3
Brazil 2008
Round 18 • November 2, 2008
Circuit
José Carlos Pace
Watch
Lewis Hamilton needs just one point to become World Champion, but Felipe Massa is determined to win his home race and take the title. The weather plays a crucial role as rain arrives at the worst possible moment. The final corners of this race produced one of the most dramatic championship conclusions ever witnessed.
| Pos | Driver | Time/Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | 1:34:11.435 | 10 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | +13.298 | 8 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | +16.235 | 6 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | +38.011 | 5 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | +38.907 | 4 |
| 6 | Timo Glock | +44.368 | 3 |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | +55.074 | 2 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | +1:08.463 | 1 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | +1:19.666 | 0 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | +2 laps | 0 |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | +2 laps | 0 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | +2 laps | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | 1:11.830 | 1:11.875 | 1:12.368 |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | 1:12.226 | 1:12.107 | 1:12.737 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 1:12.083 | 1:11.950 | 1:12.825 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:12.213 | 1:11.856 | 1:12.830 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:12.366 | 1:11.768 | 1:12.917 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | 1:12.214 | 1:12.090 | 1:12.967 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:12.390 | 1:11.845 | 1:13.082 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | 1:12.371 | 1:12.026 | 1:13.297 |
| 9 | Sebastien Bourdais | 1:12.498 | 1:12.075 | 1:14.105 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | 1:12.223 | 1:11.909 | 1:14.230 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr | 1:12.348 | 1:12.137 | - |
| 12 | Mark Webber | 1:12.409 | 1:12.289 | - |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | 1:12.381 | 1:12.300 | - |
| 14 | David Coulthard | 1:12.690 | 1:12.717 | - |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | 1:12.548 | 1:13.139 | - |
| 16 | Kazuki Nakajima | 1:12.800 | - | - |
| 17 | Jenson Button | 1:12.810 | - | - |
| 18 | Nico Rosberg | 1:13.002 | - | - |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:13.426 | - | - |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | 1:13.508 | - | - |