The Malaysian Grand Prix 2008 was the 2nd round of the 2008 F1 season, and took place at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 23rd.
Kimi Räikkönen won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Robert Kubica, and Heikki Kovalainen completing the podium.
Felipe Massa started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he lost control and spun off the track, and had to retire on lap 30th.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.
Strategy
Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..
Incidents
There were some incidents during the race, with 5 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Sebastian Vettel, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 39, Felipe Massa, and Sébastien Bourdais, both lost control and spun off the track, Adrian Sutil, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 5, and Timo Glock, who retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars on lap 1.
Engine
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Sebastian VettelLap 39
Spun off
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Felipe MassaLap 30
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Sébastien BourdaisLap 0
Hydraulics
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Adrian SutilLap 5
Collision
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Timo GlockLap 1
Qualifying
Felipe Massa managed to get the pole position by 0.482 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:35.748. Kimi Räikkönen was right behind him, helping Ferrari score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.
The second line fo the grid was dominated by McLaren, with Heikki Kovalainen in third position, and Lewis Hamilton in fourth.
Track evolution
As the qualifying session went on, with the track rubbering in, and the drivers testing the limits of the grip of their cars, the times per lap dropped, and all of the drivers that took place in Q2 improved their times in this second session.
The Q3 is the time were all the remaining drivers put all their cards on the table, even those with a superior car who might have been managing their times in Q1 and Q2 push their cars to the limit in Q3. However, the conditions of the track worsened from Q2 to Q3, and none of the drivers were able to improve their Q2 times.