2008 Hungarian Grand Prix

The 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix, otherwise formally known as the Formula 1 ING Magyar Nagydíj 2008, was the eleventh round of the FIA Formula One World Championship staged at the Hungaroring near Budapest, Hungary, on 3 August 2008.'Hungary 2008: Kovalainen joins 100 club.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 03/08/2008), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/63123/1/hungary-2008-kovalainen-joins-100-club, (Accessed 17/03/2020) The race, which was heralded by the creation of the Formula One Teams Association, would see Heikki Kovalainen sweep to his first and only Grand Prix victory, becoming F1's 100th different race winner.
The creation of FOTA was the result of increasing tensions between the Teams and F1's two main authorities, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, and Formula One Management.'F1 teams in new association bid', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20610.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020) To add more weight to their arguments the teams, led by rivals and , particularly when the Championship were discussing changes to technical regulations.
Qualifying for the race itself would see Championship leader Lewis Hamilton secure pole position, with teammate Kovalainen completing the front row. Title pretender Felipe Massa would line up in third ahead of Robert Kubica, while Kimi Räikkönen could only muster sixth behind Timo Glock.
The star of the start of the race, however, would be Massa, who shot between the two McLarens off the grid, before lunging around the outside of Hamilton to secure the lead into turn one. Kovalainen hence slipped to third ahead of Glock, who had leapt past Kubica, while Fernando Alonso managed to squeeze ahead of Räikkönen.
The early stages of the race saw Massa and Hamilton ease clear, leaving Kovalainen in a lonely third as Glock had to fend off the attentions of Kubica. Elsewhere, Nick Heidfeld was causing a queue in the midfield with a high fuel load, resulting in the two s fighting amongst themselves in the #3 's wake.
As the race wore on and track temperatures increased Massa would slowly escape from Hamilton, aided by the fact that the Ferrari was better at preserving its tyres. Yet, the Brazilian would ultimately pit earlier than the Brit having establishing a three second lead, with Kubica and Mark Webber joining him in the pits.
Hamilton stopped a lap later and rejoined behind the Brazilian, while Kovalainen remained out for an additional two and gained ground on both. Nelson Piquet, Jr. then briefly led until he stopped on lap 25, the last of those on a two-stop, and duly shot ahead of Kubica in the overall order.
Massa would continue to ease clear from Hamilton during the second stint, prompting Hamilton to push harder than his tyres could cope with in the high heat. As a result the Brit's front-left Bridgestone failed on lap 41 to send the Brit limping back to the pitlane, and hence left Massa with a comfortable 23 second margin over Kovalainen in second.
Massa eased his pace before making his second and final stop, with Kovalainen leading for four laps before making his stop. However, there was to be one late twist just three laps from the chequered flag, as Massa's engine blew apart to leave the Brazilian on the sidelines.
Kovalainen duly swept past to claim victory, while Glock had a strong second stint to secure second, his maiden podium finish. Räikkönen claimed fastest lap en-route to third, while Hamilton rallied back to fifth behind Alonso, who had fended off the Brit's attentions in the closing stages.
==Background==
Lewis Hamilton moved clear atop the Championship with victory in Germany, having eked out a four point lead at the head of the hunt. Felipe Massa had retained his second place status on 54 points, while Kimi Räikkönen had slipped a further three behind, having been tied with Massa and Hamilton at the start of the weekend. Robert Kubica, meanwhile, had slipped ten behind, while Nick Heidfeld was seven off of his Polish teammate.
In the Constructors Championship it was still who led the charge, leaving Germany with 105 points and the first team to break into triple figures for the campaign. Behind, had left their home race still in second place, although the Anglo-German alliance of had closed to within three points of the Swiss-German team. were head of the next batch of teams, 61 points behind McLaren, with and just one and two points behind the Japanese manufacturer.
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2008 	 	056 2008 2.4 V8 	
2 	Felipe Massa 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2008 	 	056 2008 2.4 V8 	
3 	Nick Heidfeld 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	F1.08 	 	P86/8 2.4 V8 	
4 	Robert Kubica 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	F1.08 	 	P86/8 2.4 V8 	
5 	Fernando Alonso 	ING Renault F1 Team 	 	R28 	 	RS27 2.4 V8 	
6 	Nelson Piquet, Jr. 	ING Renault F1 Team 	 	R28 	 	RS27 2.4 V8 	
7 	Nico Rosberg 	AT&T Williams 	 	FW30 	 	RVX-08 2.4 V8 	
8 	Kazuki Nakajima 	AT&T Williams 	 	FW30 	 	RVX-08 2.4 V8 	
9 	David Coulthard 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB4 	 	RS27 2.4 V8 	
10 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB4 	 	RS27 2.4 V8 	
11 	Jarno Trulli 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF108 	 	RVX-08 2.4 V8 	
12 	Timo Glock 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF108 	 	RVX-08 2.4 V8 	
14 	Sébastien Bourdais 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR3 	 	056 2007 2.4 V8 	
15 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR3 	 	056 2007 2.4 V8 	
16 	Jenson Button 	Honda Racing F1 Team 	 	RA108 	 	RA808E 2.4 V8 	
17 	Rubens Barrichello 	Honda Racing F1 Team 	 	RA108 	 	RA808E 2.4 V8 	
20 	Adrian Sutil 	Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM01 	 	056 2007 2.4 V8 	
21 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM01 	 	056 2007 2.4 V8 	
22 	Lewis Hamilton 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-23 	 	FO 108V 2.4 V8 	
23 	Heikki Kovalainen 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-23 	 	FO 108V 2.4 V8 	
Source:'Hungary 2008: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2008: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2008: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2008: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2008: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2008: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2008: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2008: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	22 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:19.376 	 	3 	1:19.473 	 	1 	1:20.899 	1
2 	23 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	 	4 	1:19.945 	 	4 	1:19.480 	 	2 	1:21.140 	2
3 	2 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	2 	1:19.578 	 	1 	1:19.068 	 	3 	1:21.191 	3
4 	4 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	7 	1:20.053 	 	7 	1:19.776 	 	4 	1:21.281 	4
5 	12 	Timo Glock 	 	 	5 	1:19.980 	 	2 	1:19.246 	 	5 	1:21.326 	5
6 	1 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	6 	1:20.006 	 	6 	1:19.546 	 	6 	1:21.516 	6
7 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	10 	1:20.229 	 	8 	1:19.816 	 	7 	1:21.698 	7
8 	10 	Mark Webber 	 	 	8 	1:20.073 	 	9 	1:20.046 	 	8 	1:21.732 	8
9 	11 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	3 	1:19.942 	 	5 	1:19.486 	 	9 	1:21.767 	9
10 	6 	Nelson Piquet, Jr. 	 	 	12 	1:20.583 	 	10 	1:20.131 	 	10 	1:22.371 	10
11 	15 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	9 	1:20.157 	 	11 	1:20.144 	 	 	 	11
12 	16 	Jenson Button 	 	 	15 	1:20.888 	 	12 	1:20.332 	 	 	 	12
13 	9 	David Coulthard 	 	 	11 	1:20.505 	 	13 	1:20.502 	 	 	 	13
14* 	14 	Sébastien Bourdais 	 	 	13 	1:20.640 	 	14 	1:20.963 	 	 	 	19
15 	7 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	14 	1:20.748 	 	NC 	— 	 	 	 	14
16 	3 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	 	16 	1:21.045 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
17 	17 	Kazuki Nakajima 	 	 	17 	1:21.085 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
18 	8 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	18 	1:21.332 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
19 	21 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	 	19 	1:21.670 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
20 	20 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	20 	1:22.113 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2008 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2008/races/835/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2008 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2008/races/835/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2008 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2008/races/835/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2008 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2008/races/835/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2008 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2008/races/835/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2008 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2008/races/835/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2008 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2008/races/835/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2008 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2008/races/835/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2008 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2008/races/835/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2008 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2008/races/835/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2008 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2008/races/835/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2008 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2008/races/835/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2008 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2008/races/835/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2008 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2008/races/835/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 17/03/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Bourdais was handed a five place grid penalty for impeding Heidfeld during Q1.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	23 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	70 	1:37:27.067 	2 	10
2 	12 	Timo Glock 	 	70 	+11.061s 	5 	8
3 	1 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	70 	+16.856s 	6 	6
4 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	70 	+21.614s 	7 	5
5 	22 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	70 	+23.048s 	1 	4
6 	6 	Nelson Piquet, Jr. 	 	70 	+32.298s 	10 	3
7 	11 	Jarno Trulli 	 	70 	+36.449s 	9 	2
8 	4 	Robert Kubica 	 	70 	+48.321s 	4 	1
9 	10 	Mark Webber 	 	70 	+58.834s 	8 	
10 	3 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	70 	+1:07.709 	15 	
11 	9 	David Coulthard 	 	70 	+1:10.407 	13 	
12 	16 	Jenson Button 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	12 	
13 	8 	Kazuki Nakajima 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	16 	
14 	7 	Nico Rosberg 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	14 	
15 	21 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	18 	
16 	17 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	17 	
17* 	2 	Felipe Massa 	 	67 	Engine 	3 	
18 	14 	Sébastien Bourdais 	 	67 	+3 Laps 	19 	
Ret 	20 	Adrian Sutil 	 	62 	Brakes 	20 	
Ret 	15 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	22 	Overheating 	11 	
Source:'Hungary 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Massa was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 2000th individual entry for a engine.[Archived] '2008 Hungarian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), https://web.archive.org/web/20190409190544/http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2008&gp=Hungarian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 17/03/2020) - Original
* Tenth pole position for Lewis Hamilton.'11. Hungary 2008', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2008/hongrie.aspx, (Accessed 17/03/2020)
** First front row lock-out since the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix.
* Maiden (and only) victory for Heikki Kovalainen.
** Kovalainen became the 100th different winner of an FIA Formula One World Championship Grand Prix.
* claimed their 161st win as a constructor.
** secured their 66th victory as an engine supplier.
* Timo Glock claimed his maiden podium finish.
==Standings==
Lewis Hamilton saw his Championship lead grow by a single point as a result of the Hungarian Grand Prix, leaving the Hungaroring with a five point advantage. Kimi Räikkönen had moved into second to be the Brit's closest challenger, with Felipe Massa's engine failure potentially crucial to the outcome of the Championship as he slipped eight behind. Elsewhere, Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld retained their top five status, although they had been reeled in by race winner Heikki Kovalainen.
In the Constructors Championship it was who continued to lead the way, although their advantage at the head of the field had been reduced. Indeed, had moved to within striking distance after Kovalainen's fortunate Hungaroring triumph, leaving Hungary just eleven off the lead. Behind, had made way for the Anglo-German alliance and slipped to third, while had moved ahead of their customers to secure fifth.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	62 	
2 	Kimi Räikkönen 	57 	1
3 	Felipe Massa 	54 	1
4 	Robert Kubica 	49 	
5 	Nick Heidfeld 	41 	
6 	Heikki Kovalainen 	38 	
7 	Jarno Trulli 	22 	
8 	Fernando Alonso 	18 	1
9 	Mark Webber 	18 	1
10 	Timo Glock 	13 	6
11 	Nelson Piquet, Jr. 	13 	
12 	Rubens Barrichello 	11 	2
13 	Nico Rosberg 	8 	1
14 	Kazuki Nakajima 	8 	1
15 	David Coulthard 	6 	1
16 	Sebastian Vettel 	6 	1
17 	Jenson Button 	3 	
18 	Sébastien Bourdais 	2 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	111 	
2 	 	100 	1
3 	 	90 	1
4 	 	35 	
5 	 	31 	1
6 	 	24 	1
7 	 	16 	
8 	 	14 	
9 	 	8 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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