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Felipe Massa won the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix

Felipe Massa won the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Räikkönen at Istanbul Park.

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Race recap

Winner
Felipe Massa
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton, and Kimi Räikkönen
Race date
May 11, 2008
Pole
Felipe Massa
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Istanbul Park

The decisive result

Felipe Massa finished first for Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for McLaren, with Kimi Räikkönen 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Nick Heidfeld from P9 to P5 (+4), Nico Rosberg from P11 to P8 (+3), and Adrian Sutil from P19 to P16 (+3) 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 10 Finished, 7 +1 lap, 1 Collision, 1 Collision damage, and 1 Suspension. Kimi Räikkönen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:26.506 on lap 20. 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 MassaFerrari1:26:49.45110
2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:26:53.2308
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:26:53.7226
4Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:27:11.3965
5Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:27:28.1924
6Fernando AlonsoRenault1:27:43.1753
7Mark WebberRed Bull1:27:53.6802
8Nico RosbergWilliams1:28:00.8571
9David CoulthardRed Bull1:28:04.7210
10Jarno TrulliToyota1:28:05.7950
11Jenson ButtonHonda+1 lap0
12Heikki KovalainenMcLaren+1 lap0
13Timo GlockToyota+1 lap0
14Rubens BarrichelloHonda+1 lap0
15Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault+1 lap0
16Adrian SutilForce India+1 lap0
17Sebastian VettelToro Rosso+1 lap0
DNFSébastien BourdaisToro RossoSuspension0
DNFKazuki NakajimaWilliamsCollision damage0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaForce IndiaCollision0