2008 Singapore Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 15 of 18 in the 2008 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | September 28, 2008 | ||
| Official name | 2008 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Marina Bay Street Circuit Marina Bay, Singapore |
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| Course | Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.067 km (3.148 mi) | ||
| Distance | 61 laps, 309.087 km (192.058 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry, Air Temp: 28°C, Wind Speed: 2.2m/s, Humidity: 79% | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:44.801 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Kimi Räikkönen
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Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:45.599 on lap 14 (lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Renault | ||
| Second | Williams-Toyota | ||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
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The 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, formally known as the 2008 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix, was a Formula One race held on 28 September 2008 at 20:00 SST at the newly built Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore. It was the fifteenth race of the 2008 Formula One season, the 800th Formula One World Championship race overall, the first ever Formula One race held at night and the ninth Singapore Grand Prix. This was also the first time Singapore hosted a Formula One race, as the last Singapore Grand Prix was a Formula Libre event in 1973.
The 61-lap race was won by Fernando Alonso for the Renault team from 15th on the grid. Nico Rosberg claimed second in his Williams followed by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
Felipe Massa of Ferrari started from pole position. Drivers' Championship leader Hamilton was second while reigning world champion Kimi Räikkönen qualified third. They continued in this order until Renault's Nelson Piquet, Jr. spun out and crashed on lap 14, bringing out the safety car. The leading drivers all pitted when the pit lane was opened. Massa prematurely left the pit box with his fuel hose still attached and dropped to last place.
Alonso, who had pitted before the safety car was deployed, subsequently took the lead and won the race. Nico Rosberg managed to finish second despite incurring a stop-go penalty and Hamilton completed the podium in third. Red Bull Racing's David Coulthard finished 7th, scoring the final points of his career. Kazuki Nakajima also scored his final points. The result saw Hamilton extend his lead in the Driver's standings to 7 points over Massa, who failed to score. McLaren also took over the lead in the Constructors' Championship by one point from Ferrari.
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