The Spanish Grand Prix 2008 was the 4th round of the 2008 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain, on April 27th.
Kimi Räikkönen won the race from the pole, followed by Felipe Massa, and Lewis Hamilton 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... 9 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Nico Rosberg, and Fernando Alonso, both suffered an engine malfunction, Rubens Barrichello, Sébastien Bourdais, Nelson Piquet Jr., Adrian Sutil, and Sebastian Vettel, all of whom retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, Heikki Kovalainen, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 21, and Anthony Davidson, who had a problem with the radiator of the car on lap 8.
Engine
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Nico RosbergLap 41
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Fernando AlonsoLap 34
Collision
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 34
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Sébastien BourdaisLap 7
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Nelson Piquet Jr.Lap 6
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Adrian SutilLap 0
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Sebastian VettelLap 0
Accident
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Heikki KovalainenLap 21
Radiator
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Anthony DavidsonLap 8
Qualifying
Kimi Räikkönen managed to get the pole position by 0.091 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:21.813. Right next to him, completing the first line of the grid, was Fernando Alonso.
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 14 out of the 16 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.