Felipe Massa won the 2008 French Grand Prix - Kimi 2nd

Brazillian Feilepe Massa won the third race of the season as he won the 2008 French Grand Prix, he also took over the lead of the F1 world championship for the first time. Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen who came home second at the Circuit de Nevers.

Lewis Hamilton, a drive-through penalty early on - after starting from 13th on the grid - wrecked his bid for points, with the 23-year-old finishing 10th, and he now trails Massa by 10 points. The Brazilian trailed team mate Kimi Raikkonen for the first 38 of the 70 laps.

Jarno Trulli of Toyota finished 3rd and McLarens Heikki Kovalainen finished 4th followed by Robert Kubica in BMW and Mark Webber of Renault got 5th and 6th place. Renault's Nelsinho Piquet and Fernando Alonso finished 7th and 8th respectively.

Race Summary:

Top 3 Drivers at 2008 De French Grand Prix

Feilepe Massa - Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari

Jarno Trulli - Toyota


Standing after 8th Race in 2008


Driver's Championship

Felipe Massa (Ferrari) - 48 Points

Robert Kubica (BMW) - 46 Points

Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) - 43 Points

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) - 38 Points


Constructor's Championship

Ferrari - 91 Points

BMW - 74 Points

McLaren-Mercedese - 58 Points

2008 French Grand Prix - Kimi grabs Pole, Ferrari's 200th Pole

Kimi Raikkonen in his Red Ferrari grabs pole position for Sunday's race in 2008 De France Grand Prix, on Staurday, 21st June, 2008. This was 200th pole position for Ferrari as both Kimi and Massa dominated qualifying for the French Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton was third despite admitting to making mistakes, will start 13th when his ten-place grid penalty from Montreal is taken into account.

Fernando Alonso took 4th place in Renault and Toyota’s Jarno Trulli got 5th place, Heikki Kovalainen was sixth fastest with 1m 16.944s in the second McLaren. Force India drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil got 18th and 19th place respectively.

Top Ten positions for Sunday, 22nd June 2008 Race:

1. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
2. Felipe Massa, Ferrari
3. Fernando Alonso, Renault
4. Jarno Trulli, Toyota
5. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber
6. Mark Webber, Red Bull
7. David Coulthard, Red Bull
8. Timo Glock, Toyota
9. Nelson Piquet, Renault
10. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren

2008 French Grand Prix Update - Alonso Fatest in Free Practice

Finally some good results for Renault and 2 times world champion Fernando Alonso in 2008 Frmula 1 championship, as Fernando Alonso got their Magny-Cours weekend off to an excellent start as he topped second practice in 2008 French Grand Prix on Friday, 20th June, 2008.

Ferrai is not far behind as Felippe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen, were 2nd and 3rd fastest in free practice. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was 4th fastest followed by Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel, Rober Kubica in BMW 5th and 6th fastest respectively.

French GP Race Details:

Race Date: Sunday, 22 Jun 2008

Number of Laps: 70

Circuit Length: 4.411 km

Race Distance: 308.586 km

Lap Record: 1:15.377 - M Schumacher (2004)