Alonso won Inaugural 2008 Singapore GP - Hamilton 3rd

Renault's 2 times world champion Fernando Alonso won the inaugural 2008 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix by displaying a superb piece of driving in the first ever race under lights in F1 history. Williams' Nico Rosberg took 2nd place and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton finished third to extend his lead to 7 points over rival Massa, who managed to finish on 13th position.

Alonso started from 15th position but drived superbly to won the 1st race of this season. Mclaren took the lead in Construction Championship by 1 point as Ferrari's both the drivers unable to to take point as Kimi retired and Massa finished 13th.

Toyota's Timo Glock finished 4th followed by Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel and Nick Heidfeld in BMW at 5th and 6th place.

Red Bull's David Coulthard finished seventh and Kazuki Nakajima took final point of the race in 2nd William's.

Force India F1 drivers Giancarlo Fisichella finished 14th and Adrian Sutil retired from the race in 49th lap.



Race Summary:

Top 3 Drivers at 2008 Singapore Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso - Renault

Nico Rosberg - Williams

Lewis Hamilton - McLaren


Standing after 15th Race in 2008


Driver's Championship

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) - 84 Points

Felipe Massa (Ferrari) - 77 Points

Robert Kubica (BMW) - 64 Points

Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) - 57 Points


Constructor's Championship

McLaren-Mercedese - 135 Points

Ferrari - 134 Points

BMW - 120 Points

Singapore Grand Prix - Massa takes Pole, Hamilton 2nd

In the inaugural 2008 Singapore Grand Prix - the 1st race in under lights, Ferrari's Felipe Massa displayed a stunning performance to take pole position for Sunday's Race Day while title rival Mclaren's Lewis Hamilton took 2nd position.

The Ferrari driver clocked a time of one minute 44.519 seconds in his final lap under the floodlights on the Marina Bay street circuit to finish sixth-tenths of a second faster than McLaren's Hamilton. Overtaking will be difficult in this circuit and its going to be crucial as Lewis Hamilton leading the 2008 Driver's Championship by just 1 point.


Kimi Raikkonen in 2nd ferrari finished strongly to take third. BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica will start in fourth place on the grid while McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen is in fifth.

Nick Heidfeld, of BMW Sauber, took sixth place while Italian Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel will start seventh in his Toro Rosso. Toyota's Timo Glock and Williams duo Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima complete the top 10.

Bad session for two-time world champion Fernando Alonso after the Renault driver's qualifying session was brought to a disappointing end.

Singapore Grand Prax Photos - F1's first Night Race

Find the some exclusive photos, pics of inaugural 2008 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix - first night race in Formula 1 history.

2008 Singapore Grand Prix - 1st F1 Race under light

The 2008 Formula 1 season is heading to Singapore and for new experience as the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix will be held under lights for the first time in the history of F1 from Friday, 26th September to Sunday, 28th September 2008.

This is the 15th race of the season and only 3 races remains after this. Circuit is new for all the drivers and in the night it is going to be a tough task for all the drivers and their team.

Lewis Hamilton leading the 2008 Driver's Championship by just a single point to Felippe Massa and both will try to win the race to take the lead. Ferrari leading the Construction Championship.

2008 Singapore Grand Prix Race, Circuit Details:




Race Date: 28 September 2008

Number of Laps: 61

Circuit Length: 5.067 km

Race Distance: 309.087 km

Lap Record: N/A

Vettel won 2008 Italian GP - Youngest driver to win F1 Race

Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel created history after winning the 2008 Italian Grand Prix at Monza to became the youngest winner in F1 history at the age of 21 year and 74 days.

Vettel surprised everyone after garbed pole position and performed a faultless race in a wet-weather to cross the cehquered flag to complete maiden win. McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen finished 2nd and Robert Kubica in BMW was 3rd.

The title contenders endured a frantic race, with Felipe Massa finished sixth in his Ferrari and drivers' leader Lewis Hamilton seventh for McLaren. Renault's Fernando Alonso finished 4th followed by Nick Heidfeld in 2nd BMW on 5th position. Final point of the race was garbed by Mark Webber in Red Bull.

Same story for Force India F1 as they finished last again here at Monza.

Race Summary:

Top 3 Drivers at 2008 Italian Grand Prix

Sebastien Vettel - Toro Rosso

Heikki Kovalainen - McLaren

Robert Kubica - BMW


Standing after 14th Race in 2008


Driver's Championship

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) - 78 Points

Felipe Massa (Ferrari) - 77 Points

Robert Kubica (BMW) - 64 Points

Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) - 57 Points


Constructor's Championship

Ferrari - 134 Points

McLaren-Mercedese - 129 Points

BMW - 117 Points

2008 Italian Grand Prix - Race and Circuit Details

2008 Italian Grand Prix is going to start from Friday, 12th September to Sunday, 14th September, 2008 at Monza circuit. This is the back to back race as Belgian GP finished last week with controversies as 2008 Drivers Championship leader Lewis Hamilton penalized by 25 seconds and race awarded to Ferrari's Felippe Massa.

Italian GP is the 14th race of the season and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton by just 2 points to Ferrari's Felippe Massa in Drivers Championship. In 2008 Construction Championship Ferrari with 131 points, leading by 12 points to McLaren 5 races to go.

Monza circuit consists of 53 laps with circuit length of 5.793 KM. So hope for a good race at Monza and watch out the battle between Hamilton, Massa and Raikkonen.

2008 Italian Grand Prix Race, Circuit Details at Monza:


Race Date: 14 Sep 2008

Number of Laps: 53

Circuit Length: 5.793 km

Race Distance: 306.720 km

Lap Record: 1:21.046 - R Barrichello (2004)

Massa won 2008 Belgian Grand Prix after Hamilton penalised for 25 sec

Massa won 2008 Belgian Grand Prix after Hamilton penalized for 25 sec

In one of the most dramatic race of the 2008 season Ferrari's Felipe Massa awarded the 2008 Belgian Grand Prix after stewards imposed a 25 second penalty to McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, as he had taken the chequered flag but he was penalized into an incident on lap 42 of the 44-lap race.

Hamilton was penalized after stewards decided he had gained an advantage by cutting the final chicane in his late-race battle with Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. Raikkonen crashed out shortly after the incident, having the led the most of the race. The final result of the race was Massa 1st, BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld promoted to second place and Hamilton falling to third.



With six laps remaining rain started and increased the thrill in the race as Hamilton and Raikkonen battled to win the race and with just 2 laps to go Kimi slid off into a wall, out of the race.

Fernando Alonso took fourth place in his Renault, followed by Sebastian Vettel for Toro Rosso, Kubica for BMW Sauber, Sebastien Bourdais in his Toro Rosso and Toyota's Timo Glock, finished 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th respectively.

Race Summary:

Top 3 Drivers at 2008 Belgian Grand Prix

Felippa Mass - Ferrari

Nick Heidfeld - BMW

Lewis Hamilton - McLaren


Standing after 13th Race in 2008


Driver's Championship

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) - 76 Points

Felipe Massa (Ferrari) - 74 Points

Robert Kubica (BMW) - 58 Points

Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) - 57 Points


Constructor's Championship

Ferrari - 131 Points

McLaren-Mercedese - 119 Points

BMW - 107 Points

2008 Belgian Grand Prix - Ferrari fastest in practice

2008 formula one championship is an interesting stage as the championship heading to 13th race of the season to Belgian Grand Prix. The qualifying rounds will be held on Saturday and the Final Race Day on Sunday, 7th September 2008.

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton leading the 2008 Drivers Championship by 6 points closely followed by two Ferrari drivers Felippe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen with 64 and 57 points respectively. Ferrari leading the 2008 Construction Championship.

Ferrari led the first free practice session with the pace and Fernando Alonso also shown some pace in Renault on mixed weather.



2008 Belgian Grand Prix Race, Circuit Details:

Race Date: 07 Sep 2008

Number of Laps: 44

Circuit Length: 7.004 km

Race Distance: 308.052 km

Lap Record: 1:45.108 - K Raikkonen (2004)