2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 18 of 18 in the 2008 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 2 November 2008 | ||
| Official name | XXXVII Grande Prêmio do Brasil | ||
| Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.309 km (2.677 mi) | ||
| Distance | 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.067 mi) | ||
| Weather | Rain at beginning and end, otherwise drying | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:12.368 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Felipe Massa
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Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:13.736 on lap 36 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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The 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the XXXVII Grande Prêmio do Brasil) was a Formula One motor race held on 2 November 2008 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the 18th and final race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 71-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Felipe Massa after starting from pole position. Fernando Alonso finished second in a Renault, and Kimi Räikkönen third in a Ferrari.
Massa started the race alongside Toyota driver Jarno Trulli. Massa's teammate Räikkönen began from third next to McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton. Rain fell minutes before the race, delaying the start, and as the track dried Massa established a lead of several seconds. More rain late in the race made the last few laps treacherous for the drivers, but could not prevent Massa from winning the Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel of Toro Rosso finished in fourth place behind Alonso and Räikkönen. Hamilton passed Toyota's Timo Glock in the final corners of the race to finish fifth, securing him the points needed to take the Drivers' Championship.
Hamilton received praise from many in the Formula One community, including former Champions Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher. The McLaren driver also received official congratulations from Queen Elizabeth II and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Massa's win and Räikkönen's third place helped Ferrari win the Constructors' Championship. The Grand Prix was David Coulthard's final race; the Scot retired after 246 race starts.
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