Spanish Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 27th April 2008 12:00am Local
Sun 27th April 2008 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2008

Round
Round 4

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Location

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

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The 2008 Spanish Grand Prix was won by Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen, who dominated the weekend by securing pole position, leading the majority of the race, and setting the fastest lap. Held on 27 April 2008 at the Circuit de Catalunya, this race was the fourth round of the 2008 Formula One World Championship. Ferrari celebrated a perfect weekend as Felipe Massa finished second, completing a commanding 1-2 finish for the Scuderia.

The event was marred by a violent, high-speed crash on lap 22 when McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen suffered a left-front wheel rim failure, sending his car head-on into the tyre barriers at Turn 9. Fortunately, despite the impact burying the car deep into the tyres, he escaped without serious injuries.
Following a safety car period to clear the accident, Räikkönen safely managed the restart and cruised to victory. Lewis Hamilton drove a steady race to take the final spot on the podium for McLaren. This grand prix also marked a historical footnote as the final Formula 1 appearance for the underfunded and fan-favourite Super Aguri team, which withdrew from the championship shortly after the weekend due to financial collapse.

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Result List

01	Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:38:19.051
02	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:03.228
03	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:04.187
04	Robert Kubica	Sauber	+0:05.694
05	Mark Webber	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+0:35.938
06	Jenson Button	Honda F1	+0:53.010
07	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams Racing	+0:58.244
08	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+0:59.435
09	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+1:03.073
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	+1 Lap
11	Timo Glock	Toyota	+1 Lap
12	David Coulthard	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+1 Lap
13	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri F1	+1 Lap
14	Nico Rosberg	Williams Racing	DNF
15	Fernando Alonso	Renault F1 Team	DNF
16	Rubens Barrichello	Honda F1	DNF
17	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
18	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri F1	DNF
19	Sebastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	DNF
20	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault F1 Team	DNF
21	Adrian Sutil	Force India	DNF
22	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	DNF