Date | Sunday 22 June 2008 |
Start time | 14:00 |
Event | French GP |
Circuit | Magny-Cours |
Event Format | Race of 70 laps |
Race | 8 of 18 |
Championship race | 793 |
Laps | 70 |
Circuit Perimeter | 4411 m |
Race Distance | 4411 × 70 − 184 = 308.586 km |
Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 (staggered) |
Pole Position | Right |
First Corner | Left |
Track Direction | Clockwise |
Track Temperature | 26°C |
Air Temperature | 24°C |
Humidity | 76% |
Air Pressure | 992.2 mBar |
Wind Speed | 3.9 m/s (from the South-East) |
Entries | 20 |
Qualifiers | 20 |
Finishers | 19 |
Pit stops | 39 |
Championship Debutants | None |
Milestones | AT&T Williams - 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
Adrian Sutil - 25th Race Entry (Driver)
BMW Sauber F1 Team - 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
Heikki Kovalainen - 25th Race Entry (Driver)
Honda Racing F1 Team - 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
ING Renault F1 Team - 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
Lewis Hamilton - 25th Race Entry (Driver)
Petrobras - 50th Race Entry (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
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Records Broken |
1. Most 19th Place Finishes – Adrian Sutil (3),
2. Most 19th Place Finishes in a Season – Adrian Sutil (2)
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Records Extended |
1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (794),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (926),
3. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (625),
4. Most Race Wins – Ferrari (207),
5. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (227),
6. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio – Ferrari (12.96%),
7. Highest 19th Place Finish Ratio – Force India (12.50%),
8. Most Fastest Laps – Ferrari (212),
9. Most 2nd Fastest Laps – Ferrari (154),
10. Most 3rd Fastest Laps – McLaren (136),
11. Most 14th Fastest Laps – Rubens Barrichello (15),
12. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (1752),
13. Most Race Entries – Rubens Barrichello (261),
14. Most Perfect Weekends – Ferrari (83),
15. Most 2nd Place Qualifications, Finishes and Fastest Laps – Ferrari (35),
16. Most Poles – Ferrari (201),
17. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (187)
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