Japanese Grand Prix
2008 · Round 16 · Oyama, Japan · Oct 11-12, 2008Race summary
Victory went to Alonso (from 4th on the grid), with a 5.283s margin. Piquet Jr. made the biggest gain, from 12th on the grid to 4th (up 8 places). Hamilton had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 12th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Massa (1:18.426).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 4 | 67 | 1:30:21.892 | 10 |
| 2 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 6 | 67 | +5.283 | 8 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 67 | +6.400 | 6 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 12 | 67 | +20.570 | 5 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 7 | 67 | +23.767 | 4 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 9 | 67 | +39.207 | 3 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa 1:18.426 | Ferrari | 5 | 67 | +46.158 | 2 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 13 | 67 | +50.811 | 1 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 16 | 67 | +54.120 | 0 |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 10 | 67 | +59.085 | 0 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 15 | 67 | +1:02.096 | 0 |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 67 | +1:18.900 | 0 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 17 | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jenson Button | Honda | 18 | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 14 | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 20 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 3 | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 19 | 8 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Timo Glock | Toyota | 8 | 6 | Driver Seat | 0 |
| – | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 11 | 0 | Collision | 0 |