GRAND PRIX WEEKENDS 2008
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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

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
Driver Nat Team Time
1 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 1.35.392
2 Kimi Raikkonen Finnish Ferrari 1.36.459
3 Heikki Kovalainen Finish McLaren 1.36.556
4 Nico Rosberg German Williams 1.36.578
5 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren 1.36.626
6 Fernando Alonso Spanish Renault 1.37.022
7 Nelson Piquet Brazilian Renault 1.37.034
8 Robert Kubica Polish BMW Sauber 1.37.218
9 Jenson Button British Honda 1.37.282
10 Jarno Trulli Italian Toyota 1.37.540
11 Kazuki Nakajima Japanese Williams 1.37.649
12 Nick Heidfeld German BMW Sauber 1.37.649
13 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian Honda 1.37.776
14 Timo Glock German Toyota 1.37.782
15 Sebastian Vettel German Toro Rosso 1.38.219
16 David Coulthard British Red Bull 1.38.232
17 Mark Webber Australian Red Bull 1.38.707
18 Sebastien Bourdais French Toro Rosso 1.38.798
19 Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Force India 1.39.046
20 Takuma Sato Japanese Super Aguri 1.40.178
21 Anthony Davidson British Super Aguri 1.40.351
22 Adrian Sutil German Force India 1.41.269
Malaysian GP - Friday Free Practice - Session Two
Driver Nat Team Time
1 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren 1.35.055
2 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 1.35.206
3 Kimi Raikkonen Finnish Ferrari 1.35.428
4 Jenson Button British Honda 1.36.037
5 Sebastian Vettel German Toro Rosso 1.36.474
6 Jarno Trulli Italian Toyota 1.36.493
7 Heikki Kovalainen Finish McLaren 1.36.512
8 Robert Kubica Polish BMW Sauber 1.36.671
9 Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Force India 1.36.756
10 Kazuki Nakajima Japanese Williams 1.36.838
11 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian Honda 1.36.879
12 Nico Rosberg German Williams 1.36.908
13 Nick Heidfeld German BMW Sauber 1.37.106
14 Fernando Alonso Spanish Renault 1.37.328
15 Nelson Piquet Brazilian Renault 1.37.331
16 Mark Webber Australian Red Bull 1.37.346
17 Timo Glock German Toyota 1.37.512
18 Adrian Sutil German Force India 1.37.614
19 Takuma Sato Japanese Super Aguri 1.39.021
20 Anthony Davidson British Super Aguri 1.39.361
21 David Coulthard British Red Bull No Time Set
22 Sebastien Bourdais French Toro Rosso No Time Set
Malaysian GP - Saturday Free Practice
Driver Nat Team Time
1 Nick Heidfeld German BMW Sauber 1.35.019
2 Kimi Raikkonen Finnish Ferrari 1.35.262
3 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 1.35.388
4 Jarno Trulli Italian Toyota 1.35.389
5 Mark Webber Australian Red Bull 1.35.437
6 David Coulthard British Red Bull 1.35.653
7 Nelson Piquet Brazilian Renault 1.35.768
8 Jenson Button British Honda 1.35.781
9 Sebastian Vettel German Toro Rosso 1.35.827
10 Timo Glock German Toyota 1.35.911
11 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren 1.35.927
12 Fernando Alonso Spanish Renault 1.36.068
13 Kazuki Nakajima Japanese Williams 1.36.183
14 Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Force India 1.36.229
15 Nico Rosberg German Williams 1.36.490
16 Heikki Kovalainen Finish McLaren 1.36.529
17 Robert Kubica Polish BMW Sauber 1.36.618
18 Sebastien Bourdais French Toro Rosso 1.36.668
19 Takuma Sato Japanese Super Aguri 1.36.908
20 Adrian Sutil German Force India 1.36.939
21 Anthony Davidson British Super Aguri 1.37.140
22 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian Honda 1.37.703
Malaysian GP - Qualifying Session
Driver Nat Team Time
1 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 1.35.748
2 Kimi Raikkonen Finnish Ferrari 1.36.230
3 Heikki Kovalainen Finish McLaren 1.36.613
4 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren 1.36.709
5 Jarno Trulli Italian Toyota 1.36.711
6 Robert Kubica Polish BMW Sauber 1.36.727
7 Nick Heidfeld German BMW Sauber 1.36.753
8 Mark Webber Australian Red Bull 1.37.009
9 Fernando Alonso Spanish Renault 1.38.450
10 Timo Glock German Toyota 1.39.656
Times below set in 2nd period
11 Jenson Button British Honda 1.35.208
12 David Coulthard British Red Bull 1.35.408
13 Nelson Piquet Brazilian Renault 1.35.562
14 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian Honda 1.35.622
15 Sebastian Vettel German Toro Rosso 1.35.648
16 Nico Rosberg German Williams 1.35.670
Times below set in 1st period
16 Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Force India 1.36.240
17 Kazuki Nakajima Japanese Williams 1.36.388
18 Sebastien Bourdais French Toro Rosso 1.36.677
19 Takuma Sato Japanese Super Aguri 1.37.087
20 Adrian Sutil German Force India 1.37.101
21 Anthony Davidson British Super Aguri 1.37.481
Malaysian GP - Race Result & Times
Driver Nat Team Time
1 Kimi Raikkonen Finnish Ferrari Winner
2 Robert Kubica Polish BMW Sauber + 19.5
3 Heikki Kovalainen Finish McLaren + 38.4
4 Jarno Trulli Italian Toyota + 45.8
5 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren + 46.5
6 Nick Heidfeld German BMW Sauber + 49.8
7 Mark Webber Australian Red Bull + 68.1
8 Fernando Alonso Spanish Renault + 70.0
9 David Coulthard British Red Bull + 76.2
10 Jenson Button British Honda + 86.2
11 Nelson Piquet Brazilian Renault + 92.2
12 Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Force India + 1 lap
13 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian Honda + 1 lap
14 Nico Rosberg German Williams + 1 lap
15 Anthony Davidson British Super Aguri + 1 lap
16 Takuma Sato Japanese Super Aguri + 2 laps
17 Kazuki Nakajima Japanese Williams + 2 laps
18 Sebastian Vettel German Toro Rosso DNF
19 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari DNF
20 Adrian Sutil German Force India DNF
21 Timo Glock German Toyota DNF
22 Sebastien Bourdais French Toro Rosso DNF