2008 Canadian Grand Prix

2008 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 7 of 18 in the 2008 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	June 8, 2008
Official name	Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2008
Location	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course	Street circuit
Course length	4.361 km (2.710 miles)
Distance	70 laps, 305.270 km (189.686 miles)
Weather	Hot with temperatures approaching 31 °C (88 °F); wind speeds up to 8.9 kilometres per hour (5.5 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:17.886
Fastest lap
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Time	1:17.387 on lap 14
Podium
First	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber
Second	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber
Third	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Renault
Lap leaders

The 2008 Canadian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2008)^[2] was a Formula One motor race held on 8 June 2008 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the 7th race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 70-lap race was won by Robert Kubica for the BMW Sauber team after starting from second position. Kubica’s teammate Nick Heidfeld finished second with David Coulthard third in a Red Bull; taking the final podium of his F1 career. Lewis Hamilton, who started from pole position, failed to finish the race, retiring on lap 19 after crashing into the back of Kimi Räikkönen's Ferrari car in the pit lane.

Kubica's win promoted him into the lead of the Drivers' Championship for the first time in his career, overtaking Hamilton, Räikkönen and Massa. Massa and Hamilton tied for second place, four points behind Kubica, while Räikkönen was fourth. In the Constructors Championship, BMW passed McLaren for second position, three points behind Ferrari. As of 2024, this is the last victory for a BMW-powered car and the only race to be won by a Polish driver in Formula One.