French Grand Prix
2008 · Round 8 · Magny Cours, France · Jun 21-22, 2008Race summary
Massa won the race from 2nd on the grid, 18.0s ahead of Räikkönen. Kovalainen was the standout mover, climbing from 10th to 4th. Alonso lost the most ground, from 3rd on the grid down to 8th (down 5 places). Räikkönen set the fastest lap, in 1:16.630.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | 70 | 1:31:50.245 | 10 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen 1:16.630 | Ferrari | 1 | 70 | +17.984 | 8 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 4 | 70 | +28.250 | 6 |
| 4 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 10 | 70 | +28.929 | 5 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 5 | 70 | +30.512 | 4 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | 70 | +40.304 | 3 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 9 | 70 | +41.033 | 2 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 3 | 70 | +43.372 | 1 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 7 | 70 | +51.021 | 0 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 13 | 70 | +54.538 | 0 |
| 11 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 8 | 70 | +57.700 | 0 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 12 | 70 | +58.065 | 0 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 11 | 70 | +1:02.079 | 0 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 20 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 15 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 19 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 14 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 17 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 18 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Jenson Button | Honda | 16 | 16 | Collision | 0 |