Malaysian GP Weekend 2008
Race No. 2:  The Malaysian GP is Race 2 of the 2008 F1 Championship.

Venue:  Kuala Lumpur
Race Day:  Sunday 23rd March 2008
Number of Laps:  56
Lap Distance:  5.543km / 3.444 miles
Race Distance:  310.408km / 192.878 miles
Weekend Timetable:
Friday Free Practice 1:  10:00 - 11:30
Friday Free Practice 2:  14:00 - 15:30

Saturday Free Practice:  11:00 - 12:00
Saturday Qualifying:  14:00 - 15:00

Sunday Race Start:  15:00
2007 Pole:
Felipe Massa - Ferrari
2007 Podium:
1)   Fernando Alonso - McLaren
2)   Lewis Hamilton - McLaren
3)   Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari


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The Malaysian GP Weekend 2008  -  Race 2 of 18 in 2008
  • Map & Notes
  • Fri Free 1
  • Fri Free 2
  • Sat Free
  • Qualifying
  • Race Result
  Malaysian GP Weekend 2008 - Circuit Map & Notes

This is the tenth time that Formula One visits the Sepang circuit, located just under an hour by car to the south of the pulsating centre of Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur translates as 'muddy estuary' due to its location at the mouth of the rivers Gombak and Klang.

'KL', as the city is generally referred to today, is the hub of modern Malaysia. The capital is also the country's biggest city with a population of around 1.5 million, of which half are Chinese.

The city is spread over an area of 244 square kilometres.

KL offers vibrant Asian culture alongside British colonial architecture and famous high-tech edifices such as the 88-floor, 452-meter-tall Petronas Twin Towers.

Kuala Lumpur was founded in the middle of the jungle by tin miners in 1857.

Under British rule, the Malay Sultanates formed the Federation of Malaya in 1896 with Kuala Lumpur as its capital city.

In 1957 Kuala Lumpur became the capital of the newly independent country.


  Malaysian GP - Friday Free Practice - Session One
Pos
Driver
Team
Nationality
Time
1
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
Brazilian
1.35.392
2
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
Finnish
1.36.459
3
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
Finish
1.36.556
4
Nico Rosberg
Williams
German
1.36.578
5
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
British
1.36.626
6
Fernando Alonso
Renault
Spanish
1.37.022
7
Nelson Piquet
Renault
Brazilian
1.37.034
8
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
Polish
1.37.218
9
Jenson Button
Honda
British
1.37.282
10
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
Italian
1.37.540
11
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
Japanese
1.37.649
12
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
German
1.37.649
13
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
Brazilian
1.37.776
14
Timo Glock
Toyota
German
1.37.782
15
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
German
1.38.219
16
David Coulthard
Red Bull
British
1.38.232
17
Mark Webber
Red Bull
Australian
1.38.707
18
Sebastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
French
1.38.798
19
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
Italian
1.39.046
20
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
Japanese
1.40.178
21
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri
British
1.40.351
22
Adrian Sutil
Force India
German
1.41.269

  Malaysian GP - Friday Free Practice - Session Two
Pos
Driver
Team
Nationality
Time
1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
British
1.35.055
2
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
Brazilian
1.35.206
3
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
Finnish
1.35.428
4
Jenson Button
Honda
British
1.36.037
5
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
German
1.36.474
6
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
Italian
1.36.493
7
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
Finish
1.36.512
8
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
Polish
1.36.671
9
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
Italian
1.36.756
10
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
Japanese
1.36.838
11
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
Brazilian
1.36.879
12
Nico Rosberg
Williams
German
1.36.908
13
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
German
1.37.106
14
Fernando Alonso
Renault
Spanish
1.37.328
15
Nelson Piquet
Renault
Brazilian
1.37.331
16
Mark Webber
Red Bull
Australian
1.37.346
17
Timo Glock
Toyota
German
1.37.512
18
Adrian Sutil
Force India
German
1.37.614
19
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
Japanese
1.39.021
20
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri
British
1.39.361
21
David Coulthard
Red Bull
British
No Time Set
22
Sebastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
French
No Time Set

  Malaysian GP - Saturday Free Practice
Pos
Driver
Team
Nationality
Time
1
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
German
1.35.019
2
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
Finnish
1.35.262
3
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
Brazilian
1.35.388
4
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
Italian
1.35.389
5
Mark Webber
Red Bull
Australian
1.35.437
6
David Coulthard
Red Bull
British
1.35.653
7
Nelson Piquet
Renault
Brazilian
1.35.768
8
Jenson Button
Honda
British
1.35.781
9
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
German
1.35.827
10
Timo Glock
Toyota
German
1.35.911
11
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
British
1.35.927
12
Fernando Alonso
Renault
Spanish
1.36.068
13
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
Japanese
1.36.183
14
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
Italian
1.36.229
15
Nico Rosberg
Williams
German
1.36.490
16
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
Finish
1.36.529
17
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
Polish
1.36.618
18
Sebastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
French
1.36.668
19
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
Japanese
1.36.908
20
Adrian Sutil
Force India
German
1.36.939
21
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri
British
1.37.140
22
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
Brazilian
1.37.703

  Malaysian GP - Qualifying Session
Pos
Driver
Team
Nationality
Time
1
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
Brazilian
1.35.748
2
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
Finnish
1.36.230
3
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
Finish
1.36.613
4
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
British
1.36.709
5
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
Italian
1.36.711
6
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
Polish
1.36.727
7
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
German
1.36.753
8
Mark Webber
Red Bull
Australian
1.37.009
9
Fernando Alonso
Renault
Spanish
1.38.450
10
Timo Glock
Toyota
German
1.39.656

   2nd Session: times of drivers knocked out in 2nd session
11
Jenson Button
Honda
British
1.35.208
12
David Coulthard
Red Bull
British
1.35.408
13
Nelson Piquet
Renault
Brazilian
1.35.562
14
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
Brazilian
1.35.622
15
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
German
1.35.648
16
Nico Rosberg
Williams
German
1.35.670

   1st Session: times of drivers knocked out in 1st session
16
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
Italian
1.36.240
17
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
Japanese
1.36.388
18
Sebastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
French
1.36.677
19
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
Japanese
1.37.087
20
Adrian Sutil
Force India
German
1.37.101
21
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri
British
1.37.481

(Penalty: Both McLaren drivers to drop 5 places from above positions)
  Malaysian GP - Race Result & Times
Pos
Driver
Team
Nationality
Time
1
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
Finnish
Winner
2
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
Polish
+ 19.5
3
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
Finish
+ 38.4
4
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
Italian
+ 45.8
5
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
British
+ 46.5
6
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
German
+ 49.8
7
Mark Webber
Red Bull
Australian
+ 68.1
8
Fernando Alonso
Renault
Spanish
+ 70.0
9
David Coulthard
Red Bull
British
+ 76.2
10
Jenson Button
Honda
British
+ 86.2
11
Nelson Piquet
Renault
Brazilian
+ 92.2
12
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
Italian
+ 1 lap
13
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
Brazilian
+ 1 lap
14
Nico Rosberg
Williams
German
+ 1 lap
15
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri
British
+ 1 lap
16
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
Japanese
+ 2 laps
17
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
Japanese
+ 2 laps
18
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
German
DNF
19
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
Brazilian
DNF
20
Adrian Sutil
Force India
German
DNF
21
Timo Glock
Toyota
German
DNF
22
Sebastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
French
DNF



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