red Bull	13	▼3	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	16	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
18	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	4	▼14	—	+1 Lap	0
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	20	▲1	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	12	—	—	Accident	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	1:35.464	1:35.837	1:37.555
2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1:35.214	1:35.843	1:37.631
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:36.001	1:36.306	1:38.117
4	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	1:35.543	1:36.175	1:38.445
5	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:35.485	1:35.898	1:38.767
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:35.536	1:36.676	1:38.894
7	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:35.906	1:36.008	1:39.152
8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:36.297	1:36.518	1:39.751
9	Timo Glock	Toyota	1:35.737	1:36.525	1:39.787
10	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:35.709	1:36.626	1:39.906
11	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:35.553	1:36.697	—
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1:36.280	1:36.698	—
13	David Coulthard	Red Bull	1:36.485	1:37.284	—
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:35.965	1:37.522	—
15	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:35.394	1:39.265	—
16	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:36.510	—	—
17	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	1:36.630	—	—
18	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	1:36.653	—	—
19	Jenson Button	Honda	1:37.006	—	—
20	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:37.417	—	—

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	Final
Vettel	P1	P1	P1	P4	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Kovalainen	P2	P2	P2	P1	P5	P2	P4	P2	P2	P2	P2
Kubica	P9	P8	P8	P10	P8	P3	P6	P3	P3	P3	P3
Alonso	P7	P7	P7	P8	P7	P5	P7	P4	P4	P4	P4
Heidfeld	P10	P10	P11	P11	P11	P14	P8	P5	P5	P5	P5

2008 Italian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2008 Italian Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) won the 2008 Italian Grand Prix on 2008-09-14 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza.

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

P1: Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso). P2: Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren), +12.512 behind. P3: Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), +20.471 behind.

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

Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the 2008 Italian Grand Prix.

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

Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest lap of the 2008 Italian Grand Prix with a time of 1:28.047.

Which team won the 2008 Italian Grand Prix?+

Toro Rosso won the 2008 Italian Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel taking victory.