GRAND PRIX WEEKENDS 2008
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French GP Weekend 2008
Race No. 8:  The French GP is Race 8 of the 2008 F1 Championship.

Venue:  Magny-Cours
Race Day:  Sunday 22nd June 2008
Number of Laps:  70
Lap Distance:  4.411km / 2.741 miles
Race Distance:  308.586km / 191.746 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:  14.00
2007 Pole:
Felipe Massa - Ferrari
2007 Podium:
1)   Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari
2)   Felipe Massa - Ferrari
3)   Lewis Hamilton - McLaren

The French GP Weekend 2008  -  Race 8 of 18 in 2008
  • Map & Notes
  • Fri Free 1
  • Fri Free 2
  • Sat Free
  • Qualifying
  • Race Result
French GP Weekend 2008 - Circuit Map & Notes

The first official Formula One French Grand Prix was held in the Champagne city of Reims in 1950.

The race has been run at the Paul Ricard track 14 times, in Reims 11 times, five times each in Dijon and Rouen, four times in Clermont-Ferrand and once in Le Mans.

2008 sees Magny-Cours hosting its 18th French Grand Prix, the 58th edition of the race.  

Magny-Cours is situated in western Burgundy about halfway between Paris and Lyons.

The nearby town of Nevers has a small airport used by many of the teams arriving on charter flights or in private aircraft.  

1959 saw the start of construction work on the race track here. It opened in 1961 and had its first redesign ten years later.

Formula One made the switch from Le Castellet to Magny- Cours in 1991, a move backed by the French government as a way of bolstering the region’s underdeveloped economy.


French GP - Friday Free Practice - Session One
Driver Nat Team Time
1
French GP - Friday Free Practice - Session Two
Driver Nat Team Time
1
French GP - Saturday Free Practice
Driver Nat Team Time
1
French GP - Qualifying Session
Driver Nat Team Time
1
Times below set in 2nd period
11
Times below set in 1st period
16


Penalty: 10 place drop from above positions - Hamilton / Rosberg
Penalty: 5 place drop from above positions - Kovalainen
French GP - Race Result & Times
Driver Nat Team Time
1