Round 17 · 19 October 2008
2008 Chinese Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) won the 2008 Chinese Grand Prix, round 17 of the championship, held on 19 October 2008 at Shanghai International Circuit (China), starting from position 1. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) and Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Lewis Hamilton (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 1:31:57.403 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 3 | +14.925 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | +16.445 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 4 | +18.370 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 9 | +28.923 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 11 | +33.219 s | 3 | Finished |
| 7 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 12 | +41.722 s | 2 | Finished |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 10 | +56.645 s | 1 | Finished |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 6 | +64.339 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 15 | +74.842 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 13 | +85.061 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 17 | +90.847 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 8 | +91.457 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 16 | +92.422 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 5 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 7 | — | — | Collision |