page_title: 2008 Canadian Grand Prix
section_title: Qualifying
hierarchical_section_title: 2008 Canadian Grand Prix / Classification / Qualifying
caption_attribution_description: Track wear at the end of the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix.
context_page_description: The 2008 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 June 2008 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the 7th race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 70-lap race was won by Robert Kubica for the BMW Sauber team after starting from second position. Nick Heidfeld finished second in a BMW Sauber car, with David Coulthard third in a Red Bull.
  Lewis Hamilton, who started from pole position, failed to finish the race, retiring on lap 19 after crashing into the back of Kimi Räikkönen's Ferrari car in the pit lane.
  Kubica's win promoted him into the lead of the Drivers' Championship for the first time in his career, overtaking Hamilton, Räikkönen and Massa. Massa and Hamilton tied for second place, four points behind Kubica, while Räikkönen was fourth. In the Constructors Championship, BMW passed McLaren for second position, three points behind Ferrari.
context_section_description: Mark Webber spun into the wall and damaged his right front suspension during the second part of qualifying, thus he was unable to compete in the third part.
  Sébastien Bourdais incurred a five place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
  Started from the pitlane.
  Sebastian Vettel was unable to take part in qualifying due to damaging his car during third practice.
caption: The track surface was significantly worn by the end of the Grand Prix.
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