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Felipe Massa won the 2008 Belgian Grand Prix

Felipe Massa won the 2008 Belgian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Lewis Hamilton at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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Race recap

Winner
Felipe Massa
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Felipe Massa, Nick Heidfeld, and Lewis Hamilton
Race date
September 7, 2008
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Sebastian Vettel from P10 to P5 (+5), Adrian Sutil from P18 to P13 (+5), and Kazuki Nakajima from P19 to P14 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 Finished, 7 +1 lap, 2 Accident, and 2 Gearbox. Kimi Räikkönen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:47.930 on lap 24. 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 MassaFerrari1:22:59.39410
2Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:23:08.7778
3Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:23:09.9336
4Fernando AlonsoRenault1:23:13.8725
5Sebastian VettelToro Rosso1:23:13.9704
6Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:23:14.4313
7Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:23:16.1292
8Mark WebberRed Bull1:23:42.1701
9Timo GlockToyota1:24:06.4390
10Heikki KovalainenMcLarenGearbox0
11David CoulthardRed Bull+1 lap0
12Nico RosbergWilliams+1 lap0
13Adrian SutilForce India+1 lap0
14Kazuki NakajimaWilliams+1 lap0
15Jenson ButtonHonda+1 lap0
16Jarno TrulliToyota+1 lap0
17Giancarlo FisichellaForce India+1 lap0
18Kimi RäikkönenFerrariAccident0
DNFRubens BarrichelloHondaGearbox0
DNFNelson Piquet Jr.RenaultAccident0