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Image:Fernando_Alonso_2006_Canada.jpg The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter
Year II · Issue 7 · July 7, 2009 – August 3, 2009

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    {{center|Article of the month - 2008 French Grand Prix, current Good Article nominee.}}

    File:Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.svg

    The 2008 French Grand Prix (formally the XCIII Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held on June 22, 2008 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France. It was the eighth race of the 2008 Formula One season. The race, contested over 70 laps, was won by Felipe Massa for the Ferrari team after starting from second position. Kimi Räikkönen, who started from pole position, finished second in the other Ferrari car; Jarno Trulli was third in a Toyota.

    Räikkönen and Massa both made a clean start. Renault's Fernando Alonso, who started third, was overtaken by Trulli and BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica. The front three of Räikkönen, Massa and Trulli maintained their positions through the first round of pit stops. On lap 30, Räikkönen led Massa by six and a half seconds, and Trulli by 30 seconds. Just before half distance, Räikkönen's right exhaust pipe broke, which caused the engine to lose power. Massa, in second place, began lapping quicker than Räikkönen, and he caught and passed him on lap 39. Massa maintained his lead through the second round of pit stops, and won the race; Räikkönen finished almost 18 seconds behind. Trulli fended off McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen, who challenged him in the latter stages, to take third.

    Massa's win promoted him into the lead of the Drivers' Championship for the first time in his career, overtaking Kubica. Kubica was second, two points behind Massa, while Räikkönen was third. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari increased their lead to 17 points ahead of BMW Sauber, McLaren a further 16 points behind in third.

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    Drivers' Championship

    ! Position

    ! Driver

    ! Team

    ! Points

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    |

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    |1st

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Jenson Button

    | Brawn GP

    | 70

    |2nd

    | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber

    | Red Bull

    | 51.5

    |3rd

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel

    | Red Bull

    | 47

    |4th

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

    | Brawn GP

    | 44

    |5th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg

    | WilliamsF1

    | 25.5

    |6th

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Jarno Trulli

    | Toyota

    | 22.5

    |7th

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Massa

    | Ferrari

    | 22

    |8th

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

    | McLaren

    | 19

    |9th

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen

    | Ferrari

    | 18

    |10th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Timo Glock

    | Toyota

    | 16

    |11th

    | {{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Alonso

    | Renault

    | 13

    |12th

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Kovalainen

    | McLaren

    | 9

    |13th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Nick Heidfeld

    | BMW

    | 6

    |14th

    | {{flagicon|SUI}} Sébastien Buemi

    | Toro Rosso

    | 3

    |15th

    | {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Kubica

    | BMW

    | 2

    |16th

    | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais

    | Toro Rosso

    | 2

    |17th

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Fisichella

    | Force India

    | 0

    |18th

    | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Nakajima

    | WilliamsF1

    | 0

    |19th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Adrian Sutil

    | Force India

    | 0

    |20th

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet, Jr.

    | Renault

    | 0

    | 21st

    | {{flagicon|ESP}} Jaime Alguersuari

    | Toro Rosso

    | 0

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    Constructors' Championship

    ! Position

    ! Constructor

    ! Entered Chassis

    ! Points

    |

    |

    |

    |1st

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP F1 Team

    | BGP 001

    | 114

    |2nd

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull Racing

    | RB5

    | 98.5

    |3rd

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro

    | F60

    | 40

    |4th

    | {{flagicon|JPN}} Panasonic Toyota Racing

    | TF109

    | 38.5

    |5th

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

    | MP4-24

    | 28

    |6th

    | {{flagicon|UK}} AT&T WilliamsF1 Team

    | FW31

    | 25.5

    |7th

    | {{flagicon|FRA}} ING Renault F1 Team

    | R29

    | 13

    |8th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} BMW Sauber F1 Team

    | F1.09

    | 8

    |9th

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Scuderia Toro Rosso

    | STR4

    | 5

    |10th

    | {{flagicon|IND}} Force India F1 Team

    | VJM02

    | 0

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    See 2009 Formula One season for more information

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    {{flagicon|Germany}} {{f1 gp|2009|German}}

    ! Driver

    ! Constructor

    ! Race Time

    1st

    | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull

    | 1:36:43.310

    2nd

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull

    | + 9.252

    3rd

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Massa

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

    | + 15.906

    4th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg

    | {{flagicon|UK}} WilliamsF1

    | + 21.099

    5th

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Jenson Button

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP

    | + 23.609

    6th

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP

    | + 24.468

    7th

    | {{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Alonso

    | {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault

    | + 24.888

    8th

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Kovalainen

    | {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren

    | + 58.692

    9th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Timo Glock

    | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota

    | + 1:01.457

    10th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Nick Heidfeld

    | {{flagicon|GER}} BMW Sauber

    | + 1:01.925

    colspan=3|Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:33.365 on lap 49

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    German Grid Line up

    ! Driver

    ! Constructor

    ! Time

    ! Weight

    Row one

    | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull

    | 1:32.230

    | 661.0 kg

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP

    | 1:32.357

    | 647.0 kg

    Row two

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Jenson Button

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP

    | 1:32.473

    | 644.0 kg

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull

    | 1:32.480

    | 661.0 kg

    Row three

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

    | {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren

    | 1:32.616

    | 654.5 kg

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Kovalainen

    | {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren

    | 1:33.859

    | 664.0 kg

    Row four

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Adrian Sutil

    | {{flagicon|IND}} Force India

    | 1:34.316

    | 678.5 kg

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Massa

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

    | 1:34.574

    | 673.5 kg

    Row five

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

    | 1:34.710

    | 674.0 kg

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet, Jr.

    | {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault

    | 1:34.803

    | 676.0 kg

    |

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    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76814 FriP1: Webber tops first practice in Germany]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76823 FriP2: Hamilton sets pace in second practice]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76855 SatP: Hamilton tops final practice in Germany]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76858 Qualifying: Webber secures maiden Formula 1 pole]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76908 Race: Webber overcomes penalty for maiden win]

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    {{flagicon|Hungary}} {{f1 gp|2009|Hungarian}}

    ! Driver

    ! Constructor

    ! Race Time

    1st

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

    | {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren

    | 1:38:23.876

    2nd

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

    | + 11.529

    3rd

    | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull

    | + 16.886

    4th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg

    | {{flagicon|UK}} WilliamsF1

    | + 26.967

    5th

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Kovalainen

    | {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren

    | + 34.392

    6th

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Timo Glock

    | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota

    | + 35.237

    7th

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Jenson Button

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP

    | + 55.088

    8th

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Jarno Trulli

    | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota

    | + 1:08.172

    9th

    | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Nakajima

    | {{flagicon|UK}} WilliamsF1

    | + 1:08.774

    10th

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP

    | + 1:09.256

    colspan=3|Fastest Lap: Mark Webber 1:21.931 on lap 65

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    Hungarian Grid Line up

    ! Driver

    ! Constructor

    ! Time

    ! Weight

    Row one

    | {{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Alonso

    | {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault

    | 1:21.569

    | 637.5 kg

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull

    | 1:21.607

    | 655.0 kg

    Row two

    | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Webber

    | {{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull

    | 1:21.741

    | 652.0 kg

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Lewis Hamilton

    | {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren

    | 1:21.839

    | 650.5 kg

    Row three

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg

    | {{flagicon|UK}} WilliamsF1

    | 1:21.890

    | 654.0 kg

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Kovalainen

    | {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren

    | 1:22.095

    | 655.5 kg

    Row four

    | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

    | 1:22.468

    | 651.5 kg

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Jenson Button

    | {{flagicon|UK}} Brawn GP

    | 1:22.511

    | 664.5 kg

    Row five

    | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Nakajima

    | {{flagicon|UK}} WilliamsF1

    | 1:22.835

    | 658.0 kg

    | {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Massa

    | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

    | No time

    | N/A

    |

    |}

    • Despite qualifying tenth, Massa missed the race due to suffering an accident in the second part of qualifying. He suffered a cut on his forehead, a bone damage of his skull and a brain concussion. [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77276]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77178 FriP1: Kovalainen leads the way in practice 1]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77191 FriP2: Hamilton keeps McLaren on top]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77240 SatP: McLaren remains on top in final practice]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77247 Qualifying: Alonso takes pole in chaotic session]
    • [http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77324 Race: Hamilton takes first GP win of 2009]

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