French Grand Prix
Round 8 of 2008
Circuit
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Magny Cours
Country
France
Date
Jun 22, 2008
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Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 2 | 70 | 1:31:50.245 | 10 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Ferrari | 1 | 70 | +17.984 | 8 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Toyota | 4 | 70 | +28.250 | 6 |
| 4 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | McLaren | 10 | 70 | +28.929 | 5 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica KUB | BMW Sauber | 5 | 70 | +30.512 | 4 |
| 6 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 6 | 70 | +40.304 | 3 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet Jr. PIQ | Renault | 9 | 70 | +41.033 | 2 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Renault | 3 | 70 | +43.372 | 1 |
| 9 | David Coulthard COU | Red Bull | 7 | 70 | +51.021 | 0 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 13 | 70 | +54.538 | 0 |
| 11 | Timo Glock GLO | Toyota | 8 | 70 | +57.700 | 0 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Toro Rosso | 12 | 70 | +58.065 | 0 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | BMW Sauber | 11 | 70 | +1:02.079 | 0 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Honda | 20 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima NAK | Williams | 15 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Williams | 19 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Sébastien Bourdais BOU | Toro Rosso | 14 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella FIS | Force India | 17 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 18 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 20 | Jenson Button BUT | Honda | 16 | 16 | Collision | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:15.133 | 1:15.161 | 1:16.449 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:15.024 | 1:15.041 | 1:16.490 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:15.634 | 1:15.293 | 1:16.693 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:15.754 | 1:15.483 | 1:16.840 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli TRU | 1:15.521 | 1:15.362 | 1:16.920 |
| 6 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:15.965 | 1:15.639 | 1:16.944 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica KUB | 1:15.687 | 1:15.723 | 1:17.037 |
| 8 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:16.020 | 1:15.488 | 1:17.233 |
| 9 | David Coulthard COU | 1:15.802 | 1:15.654 | 1:17.426 |
| 10 | Timo Glock GLO | 1:15.727 | 1:15.558 | 1:17.596 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. PIQ | 1:15.848 | 1:15.770 | — |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | 1:16.006 | 1:15.786 | — |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:15.918 | 1:15.816 | — |
| 14 | Sébastien Bourdais BOU | 1:16.072 | 1:16.045 | — |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:16.085 | 1:16.235 | — |
| 16 | Kazuki Nakajima NAK | 1:16.243 | — | — |
| 17 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:16.306 | — | — |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | 1:16.330 | — | — |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella FIS | 1:16.971 | — | — |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil SUT | 1:17.053 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Ferrari
1:16.729
Lap 20
Ferrari
1:16.630
Lap 16
Toyota
1:17.567
Lap 12
McLaren
1:17.134
Lap 46
BMW Sauber
1:17.172
Lap 16
Red Bull
1:17.507
Lap 22
Renault
1:17.758
Lap 24
Renault
1:17.641
Lap 39
Red Bull
1:17.818
Lap 23
McLaren
1:17.453
Lap 40
Toyota
1:17.836
Lap 45
Toro Rosso
1:17.760
Lap 36
BMW Sauber
1:17.716
Lap 46
Honda
1:17.969
Lap 54
Williams
1:18.054
Lap 60
Williams
1:18.311
Lap 38
Toro Rosso
1:18.216
Lap 28
Force India
1:18.557
Lap 53
Force India
1:18.462
Lap 41
Honda
1:20.876
Lap 15
Race Overview
The 2008 French Grand Prix took place at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in France. This iconic circuit has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar, providing thrilling racing action and memorable moments.
20 drivers completed the race, with Felipe Massa taking the victory.