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Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Robert Kubica and Felipe Massa at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Robert Kubica, and Felipe Massa
Race date
May 25, 2008
Pole
Felipe Massa
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Sebastian Vettel from P19 to P5 (+14), Rubens Barrichello from P14 to P6 (+8), and Kazuki Nakajima from P13 to P7 (+6) 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 9 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 3 Accident, 1 +4 laps, and 1 Collision. Kimi Räikkönen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:16.689 on lap 74. 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
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren2:00:42.74210
2Robert KubicaBMW Sauber2:00:45.8068
3Felipe MassaFerrari2:00:47.5536
4Mark WebberRed Bull2:01:02.0375
5Sebastian VettelToro Rosso2:01:07.3994
6Rubens BarrichelloHonda2:01:11.1503
7Kazuki NakajimaWilliams2:01:12.9222
8Heikki KovalainenMcLaren2:01:15.9331
9Kimi RäikkönenFerrari2:01:16.5340
10Fernando AlonsoRenault+1 lap0
11Jenson ButtonHonda+1 lap0
12Timo GlockToyota+1 lap0
13Jarno TrulliToyota+1 lap0
14Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber+4 laps0
DNFAdrian SutilForce IndiaCollision damage0
DNFNico RosbergWilliamsAccident0
DNFNelson Piquet Jr.RenaultAccident0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaForce IndiaGearbox0
DNFDavid CoulthardRed BullAccident0
DNFSébastien BourdaisToro RossoCollision0