2008 European Grand Prix

http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/europe_798/ 2008 European Grand Prix The Official Formula 1 Website 2008-08-24 2009-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090801073201/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/europe_798/ 2009-08-01 live http://www.fia.com/en-GB/sport/championships/f1/2008/europe/Pages/circuit.aspx Grand Prix of Europe Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 2008-08-24 2009-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090825091639/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/sport/championships/f1/2008/europe/Pages/circuit.aspx 2009-08-25 dead http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2008/798/6550/fastest_laps.html 2008 European Grand Prix fastest laps The Official Formula 1 Website 2008-08-24 2009-07-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090606025129/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2008/798/6550/fastest_laps.html June 6, 2009 F1 Spain European Circuit Valencia street.svg 24 August 2008 2008 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe 12 18 Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain Street circuit 3.367 5.419 57 191.931 308.883 Sunny Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:38.989 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:38.708 36 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari Brazil Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes United Kingdom Robert Kubica BMW Sauber Poland EUR 2008 Belgian Grand Prix 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix The 2008 European Grand Prix (formally the 2008 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe)http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/europe_798/circuit_diagram.html Europe Formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20081205144457/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/europe_798/circuit_diagram.html 20 December 2020 2008-12-05 was a Formula One motor race held on 24 August 2008 at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain. It was the 12th race of the 2008 Formula One World Championship. Felipe Massa for the Ferrari team won the 57-lap race from pole position. Lewis Hamilton finished second in a McLaren car, with Robert Kubica third in a BMW Sauber. Massa started on pole position, with Hamilton second, and Kubica third. Massa got cleanly away, while Hamilton fought hard to fend off Kubica, but managing to keep second. The top three remained the same through the first round of pit stops, and after the first stop, Massa took a large lead over Hamilton. In Massa's second pit stop he was released straight into the path of Force India driver Adrian Sutil, and had to back off to avoid a collision. The stewards announced that they would investigate the incident after the race. They later ruled that Ferrari would be fined €10,000 for the pit lane incident, but that Massa would keep his victory, as although the release was unsafe, no sporting advantage had been gained. Massa went on to take the victory, with Hamilton second and Kubica third. Hamilton's closest rival in the Drivers' Championship going into the race, Kimi Räikkönen, failed to finish, after having an engine failure. Massa's victory in the race enabled him to overtake his teammate, Räikkönen, in the Drivers' Championship, moving him into second. He was now Hamilton's closest rival, behind by six points. Räikkönen moved eight points further behind Hamilton, due to his non-finish, with a deficit of 13 points now separating the two. In the Constructors' Championship McLaren caught up two points on Ferrari; Ferrari led, eight points ahead of McLaren, with BMW Sauber a further 17 points behind. Report Background The Grand Prix was contested by 20 drivers, in ten teams of two.http://www.fia.com/en-GB/sport/championships/f1/2008/europe/Pages/race_classification.aspx Race Classification Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 2008-06-22 2009-07-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20090825091750/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/sport/championships/f1/2008/europe/Pages/race_classification.aspx 2009-08-25 dead The teams, also known as "constructors", were Ferrari, McLaren-Mercedes, Renault, Honda, Force India, BMW Sauber, Toyota, Red Bull Racing, Williams and Toro Rosso. Tyre supplier Bridgestone brought two different tyre compounds to the race; the softer of the two marked by a single white stripe down one of the grooves.Alan Henry Autocourse 2008–09 2008 CMG Publishing 978-1-905334-31-5 171 Prior to the race, McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton led the Drivers' Championship with 62 points, and Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen was second with 57 points. Behind them in the Drivers' Championship, Felipe Massa was third with 54 points also in a Ferrari, and the two BMW Sauber cars of Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld were fourth and fifth, with 49 and 41 points respectively. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari were leading with 111 points, 11 points ahead of their rivals McLaren. BMW Sauber were third with 90 points. Toyota were fourth with 35 points, and Renault were fifth with 31 points.Jones Bruce The Official ITV Sport Guide: Grand Prix 2009 Final Results 2008 https://archive.org/details/grandprix2009off0000jone/ 2009 Carlton Books London, England 116–117 978-1-84732-262-3 Internet Archive registration thumb|Bridgestone celebrated its 200th Grand Prix since 1997. The Grand Prix was the first to be held at the new Valencia street circuit. After seeing the track for the first time, four days before the race, the drivers were positive about the track.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69929 Drivers praise Valencia track layout Haymarket Publications autosport.com Jonathan Noble 2008-08-21 2009-08-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20081008075713/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69929 2008-10-08 live Formula One tyre supplier, Bridgestone, celebrated their 200th Formula One grand prix at the race, having now supplied Formula One tyres since 1997.http://www.bridgestone.eu/bfe/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=08c38cbaf06db110VgnVCM1000005101a10aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d755240f90072110VgnVCM1000005101a10aRCRD Bridgestone races to new Formula One landmark Bridgestone 2008-08-19 2009-08-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20090825082404/http://www.bridgestone.eu/bfe/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=08c38cbaf06db110VgnVCM1000005101a10aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d755240f90072110VgnVCM1000005101a10aRCRD 2009-08-25 live Celebrations included a special "golden tyre" which was displayed at the track, as well as two hoardings, inscribed with "Bridgestone 200". In technical developments, McLaren and Ferrari modified their front winglets, to make sure that the maximum amount of air flow was diverted.http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2008/798/577.html McLaren MP4-23 - revised front winglets The Official Formula 1 Website 2008-08-26 2009-07-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20090825143154/http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2008/798/577.html 2009-08-25 live Ferrari also revised their sidepod chimneys and winglets, with the aim of making sure the engine remained cool in hot conditions.http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2008/798/576.html Ferrari F2008 - revised sidepod chimneys and winglets The Official Formula 1 Website 2008-08-24 2009-07-31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090825144342/http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2008/798/576.html August 25, 2009 Practice and qualifying Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—two on Friday, and a third on Saturday. The Friday morning and afternoon sessions each lasted 90 minutes. The third session was held on Saturday morning and lasted an hour. http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/475632E46002BEDAC125744F004312F4/$FILE/F1.SPORTING.REGULATIONS.19-05-2008.pdf 2008 Formula One Sporting Regulations Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 2008-05-19 2008-12-02 Glopes https://web.archive.org/web/20090324235223/http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/475632E46002BEDAC125744F004312F4/$FILE/F1.SPORTING.REGULATIONS.19-05-2008.pdf 2009-03-24 live The very first practice session on the newly opened Valencia Street Circuit was held on a dusty and slippery track, but despite the drivers' relative unfamiliarity with the circuit there were no major incidents (though David Coulthard did hit the barriers late in the session). http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=43670 Practice 1: Vettel upstages big guns ITV-F1.com 2008-08-22 2008-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080913005833/http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=43670 13 September 2008 dead dmy-all http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/8/8251.html Practice One - Vettel pips Massa in maiden Valencia session Formula1.com 2008-08-22 2008-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080912081148/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/8/8251.html 12 September 2008 live Sébastien Bourdais went fastest early on, but it was his Toro Rosso teammate Sebastian Vettel who posted the quickest time of the session. Massa and Hamilton finished second and third, with Bourdais just behind them. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69934 Surprising Vettel tops Valencia practice Matt Beer autosport.com 2008-08-22 2008-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20081013055102/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69934 13 October 2008 live Following the session, the drivers and personnel observed a minute's silence for those killed in the plane crash in Madrid two days previously.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69943 Drivers hold silence for Madrid victims Haymarket Publications autosport.com Jonathan Noble 2008-08-22 2009-08-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20081008091005/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69943 2008-10-08 live Kimi Räikkönen topped the timesheets in second practice, having traded fastest times with teammate Massa for the majority of the session. http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=43675 Practice 2: Kimi's late show pips Alonso ITV-F1.com 2008-08-22 2008-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080913010150/http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=43675 13 September 2008 dead dmy-all Fernando Alonso had the set the quickest time late, but was surpassed by Räikkönen in his final flying lap. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69947 Raikkonen steals Alonso's thunder in FP2 Matt Beer autosport.com 2008-08-22 2008-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20081013054245/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69947 13 October 2008 live A notable incident in the session involved Nico Rosberg spinning under brakes in the final corners, and narrowly missing Mark Webber on the inside, before rejoining the track with no damage done. Surprsingly, usual back-runner Jenson Button, driving for Honda, finished third. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/8/8253.html Practice Two - Raikkonen heads three-team tussle Formula1.com 2008-08-22 2008-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080912231837/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/8/8253.html 12 September 2008 live After the session, Fernando Alonso, driving for Renault, was reprimanded and fined €10,000, after crossing the pitlane entry line early on in the second session. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69963 Alonso reprimanded for crossing pit entry Haymarket Publications autosport.com Jonathan Noble 2008-08-22 2009-08-14 Rain overnight meant that the Valencia track began with almost no rubber on the surface, but Robert Kubica was still able to carry enough speed to become the first man of the weekend to break into the 1:38s, with Rosberg and Bourdais close behind. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/8/8261.html Practice Three - Kubica takes his turn at the top Formula1.com 2008-08-23 2008-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080912231847/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/8/8261.html 12 September 2008 live http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69979 Kubica tops final Valencia practice Simon Strang autosport.com 2008-08-23 2008-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20081012140803/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69979 12 October 2008 live There were minimal mishaps, with only Hamilton and Timo Glock spinning.http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=43689&PO=43689 Sat practice: Kubica fastest for BMW ITV-F1.com 2008-08-23 2008-10-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090822234117/http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=43689&PO=43689 August 22, 2009 Jarno Trulli spent the majority of the session in the pits with gearbox problems, completing only two laps. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/8/8264.html Qualifying - selected driver quotes Formula1.com 2008-08-23 2008-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080912231901/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/8/8264.html 12 September 2008 live right|thumb|Sebastian Vettel qualified sixth, which at that time was Toro Rosso's best ever qualifying position. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70005 Toro Rosso celebrate 'fantastic' result Haymarket Publications autosport.com Pablo Elizalde 2008-08-23 2009-08-20 After the third practice, but before the qualifying session, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile safety delegate, Charlie Whiting, announced that he had moved the pole position slot on the grid to the right side, after observing the cars' behaviour during the practice sessions.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69984 Pole slot moved to right side of track Haymarket Publications autosport.com Jonathan Noble 2008-08-23 2009-08-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20090822234815/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69984 2009-08-22 live Saturday afternoon's qualifying session was divided into three parts. In the first 20-minute period, cars finishing 16th or lower were eliminated. The second qualifying period lasted for 15 minutes, at the end of which the fastest ten cars went into the final period, to determine their grid positions for the race. Cars failing to make the final period were allowed to be refuelled before the race but those competing in it were not, and so carried more fuel than they had done in the earlier qualifying sessions. Massa clinched pole position with a time of 1:38.989, and was joined on the front row by championship leader, Hamilton.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69986 Massa beats Hamilton to Valencia pole Matt Beer Autosport.com Haymarket Publishing 2008-08-23 2009-08-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20090822234557/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69986 2009-08-22 live Kubica took third place on the grid, with Massa's teammate Räikkönen taking fourth. Hamilton's teammate, Kovalainen, took fifth; Vettel, Trulli and Nick Heidfeld occupied the next three spots. The two Williams cars of Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima finished ninth and 11th, with Bourdais in between. Alonso qualified 12th, with Timo Glock of Toyota behind him. Mark Webber of Red Bull was 14th, with Nelson Piquet Jr. of Renault 15th. Jenson Button of Honda qualified 16th, and the other Red Bull car, driven by Coulthard, qualified 17th. The two Force India cars driven by Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil finished 18th and 20th, with the other Honda car driven by Rubens Barrichello qualifying 19th. Later, both Barrichello and Sutil were forced to change their gearboxes; as a result, both drivers started from the pit lane. Race The conditions on the grid were dry before the race. The air temperature was 28 °C °F and the track temperature was 44 °C °F. The front-runners of the race started the race cleanly, but at turn four Alonso and Nakajima collided; Alonso retired from, what was in effect, his home race, while Nakajima had a new nose, and rejoined.http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/4 As it happened: Raceday in Valencia Emlyn Hughes and Geoff Creighton autosport.com Haymarket Publishing 2008-08-24 2009-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090822234627/http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/4 2009-08-22 livehttp://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressinformation/f1pressinfo/europe/Pages/race_facts.aspx Official FIA race report Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 2008-08-24 2009-08-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090731122723/http://www.fia.com/EN-GB/MEDIACENTRE/PRESSINFORMATION/F1PRESSINFO/EUROPE/Pages/race_facts.aspx July 31, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7577046.stm As it happened - European Grand Prix Sarah Holt BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 2008-08-24 2009-08-21 At his final stop, Felipe Massa's Ferrari was released from its pit stop into the path of Adrian Sutil's oncoming Force India car. There was no collision as Massa backed off as soon as he realised what had happened. This incident was deemed "unsafe" and was being investigated by the stewards. Shortly afterwards it was announced the incident would be investigated fully after the race. Ferrari was subsequently reprimanded by the stewards and fined €10,000, but the Brazilian kept his victory.http://www.manipef1.com/news/2008/index.php?id=1902 Europe: Massa fined, keeps win 2008-08-24 Manipe F1 2008-08-24 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090823082049/http://www.manipef1.com/news/articles/7675/ August 23, 2009 To add to Ferrari's pit stop blunders, Kimi Räikkönen left his pit box with his car's fuel hose still attached. The incident left a Ferrari mechanic Pietro Timpini with a minor fracture. Räikkönen also lost a place.http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/8/8270.html Pit-lane dramas plague Ferrari as Raikkonen retires 2008-08-24 25 August 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080825090941/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/8/8270.html 25 August 2008 https://www.grandprix.com/races/european-gp-2008.html European GP 2008 GrandPrix.com 1 November 2022 Nico Rosberg scored a "rare" point for his Williams Team by finishing eighth. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2008/798/ The Official Formula 1 Website 2008 Formula 1 Telefonica Grand Prix of Europe 2008-11-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20081217011814/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2008/798/ 17 December 2008 live Classification Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorPart 1Part 2Part 3Grid12Brazil Felipe MassaFerrari1:38.1761:37.8591:38.9891222United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:38.4641:37.9541:39.199234Poland Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:38.3471:38.0501:39.392341Finland Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:38.7031:38.2291:39.4884523Finland Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1:38.6561:38.1201:39.9375615Germany Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari1:38.1411:37.8421:40.1426711Italy Jarno TrulliToyota1:37.9481:37.9281:40.309783Germany Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:38.7381:37.8591:40.631897Germany Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota1:38.5951:38.3361:40.72191014France Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari1:38.6221:38.4171:40.75010118Japan Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota1:38.6671:38.42811125Spain Fernando AlonsoRenault1:38.2681:38.435121312Germany Timo GlockToyota1:38.5321:38.499131410Australia Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:38.5591:38.51514156Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:38.7871:38.744151616United Kingdom Jenson ButtonHonda1:38.88016179United Kingdom David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault1:39.235171821Italy Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari1:39.268181917Brazil Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:39.811192020Germany Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari1:39.94320Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2008/798/6549/ Qualifying Classification The Official Formula 1 Website 2008-08-23 2009-07-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20090817122639/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2008/798/6549/ 2009-08-17 live thumb|right|Felipe Massa won the race for Ferrari. thumb|right|Lewis Hamilton finished second for McLaren. thumb|right|Robert Kubica finished third for BMW Sauber. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 2 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 57 1:35:32.339 1 10 2 22 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 57 +5.611 2 8 3 4 Poland Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 57 +37.353 3 6 4 23 Finland Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 57 +39.703 5 5 5 11 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 57 +50.684 7 4 6 15 Germany Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari 57 +52.625 6 3 7 12 Germany Timo Glock Toyota 57 +1:07.990 13 2 8 7 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 57 +1:11.457 9 1 9 3 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 57 +1:22.177 8 10 14 France Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 57 +1:29.794 10 11 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 57 +1:32.717 15 12 10 Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 56 +1 Lap 14 13 16 United Kingdom Jenson Button Honda 56 +1 Lap 16 14 21 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 56 +1 Lap 18 15 8 Japan Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 56 +1 Lap 11 16 17 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 56 +1 Lap PL1 1 17 9 United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 56 +1 Lap 17 Ret Retired 1 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 45 Engine 4 Ret Retired 20 Germany Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 41 Accident PL1 1 Ret Retired 5 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 0 Collision damage 12Source: Notes 1 1 – Rubens Barrichello and Adrian Sutil both made late gearbox changes, and consequently started from the pit lane. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7577046.stm As it happened - European Grand Prix BBC Sport 2008-08-24 2009-08-20 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 GBR Lewis Hamilton 70 10px 1 2 BRA Felipe Massa 64 10px 1 3 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 57 10px 4 POL Robert Kubica 55 10px 1 5 FIN Heikki Kovalainen 43Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/europe/championnat.aspx Europe 2008 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 15 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 ITA Ferrari 121 10px 2 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 113 10px 3 GER BMW Sauber 96 10px 4 JPN Toyota 41 10px 5 FRA Renault 31Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2008 Valencia GP2 Series round References External links Felipe Massa wins 2008 European Grand Prix Detailed European Grand Prix results Official FIA results European Grand Prix 2008 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix 2008 Belgian Grand Prix 2007 European Grand Prix 2009 European Grand Prix 39 27 32 N 0 19 54 W source:kolossus-nowiki title European Grand Prix Category:European Grand Prix European Grand Prix Category:2008 in Valencia European Grand Prix