Round 17 · 19 October 2008
Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit · Shanghai, China
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
22 drivers
After Round 16
1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
84
pts
2
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
79
pts
3
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
72
pts
4
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
63
pts
5
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
56
pts
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6
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
51
pts
7
Fernando Alonso
Renault
48
pts
8
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
30
pts
9
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
30
pts
10
Mark Webber
Red Bull
21
pts
11
Timo Glock
Toyota
20
pts
12
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault
18
pts
13
Nico Rosberg
Williams
17
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 17
1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
—
94
+10
2
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
—
87
+8
3
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
—
75
+3
4
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
—
69
+6
5
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
—
60
+4
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6
Fernando Alonso
Renault
↑1
53
+5
7
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
↓1
51
+0
8
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
—
30
+0
9
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
—
30
+0
10
Timo Glock
Toyota
↑1
22
+2
11
Mark Webber
Red Bull
↓1
21
+0
12
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault
—
19
+1
13
Nico Rosberg
Williams
—
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 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 1:31:57.403 | 10 |
| 2 | MAS Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 3 | +14.925 | 8 |
| 3 | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | +16.445 | 6 |
| 4 | ALO Fernando Alonso | Renault | 4 | +18.370 | 5 |
| 5 | HEI Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 9 | +28.923 | 4 |
| 6 | KUB Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 11 | +33.219 | 3 |
| 7 | GLO Timo Glock | Toyota | 12 | +41.722 | 2 |
| 8 | PIQ Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 10 | +56.645 | 1 |
| 9 | VET Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 6 | +1:04.339 | 0 |
| 10 | COU David Coulthard | Red Bull | 15 | +1:14.842 | 0 |
| 11 | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 13 | +1:25.061 | 0 |
| 12 | NAK Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 17 | +1:30.847 | 0 |
| 13 | BOU Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 8 | +1:31.457 | 0 |
| 14 | WEB Mark Webber | Red Bull | 16 | +1:32.422 | 0 |
| 15 | ROS Nico Rosberg | Williams | 14 | 1L | 0 |
| 16 | BUT Jenson Button | Honda | 18 | 1L | 0 |
| 17 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 20 | 1L | 0 |
| R | KOV Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | SUT Adrian Sutil | Force India | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | TRU Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 7 | — | 0 |