Round 16 · 12 October 2008
Japanese Grand Prix
Fuji Speedway · Oyama, Japan
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
22 drivers
After Round 15
1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
84
pts
2
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
77
pts
3
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
64
pts
4
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
57
pts
5
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
56
pts
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6
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
51
pts
7
Fernando Alonso
Renault
38
pts
8
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
27
pts
9
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
26
pts
10
Timo Glock
Toyota
20
pts
11
Mark Webber
Red Bull
20
pts
12
Nico Rosberg
Williams
17
pts
13
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault
13
pts
14
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
11
pts
15
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
9
pts
16
David Coulthard
Red Bull
8
pts
17
Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
4
pts
18
Jenson Button
Honda
3
pts
19
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
0
pts
20
Adrian Sutil
Force India
0
pts
21
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
0
pts
22
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri
0
pts
After the race
22 drivers
After Round 16
1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
—
84
+0
2
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
—
79
+2
3
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
—
72
+8
4
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
—
63
+6
5
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
—
56
+0
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6
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
—
51
+0
7
Fernando Alonso
Renault
—
48
+10
8
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
—
30
+3
9
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
—
30
+4
10
Mark Webber
Red Bull
↑1
21
+1
11
Timo Glock
Toyota
↓1
20
+0
12
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault
↑1
18
+5
13
Nico Rosberg
Williams
↓1
17
+0
14
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
—
11
+0
15
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
—
9
+0
16
David Coulthard
Red Bull
—
8
+0
17
Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
—
4
+0
18
Jenson Button
Honda
—
3
+0
19
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
—
0
+0
20
Adrian Sutil
Force India
—
0
+0
21
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
—
0
+0
22
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri
—
0
+0
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Race classification
20 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALO Fernando Alonso | Renault | 4 | 1:30:21.892 | 10 |
| 2 | KUB Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 6 | +5.283 | 8 |
| 3 | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | +6.400 | 6 |
| 4 | PIQ Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 12 | +20.570 | 5 |
| 5 | TRU Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 7 | +23.767 | 4 |
| 6 | VET Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 9 | +39.207 | 3 |
| 7 | MAS Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | +46.158 | 2 |
| 8 | WEB Mark Webber | Red Bull | 13 | +50.811 | 1 |
| 9 | HEI Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 16 | +54.120 | 0 |
| 10 | BOU Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 10 | +59.085 | 0 |
| 11 | ROS Nico Rosberg | Williams | 15 | +1:02.096 | 0 |
| 12 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | +1:18.900 | 0 |
| 13 | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 17 | 1L | 0 |
| 14 | BUT Jenson Button | Honda | 18 | 1L | 0 |
| 15 | NAK Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 14 | 1L | 0 |
| R | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | KOV Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | SUT Adrian Sutil | Force India | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | GLO Timo Glock | Toyota | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | COU David Coulthard | Red Bull | 11 | — | 0 |