The Singapore Grand Prix 2008 was the 15th round of the 2008 F1 season, and took place at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore, on September 28th.
Fernando Alonso won the race with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 15th position of the grid, followed by Nico Rosberg, and Lewis Hamilton completing the podium.
Felipe Massa started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 13th.
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 6 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Kimi Räikkönen, Adrian Sutil, and Nelson Piquet Jr., all of whom had to retire due to an accident, Jarno Trulli, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 50, Mark Webber, who had a transmission problem on lap 29, and Rubens Barrichello, who suffered from an unidentified mechanical problem on lap 14.
Accident
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Kimi RäikkönenLap 57
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Adrian SutilLap 49
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Nelson Piquet Jr.Lap 13
Hydraulics
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Jarno TrulliLap 50
Transmission
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Mark WebberLap 29
Mechanical
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 14
Qualifying
Felipe Massa managed to get the pole position by 0.664 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:44.801. Right next to him, completing the first line of the grid, was Lewis Hamilton.
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 14 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.