European Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 24th August 2008 12:00am Local
Sun 24th August 2008 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2008

Round
Round 12

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Location

Valencia Street Circuit

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Description

The 2008 European Grand Prix was won by Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who dominated the race from pole position. Held on 24 August 2008, this event marked the historical debut of the Valencia Street Circuit in Spain and served as the 12th round of the 2008 Formula One World Championship. Lewis Hamilton secured second place for McLaren-Mercedes, while Robert Kubica completed the podium in third for BMW Sauber.

Unsafe Pit Release: The race was marred by controversy when Ferrari released Felipe Massa directly into the path of Adrian Sutil during a pit stop. The team escaped a time penalty but received a €10,000 fine.

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Result List

01	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:35:32.339
02	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:05.611
03	Robert Kubica	Sauber	+0:37.353
04	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:39.703
05	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+0:50.684
06	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	+0:52.625
07	Timo Glock	Toyota	+1:07.990
08	Nico Rosberg	Williams Racing	+1:11.457
09	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+1:22.177
10	Sebastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	+1:29.794
11	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault F1 Team	+1:32.717
12	Mark Webber	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+1 Lap
13	Jenson Button	Honda F1	+1 Lap
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	+1 Lap
15	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams Racing	+1 Lap
16	Rubens Barrichello	Honda F1	+1 Lap
17	David Coulthard	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+1 Lap
18	Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	DNF
20	Fernando Alonso	Renault F1 Team	DNF