- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa, and Kimi Räikkönen
- Race date
- October 19, 2008
- Pole
- Lewis Hamilton
- Fastest lap
- Lewis Hamilton
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Shanghai International Circuit
The decisive result
Lewis Hamilton finished first for McLaren. Felipe Massa is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Kimi Räikkönen 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Robert Kubica from P11 to P6 (+5), Timo Glock from P12 to P7 (+5), and David Coulthard from P15 to P10 (+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 14 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 1 Collision damage, 1 Gearbox, and 1 Pneumatics. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.325 on lap 13. 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.