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Kimi Räikkönen won the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix

Kimi Räikkönen won the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Robert Kubica and Heikki Kovalainen at Sepang International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Kimi Räikkönen
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Kimi Räikkönen, Robert Kubica, and Heikki Kovalainen
Race date
March 23, 2008
Pole
Felipe Massa
Fastest lap
Nick Heidfeld
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit

The decisive result

Kimi Räikkönen finished first for Ferrari. Robert Kubica is listed 2 for BMW Sauber, with Heikki Kovalainen 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Anthony Davidson from P21 to P15 (+6), Heikki Kovalainen from P8 to P3 (+5), and Giancarlo Fisichella from P17 to P12 (+5) 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, 4 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 2 Hydraulics, and 2 Spun off. Nick Heidfeld holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:35.366 on lap 55. 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
1Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:31:18.55510
2Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:31:38.1258
3Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:31:57.0056
4Jarno TrulliToyota1:32:04.3875
5Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:32:05.1034
6Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:32:08.3883
7Mark WebberRed Bull1:32:26.6852
8Fernando AlonsoRenault1:32:28.5961
9David CoulthardRed Bull1:32:34.7750
10Jenson ButtonHonda1:32:44.7690
11Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:32:50.7570
12Giancarlo FisichellaForce India+1 lap0
13Rubens BarrichelloHonda+1 lap0
14Nico RosbergWilliams+1 lap0
15Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri+1 lap0
16Takuma SatoSuper Aguri+2 laps0
17Kazuki NakajimaWilliams+2 laps0
DNFSebastian VettelToro RossoHydraulics0
DNFFelipe MassaFerrariSpun off0
DNFAdrian SutilForce IndiaHydraulics0