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2008 China Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Shanghai circuit. Full information

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2008 China Grand Prix

2008 China Grand Prix is 802nd Formula 1 race. Passed at the Shanghai circuit. Lewis Hamilton won the pole position and this race. This was his 9th victory. Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 56 laps (305 km).

Previous race: 2008 Japan Grand Prix
Next race: 2008 Brazil Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 2008 China Grand Prix

162nd victory for the McLaren team
9th victory for the Lewis Hamilton
22nd podium for the Lewis Hamilton
26th podium for the Felipe Massa
56th podium for the Kimi Raikkonen

Lewis Hamilton - Winner of the 2008 China Grand Prix

2008 China Grand Prix

McLaren MP4-23 - 2008 China Grand Prix winner

2008 China Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Lewis Hamilton	10.00	1h 31m 57.403s ( 199.050 km/h )	56	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
2	Felipe Massa	8.00	1h 32m 12.328s ( +14.925s )	56	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
3	Kimi Raikkonen	6.00	1h 32m 13.848s ( +16.445s )	56	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
4	Fernando Alonso	5.00	1h 32m 15.773s ( +18.370s )	56	ING Renault F1 Team
5	Nick Heidfeld	4.00	1h 32m 26.326s ( +28.923s )	56	BMW Sauber F1 Team
6	Robert Kubica	3.00	1h 32m 30.622s ( +33.219s )	56	BMW Sauber F1 Team
7	Timo Glock	2.00	1h 32m 39.125s ( +41.722s )	56	Panasonic Toyota Racing
8	Nelsinho Piquet	1.00	1h 32m 54.048s ( +56.645s )	56	ING Renault F1 Team
9	Sebastian Vettel	0	1h 33m 01.742s ( +1m 04.339s )	56	Scuderia Toro Rosso
10	David Coulthard	0	1h 33m 12.245s ( +1m 14.842s )	56	Red Bull Racing
11	Rubens Barrichello	0	1h 33m 22.464s ( +1m 25.061s )	56	Honda Racing F1 Team
12	Kazuki Nakajima	0	1h 33m 28.250s ( +1m 30.847s )	56	AT&T Williams
13	Sébastien Bourdais	0	1h 33m 28.860s ( +1m 31.457s )	56	Scuderia Toro Rosso
14	Mark Webber	0	1h 33m 29.825s ( +1m 32.422s )	56	Red Bull Racing
15	Nico Rosberg	0		55	AT&T Williams
16	Jenson Button	0		55	Honda Racing F1 Team
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	0		55	Force India F1 Team
ab	Heikki Kovalainen	0	Hydraulics	49	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
ab	Adrian Sutil	0	Gearbox	13	Force India F1 Team
ab	Jarno Trulli	0	Collision	2	Panasonic Toyota Racing

Qualifying Results for the 2008 China Grand Prix on the Shanghai circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Lewis Hamilton	1'36''303	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
2	Kimi Raikkonen	1'36''645	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
3	Felipe Massa	1'36''889	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
4	Fernando Alonso	1'36''927	ING Renault F1 Team
5	Heikki Kovalainen	1'36''930	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
6	Mark Webber	1'37''083	Red Bull Racing
7	Nick Heidfeld	1'37''201	BMW Sauber F1 Team
8	Sebastian Vettel	1'37''685	Scuderia Toro Rosso
9	Jarno Trulli	1'37''934	Panasonic Toyota Racing
10	Sébastien Bourdais	1'38''885	Scuderia Toro Rosso
11	Nelsinho Piquet	1'35''722	ING Renault F1 Team
12	Robert Kubica	1'35''814	BMW Sauber F1 Team
13	Timo Glock	1'35''937	Panasonic Toyota Racing
14	Rubens Barrichello	1'36''079	Honda Racing F1 Team
15	Nico Rosberg	1'36''210	AT&T Williams
16	David Coulthard	1'36''731	Red Bull Racing
17	Kazuki Nakajima	1'36''863	AT&T Williams
18	Jenson Button	1'37''053	Honda Racing F1 Team
19	Adrian Sutil	1'37''730	Force India F1 Team
20	Giancarlo Fisichella	1'37''739	Force India F1 Team