The Monaco Grand Prix 2008 was the 6th round of the 2008 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, on May 25th.
Lewis Hamilton won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Robert Kubica, and Felipe Massa, who originally had the pole position, completing the podium.
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
The reace did not end without incidents... 7 drivers out of the original 20 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Adrian Sutil, and Sébastien Bourdais, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, Nico Rosberg, Nelson Piquet Jr., and David Coulthard, all of whom had to retire due to an accident, and Giancarlo Fisichella, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 36.
Collision
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Adrian SutilLap 67
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Sébastien BourdaisLap 7
Accident
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Nico RosbergLap 59
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Nelson Piquet Jr.Lap 47
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David CoulthardLap 7
Gearbox
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Giancarlo FisichellaLap 36
Qualifying
Felipe Massa dominated all the qualifying sessions and took the pole by 0.028 seconds, with a final lap time of 1:15.787. 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 Lewis Hamilton in third position, and Heikki Kovalainen 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 13 out of the 15 drivers that took place in Q2 were able to improve their times.
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.