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Japanese Grand Prix

2008  ·  Fuji Speedway  ·  12 October 2008  ·  67 laps

  1. 1st Fernando Alonso Renault · 01:30:21.892
  2. 2nd Robert Kubica BMW Sauber · +5.283
  3. 3rd Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari · +6.4

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Lewis Hamilton

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 16

Heikki Kovalainen

Retirement McLaren  —  Engine

03 Fastest Lap

Felipe Massa

Ferrari

04 On the Charge

Nelson Piquet Jr.

Renault  —  P12 → P4

05 Victory

Fernando Alonso

Renault  —  Won from P4

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Fernando Alonso Renault 4 67 01:30:21.892 10
2 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 6 67 +5.283 8
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 2 67 +6.4 6
4 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 12 67 +20.57 5
5 Jarno Trulli Toyota 7 67 +23.767 4
6 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 9 67 +39.207 3
7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 5 67 +46.158FL 2
8 Mark Webber Red Bull 13 67 +50.811 1
9 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 16 67 +54.12
10 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 10 67 +59.085
11 Nico Rosberg Williams 15 67 +1:02.096
12 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1 67 +1:18.900
13 Rubens Barrichello Honda 17 66 +1 Lap
14 Jenson Button Honda 18 66 +1 Lap
15 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 14 66 +1 Lap
16 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 20 21 Gearbox
17 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 3 16 Engine
18 Adrian Sutil Force India 19 8 Tyre
19 Timo Glock Toyota 8 6 Driver Seat
20 David Coulthard Red Bull 11 0 Collision

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