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Felipe Massa won the 2008 European Grand Prix

Felipe Massa won the 2008 European Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica at Valencia Street Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Felipe Massa
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton, and Robert Kubica
Race date
August 24, 2008
Pole
Felipe Massa
Fastest lap
Felipe Massa
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Valencia Street Circuit

The decisive result

Felipe Massa finished first for Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for McLaren, with Robert Kubica 3 for BMW Sauber.

Grid to finish

Timo Glock from P13 to P7 (+6), Nelson Piquet Jr. from P15 to P11 (+4), and Giancarlo Fisichella from P18 to P14 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Felipe Massa started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 11 Finished, 6 +1 lap, 1 Accident, 1 Collision damage, and 1 Engine. Felipe Massa holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:38.708 on lap 36. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Felipe MassaFerrari1:35:32.33910
2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:35:37.9508
3Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:36:09.6926
4Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:36:12.0425
5Jarno TrulliToyota1:36:23.0234
6Sebastian VettelToro Rosso1:36:24.9643
7Timo GlockToyota1:36:40.3292
8Nico RosbergWilliams1:36:43.7961
9Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:36:54.5160
10Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:37:02.1330
11Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:37:05.0560
12Mark WebberRed Bull+1 lap0
13Jenson ButtonHonda+1 lap0
14Giancarlo FisichellaForce India+1 lap0
15Kazuki NakajimaWilliams+1 lap0
16Rubens BarrichelloHonda+1 lap0
17David CoulthardRed Bull+1 lap0
DNFKimi RäikkönenFerrariEngine0
DNFAdrian SutilForce IndiaAccident0
DNFFernando AlonsoRenaultCollision damage0