Shanghai 2008: Race Result
Posted on October 19th, 2008 by Oliver White in 2008 Season
Lewis Hamilton has won the 2008 Chinese Grand Prix, which means the championship will go down to the wire at the next race in Brazil. Felipe Massa came home in second after team mate Kimi Raikkonen gifted his position to the Brazilian. Raikkonen finished on the podium in third with Fernando Alonso closing him down in the final stages. Heikki Kovalainen retired with just seven laps to go with a brake issue. BMW claimed a double points finish, as did Renault with Nelson Piquet Jr collecting eighth place.
Shanghai 2008: Race Results
| 1. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 10 Points |
| 2. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 8 Points |
| 3. | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 6 Points |
| 4. | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 5 Points |
| 5. | Nick Heidfeld | BMW | 4 Points |
| 6. | Robert Kubica | BMW | 3 Points |
| 7. | Timo Glock | Toyota | 2 Points |
| 8. | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1 Point |
| 9. | Sebastien Vettel | Scuderia Toro Rosso | |
| 10. | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | |
| 11. | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | |
| 12. | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | |
| 13. | Sebastien Bourdais | Scuderia Toro Rosso | |
| 14. | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | |
| 15. | Nico Rosberg | Williams | |
| 16. | Jenson Button | Honda | |
| 17. | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | |
| 18. | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Retired |
| 19. | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Retired |
| 20. | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Retired |
