Chinese Grand Prix
2008 · Round 17 · Shanghai, China · Oct 18-19, 2008Race summary
Hamilton won the race from 1st on the grid, 14.9s ahead of Massa. Kubica was the standout mover, climbing from 11th to 6th. Bourdais lost the most ground, from 8th on the grid down to 13th (down 5 places). Hamilton set the fastest lap, in 1:36.325.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton 1:36.325 | McLaren | 1 | 56 | 1:31:57.403 | 10 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 3 | 56 | +14.925 | 8 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 56 | +16.445 | 6 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 4 | 56 | +18.370 | 5 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 9 | 56 | +28.923 | 4 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 11 | 56 | +33.219 | 3 |
| 7 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 12 | 56 | +41.722 | 2 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 10 | 56 | +56.645 | 1 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 6 | 56 | +1:04.339 | 0 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 15 | 56 | +1:14.842 | 0 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 13 | 56 | +1:25.061 | 0 |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 17 | 56 | +1:30.847 | 0 |
| 13 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 8 | 56 | +1:31.457 | 0 |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 16 | 56 | +1:32.422 | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 14 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 18 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 5 | 49 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 19 | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 7 | 2 | Collision | 0 |