Malaysian Grand Prix
Round 2 of 2008
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit
Kuala Lumpur
Country
Malaysia
Date
Mar 23, 2008
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Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Ferrari | 2 | 56 | 1:31:18.555 | 10 |
| 2 | Robert Kubica KUB | BMW Sauber | 4 | 56 | +19.570 | 8 |
| 3 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | McLaren | 8 | 56 | +38.450 | 6 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Toyota | 3 | 56 | +45.832 | 5 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 9 | 56 | +46.548 | 4 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | BMW Sauber | 5 | 56 | +49.833 | 3 |
| 7 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 6 | 56 | +1:08.130 | 2 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Renault | 7 | 56 | +1:10.041 | 1 |
| 9 | David Coulthard COU | Red Bull | 12 | 56 | +1:16.220 | 0 |
| 10 | Jenson Button BUT | Honda | 11 | 56 | +1:26.214 | 0 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. PIQ | Renault | 13 | 56 | +1:32.202 | 0 |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella FIS | Force India | 17 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Honda | 14 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Williams | 16 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Anthony Davidson DAV | Super Aguri | 21 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Takuma Sato SAT | Super Aguri | 19 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima NAK | Williams | 22 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Toro Rosso | 15 | 39 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1 | 30 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 20 | 5 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Toyota | 10 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Sébastien Bourdais BOU | Toro Rosso | 18 | 0 | Spun off | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:35.347 | 1:34.412 | 1:35.748 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:35.645 | 1:34.188 | 1:36.230 |
| 3 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:35.227 | 1:34.759 | 1:36.613 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:35.392 | 1:34.627 | 1:36.709 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli TRU | 1:35.205 | 1:34.960 | 1:36.711 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica KUB | 1:35.794 | 1:34.811 | 1:36.727 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | 1:35.729 | 1:34.648 | 1:36.753 |
| 8 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:35.440 | 1:34.967 | 1:37.009 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:35.983 | 1:35.140 | 1:38.450 |
| 10 | Timo Glock GLO | 1:35.891 | 1:35.000 | 1:39.656 |
| 11 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:35.847 | 1:35.208 | — |
| 12 | David Coulthard COU | 1:36.058 | 1:35.408 | — |
| 13 | Nelson Piquet Jr. PIQ | 1:36.074 | 1:35.562 | — |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | 1:36.198 | 1:35.622 | — |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:36.111 | 1:35.648 | — |
| 16 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:35.843 | 1:35.670 | — |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella FIS | 1:36.240 | — | — |
| 18 | Kazuki Nakajima NAK | 1:36.388 | — | — |
| 19 | Sébastien Bourdais BOU | 1:36.677 | — | — |
| 20 | Takuma Sato SAT | 1:37.087 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Ferrari
1:35.405
Lap 37
BMW Sauber
1:35.921
Lap 39
McLaren
1:35.922
Lap 19
Toyota
1:36.068
Lap 53
McLaren
1:35.462
Lap 53
BMW Sauber
1:35.366
Lap 55
Red Bull
1:36.696
Lap 53
Renault
1:36.288
Lap 40
Red Bull
1:36.206
Lap 55
Honda
1:35.715
Lap 56
Renault
1:36.956
Lap 52
Force India
1:36.962
Lap 52
Honda
1:36.693
Lap 55
Williams
1:36.782
Lap 55
Super Aguri
1:38.171
Lap 55
Super Aguri
1:38.504
Lap 53
Williams
1:37.711
Lap 19
Toro Rosso
1:36.870
Lap 37
Ferrari
1:35.914
Lap 15
Force India
1:40.330
Lap 3
Race Overview
The 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix took place at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. This iconic circuit has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar, providing thrilling racing action and memorable moments.
22 drivers completed the race, with Kimi Räikkönen taking the victory.