2008 Spanish F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Spanish Grand Prix
Track: Catalunya Circuit

Weather: dry, warm, sunny

Kimi RAIKKONEN won his 17th F1 World Championship race at the 2008 Spanish F1 GP. The Ferrari driver started from pole and won at Barcelona by 3.228 seconds from teammate Felipe Massa for a Ferrari 1-2. It was the 207th win for the Ferrari F1 team and Raikkonens 2nd win of the season, giving Ferrari back-to-back victories.

Raikkonen pole, Ferrari-Renault-Ferrari top three

Barcelona on 27 April 2008 opened with Kimi Raikkonen taking pole with a 1:21.813 lap, Alonso a superb second for Renault in front of his home crowd, Massa third. Kubica fourth, Hamilton fifth. Alonso, back at Renault after his one-year McLaren stint, had qualified where his home fans wanted to see him.

Race day: Ferrari 1-2, Alonso engine failure

Raikkonen led 62 of the 66 laps at Barcelona and won by 3.228 seconds from Massa. Hamilton took third for McLaren after Alonso retired with an engine failure while running fourth, a huge disappointment for the Spanish home crowd. Kubica fourth for BMW Sauber, Webber fifth for Red Bull, Button sixth for Honda. Raikkonen set the fastest lap on lap 46 with a 1:21.670.

Championship: Raikkonen 29, Kubica 24, Hamilton 20, Massa 22

Raikkonen 29 points, Kubica 24, Massa 22, Hamilton 20. The 2008 championship had four drivers in genuine contention.

Classification 2008 Spanish F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	1	KimiRäikkönen	Ferrari	Ferrari F2008Ferrari 056	1	66	62	1:38:19.051	10
2	2	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F2008Ferrari 056	3	66		1:38:22.279+3.228s	8
3	22	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/23Mercedes FO 108	5	66	1	1:38:23.238+4.187s	6
4	4	RobertKubica	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.08BMW P86	4	66		1:38:24.745+5.694s	5
5	10	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB4Renault RS27	7	66		1:38:54.989+35.938s	4
6	16	JensonButton	Honda	Honda RA108Honda RA808E	13	66		1:39:12.061+53.010s	3
7	8	KazukiNakajima	Williams	Williams FW30Toyota RVX-08	12	66		1:39:17.295+58.244s	2
8	11	JarnoTrulli	Toyota	Toyota TF108Toyota RVX-08	8	66		1:39:18.486+59.435s	1
9	3	NickHeidfeld	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.08BMW P86	9	66	3	1:39:22.124+1:03.073
10	21	GiancarloFisichella	Force India	Force India VJM01Ferrari 056	19	65		+1 lap
11	12	TimoGlock	Toyota	Toyota TF108Toyota RVX-08	14	65		+1 lap
12	9	DavidCoulthard	Red Bull	Red Bull RB4Renault RS27	17	65		+1 lap
13	18	TakumaSato	Super Aguri	Super Aguri SA08AHonda RA808E	22	65		+1 lap
DNF	7	NicoRosberg	Williams	Williams FW30Toyota RVX-08	15	41		Engine
DNF	5	FernandoAlonso	Renault	Renault R28Renault RS27	2	34		Engine
DNF	17	RubensBarrichello	Honda	Honda RA108Honda RA808E	11	34		Front wing
DNF	23	HeikkiKovalainen	McLaren	McLaren MP4/23Mercedes FO 108	6	21		Accident
DNF	19	AnthonyDavidson	Super Aguri	Super Aguri SA08AHonda RA808E	21	8		Holed radiator
DNF	14	SébastienBourdais	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR2BFerrari 056	16	7		Collision
DNF	6	NelsonPiquet Jr.	Renault	Renault R28Renault RS27	10	6		Collision
DNF	20	AdrianSutil	Force India	Force India VJM01Ferrari 056	20	0		Collision
DNF	15	SebastianVettel	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR2BFerrari 056	18	0		Collision

Fastest lap: 1:21.670 min. by Kimi Raikkonen

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