Shanghai Race Date:  19 Oct 2008 Number of Laps:  56 Circuit Length:  5.451 km Race Distance:  305.066 km Lap Record:  1:32.238 - M Schumacher (2004)

Race (Sunday afternoon)

1     Lewis Hamilton   McLaren Mercedes  56   Winner 
2     Felipe Massa  Ferrari  56  + 14.9 secs 
3     Kimi Räikkönen  Ferrari  56  + 16.4 secs
4     Fernando Alonso  Renault  56  + 18.3 secs
5     Nick Heidfeld  BMW Sauber  56  + 28.9 secs
6     Robert Kubica  BMW Sauber  56  + 33.2 secs
7     Timo Glock  Toyota  56  + 41.7 secs
8     Nelsinho Piquet  Renault  56  + 56.6 secs
9     Sebastian Vettel  STR Ferrari   + 64.3 secs   
10   David Coulthard  Red Bull Renault   + 74.8 secs   
11   Rubens Barrichello  Honda   + 85.0 secs   
12   Kazuki Nakajima  Williams Toyota   + 90.8 secs   
13   Sebastien Bourdais  STR Ferrari   + 91.4 secs   
14   Mark Webber  Red Bull Renault   + 92.4 secs   
15   Nico Rosberg  Williams Toyota   + 1 Lap   
16   Jenson Button  Honda   + 1 Lap   
17   Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India Ferrari   + 1 Lap   
Ret  Heikki Kovalainen  McLaren Mercedes   + 7 Lap   
Ret  Adrian Sutil  Force India Ferrari   + 43 Laps   
Ret  Jarno Trulli  Toyota   + 54 Laps

Q1 Q2 Q3 (Saturday afternoon)

1    Lewis Hamilton   McLaren Mercedes 
     1:35.566  1:34.947  1:36.303   (15 laps)
2    Kimi Räikkönen  Ferrari 
     1:35.983 1:35.355 1:36.645  (15)
3    Felipe Massa  Ferrari 
     1:35.971 1:35.135 1:36.889  (16)
4    Fernando Alonso  Renault 
     1:35.769 1:35.461 1:36.927  (18)
5    Heikki Kovalainen  McLaren Mercedes 
     1:35.623 1:35.216 1:36.930  (16)
6    Mark Webber  Red Bull Renault 
     1:36.238 1:35.686 1:37.083  (19) *
7    Nick Heidfeld  BMW Sauber 
     1:36.224 1:35.403 1:37.201  (17
8    Sebastian Vettel  STR Ferrari 
     1:35.752 1:35.386 1:37.685  (16)
9    Jarno Trulli  Toyota 
     1:36.104 1:35.715 1:37.934  (19)
10  Sebastien Bourdais  STR Ferrari 
     1:36.239 1:35.478 1:38.885  (18)
11  Nelsinho Piquet  Renault 
     1:36.029 1:35.722  (12)
12  Robert Kubica  BMW Sauber 
     1:36.503 1:35.814  (14)
13  Timo Glock  Toyota 
     1:36.210 1:35.937  (16)
14  Rubens Barrichello  Honda 
     1:36.640 1:36.079  (15)
15  Nico Rosberg  Williams-Toyota 
     1:36.434 1:36.210  (15)
16  David Coulthard  Red Bull Renault 
     1:36.731   (7)
17  Kazuki Nakajima  Williams Toyota 
     1:36.863   (9)
18  Jenson Button  Honda 
     1:37.053   (9)
19  Adrian Sutil  Force India Ferrari 
     1:37.730   (9)
20  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India Ferrari 
     1:37.739  ((9)

* Drops 10 places on grid for engine change

Practice 3 (Saturday morning)

1    Nick Heidfeld   BMW Sauber  1:36.061     (17 laps)
2    Lewis Hamilton  McLaren Mercedes  1:36.135  + 0.074  (15)
3    Robert Kubica  BMW Sauber  1:36.150  + 0.089  (18)
4    Heikki Kovalainen  McLaren Mercedes  1:36.324  + 0.263  (16)
5    Jarno Trulli  Toyota  1:36.396  + 0.335  (22)
6    Nico Rosberg  Williams Toyota  1:36.427  + 0.366  (20)
7    Sebastien Bourdais  STR Ferrari  1:36.642  + 0.581  (20)
8    David Coulthard  Red Bull Renault  1:36.712  + 0.651  (18)
9    Kazuki Nakajima  Williams Toyota  1:36.713  + 0.652  (20)
10  Nelsinho Piquet  Renault  1:36.789  + 0.728  (20)
11  Rubens Barrichello  Honda  1:36.839  + 0.778  (19)
12  Felipe Massa  Ferrari  1:36.842  + 0.781  (16)
13  Kimi Räikkönen  Ferrari  1:36.901  + 0.840  (15)
14  Sebastian Vettel  STR Ferrari  1:36.902  + 0.841  (18)
15  Jenson Button  Honda  1:36.958  + 0.897  (18)
16  Fernando Alonso  Renault  1:36.996  + 0.935  (18)
17  Timo Glock  Toyota  1:37.053  + 0.992  (22)
18  Mark Webber  Red Bull Renault  1:37.566  + 1.505  (12)
19  Adrian Sutil  Force India Ferrari  1:37.648  + 1.587  (19)
20  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India Ferrari  1:37.964  + 1.903  (18)

Practice 2 (Friday Afternoon)

1    Lewis Hamilton   McLaren-Mercedes  1:35.750     (33 laps)
2    Fernando Alonso  Renault  1:36.024  + 0.274  (36)
3    Nelsinho Piquet  Renault  1:36.094  + 0.344  (38)
4    Jarno Trulli  Toyota  1:36.159  + 0.409  (32)
5    Mark Webber  Red Bull-Renault  1:36.375 + 0.625  (38)
6    Felipe Massa  Ferrari  1:36.480  + 0.730  (31)
7    Sebastien Bourdais  STR-Ferrari  1:36.529  + 0.779  (32)
8    Kimi Räikkönen  Ferrari  1:36.542  + 0.792  (34)
9    Nick Heidfeld  BMW Sauber  1:36.553  + 0.803  (38)
10  Nico Rosberg  Williams-Toyota  1:36.556  + 0.806  (33)
11  Timo Glock  Toyota  1:36.615  + 0.865  (33)
12  Robert Kubica  BMW Sauber  1:36.775  + 1.025  (37)
13  Heikki Kovalainen  McLaren-Mercedes  1:36.797  + 1.047  (33)
14  David Coulthard  Red Bull-Renault  1:36.808  + 1.058  (36)
15  Sebastian Vettel  STR-Ferrari  1:36.925  + 1.175  (38)
16  Kazuki Nakajima  Williams-Toyota  1:36.975  + 1.225  (31)
17  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari  1:37.473  + 1.723  (38)
18  Adrian Sutil  Force India-Ferrari  1:37.617  + 1.867  (33)
19  Jenson Button  Honda  1:37.800  + 2.050  (37)
20  Rubens Barrichello  Honda  1:37.904  + 2.154  (36)

Practice 1 (Friday Morning)

1    Lewis Hamilton   McLaren-Mercedes  1:35.630     (23 laps)
2    Felipe Massa  Ferrari  1:36.020  + 0.390  (24)
3    Kimi Räikkönen  Ferrari  1:36.052  + 0.422  (23)
4    Heikki Kovalainen  McLaren-Mercedes  1:36.103  + 0.473  (21)
5    Robert Kubica  BMW Sauber  1:36.507  + 0.877  (25)
6    Fernando Alonso  Renault  1:36.661  + 1.031  (25)
7    Nick Heidfeld  BMW Sauber  1:37.040  + 1.410  (23)
8    Sebastien Bourdais  STR-Ferrari  1:37.070  + 1.440  (32)
9    Nelsinho Piquet  Renault  1:37.180  + 1.550  (30)
10  Sebastian Vettel  STR-Ferrari  1:37.278  + 1.648  (25)
11  Mark Webber  Red Bull-Renault  1:37.491  + 1.861 (26)
12  Jenson Button  Honda  1:37.619  + 1.989  (25)
13  Kazuki Nakajima  Williams-Toyota  1:37.630  + 2.000  (23)
14  David Coulthard  Red Bull-Renault  1:37.638  + 2.008  (22)
15  Nico Rosberg  Williams-Toyota  1:37.638  + 2.008  (26)
16  Timo Glock  Toyota  1:37.664  + 2.034  (29)
17  Rubens Barrichello  Honda  1:37.827  + 2.197  (28)
18  Jarno Trulli  Toyota  1:38.219  + 2.589  (24)
19  Adrian Sutil  Force India-Ferrari  1:38.285  + 2.655  (25)
20  Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari  1:38.479  + 2.849  (26)

Pre race comment

Ron Dennis - "Lewis is a racing driver.  That's what makes him the driver he is. He is going to fight for positions at every opportunity - you are not going to stop him doing that. Of course, with the benefit of hindsight, it would have been nice if he had been a little bit more prudent in the first corner. Some of the things he does leave us in awe of him, The simple fact is he is a great driver and we are going to fight for the world championship, but it's sometimes a bit of an uphill struggle.  I think the thing that really got to him was the penalty - it really did. He was bitterly complaining about it in the car. Without the penalty, we would have still got points, that's for sure."

Robert Kubica - "I think you at least have to try, there is nothing to lose. I think Kimi showed last year that anything is possible. The difference is that I have two guys in front of me, not one and at normal pace it’s no secret that we are not as fast as (Felipe) Massa and (Lewis) Hamilton, so life is a bit more difficult but everything can still happen. Once you are able to be leader after seven races, you should be able to fight for the championship,We didn’t improve a lot lately with the car, so this didn’t help me but still, I’m 12 points behind the leader. Over the last three races it shows that everything can be possible. In Monza we had changeable conditions - I started 11th, I finished third. In Singapore I would easily have finished on the podium, I think. My race was ruined by safety cars, so it’s changeable. We have to be there and I hope this is a good boost for the last two races and I hope we can find a few tenths which will help me in the battle."

Lewis Hamilton - “For sure, it’s not easy to always say or do the right thing, and when you’re constantly being scrutinised it can be particularly difficult. Recently, there have been lots of different quotes attributed to me.And sometimes I’ve said things that have either come out the wrong way or been taken out of context so people get a different feeling of what I’ve said when I haven’t expressed myself correctly. I’m only human and every now and then people make mistakes. I would never say I was better than anyone else, but I am a Formula 1 driver and all of us have to believe in ourselves to get to where we are. You have to have that belief to go out and win: and that’s what helps you strive for better performance and to achieve more in your life.  look at the other drivers and I want to beat them. I would never say, ‘I’m better than you,’ I just think that all these guys are the best and to be the best I have to beat them. That’s how every racing driver sees things."

"Felipe hit me off," Hamilton was quoted as saying by The Independent. "I went on the inside of him and he broke left and hit me pretty hard. "It was as deliberate as it could be."

Felipe Massa - "I did not hit him deliberately. I can't believe he sees it that way. For me it was just a racing incident but we took the penalty. He braked too late and just pushed me off the track. I had two wheels in the gravel and couldn't stop the car. I have a good relationship with Lewis and I will not do something to destroy something by purpose."

Jarno Trulli - "In the end we had to be happy with fifth place in Fuji but I was hoping for a little more in front of our home fans. The lower temperatures didn't really suit our car in Japan but it should be a bit warmer in China, which will be better for us. I am fired up to get a good result this weekend. We have been pushing really hard all season and we are still very motivated to finish the year on a high in these last two races."

Timo Glock - "I was expecting better in Japan, obviously, and I thought I was in decent shape to finish in the points before I had to retire. It's good that we race again so soon after because I can forget what happened at Fuji and focus on returning to the points in Shanghai. Our car is competitive and I believe I can score points in every race so that is my first target for this weekend, and after that we will push to finish as high as possible."

Fernando Alonso - "I don’t know what to say now (after Japanese Grand Prix) because I am still thinking not, but my heart says yes. The feeling I have now is that we can do anything because of (winning at) a circuit like this. We were not too light on fuel. Regarding the laps people stopped in the first stint, qualifying was a 'real' fourth place, so I am still confident for the next two races. Maybe no wins but who knows, maybe podiums are possible now. I think about four tenths, half a second (Current deficit on McLaren and Ferrari). Okay, there are some circuits where we are a little bit closer, some circuits where it’s a little bit more than half a second but I think another four or five tenths would put us in a very strong position.

First of all we need to have a competitive, hard car here in Shanghai and Brazil to be fighting with McLaren and Ferrari.  If we do that and Felipe wins the race and I can be second or third I will be happy to help Felipe to take as many points as possible and this is the only approach. My best relationship for example is with Robert (Kubica). I would like to see him winning the championship but I know this is quite difficult because I think the performance etc it will be difficult to recover 12 points. I will do my own race but after all, when you finish the race and see the results, you prefer some drivers to win or some teams to win compared to others" he said on the Formula 1 official website,