The grid has been decided for tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix and it is Lewis Hamilton who is on pole, ahead of both Ferraris, Fernando Alonso and team mate Heikki Kovalainen. Mark Webber had actually qualified in an impressive sixth, but was forced to change his engine after Free Practice Three following a spectacular blow-up. This demoted the Red Bull pilot to sixteenth. Also receiving a penalty this weekend is BMW’s Nick Heidfeld. The stewards decided the experienced German driver had impeded David Coulthard during Q1 and has been dropped three places to ninth.
The 2008 Chinese Grand Prix Grid
Inclusive of penalties given - two so far.
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1m36.303s |
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| Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m36.645s |
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| 3 | Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m36.889s |
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| Fernando Alonso Renault 1m36.927s |
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| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1m36.930s |
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| Sebastian VettelScuderia Toro Rosso 1m37.685s |
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| 7 | Jarno Trulli Toyota 1m37.934s |
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| Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1m38.885s |
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| 9 | Nick Heidfeld BMW 1m37.201s* |
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| Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1m35.722s |
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| 11 | Robert Kubica BMW 1m35.814s |
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| Timo Glock Toyota 1m35.937s |
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| 13 | Rubens Barrichello Honda 1m36.079s |
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| Nico Rosberg Williams 1m36.210s |
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| 15 | David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1m36.731s |
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| Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1m37.083s** |
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| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m36.863s |
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| Jenson Button Honda 1m37.053s |
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| 19 | Adrian Sutil Force India 1m37.730s |
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| Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1m37.739s |
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