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Grand Prix of China |
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| Qualifying |
the starting grid |
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S. Vettel |
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F. Alonso |
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M. Webber |
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R. Barrichello |
Shangai
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J. Button |
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J. Trulli |
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N. Rosberg |
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K. Raïkkönen |
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L. Hamilton |
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S. Buemi |
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N. Heidfeld |
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H. Kovalainen |
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F. Massa |
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T. Glock |
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K. Nakajima |
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S. Bourdais |
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N. Piquet |
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R. Kubica |
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A. Sutil |
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G. Fisichella |
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| pole
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1'36"565 |
| Practice 1 : |
L. Hamilton (3'37"334) |
| Practice 2 : |
J. Button (1'35"679) |
| Practice 3 : |
N. Rosberg (1'36"133) |
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- best lap in qualifying
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1'35"130 (Q2) S. Vettel |
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| Race |
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Best lap in race: |
1'52"592 (lap 42) |
R. Barrichello |
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the ranking |
Race time : |
1h57'43"485 |
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the results |
Average speed: |
155.480 km/h |
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Sebastian Vettel |
Red bull Renault |
10 pts |
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Mark Webber |
Red bull Renault |
8 pts |
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Jenson Button |
Brawn GP |
6 pts |
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Rubens Barrichello |
Brawn GP |
5 pts |
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Heikki Kovalainen |
McLaren Mercedes |
4 pts |
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Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren Mercedes |
3 pts |
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Timo Glock |
Toyota |
2 pts |
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Sébastien Buemi |
STR Toro Rosso |
1 pt |
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Fernando Alonso |
Renault |
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Kimi Raïkkönen |
Ferrari |
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Sébastien Bourdais |
STR Toro Rosso |
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Nick Heidfeld |
BMW Sauber |
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Robert Kubica |
BMW Sauber |
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Giancarlo Fisichella |
Force India |
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Nico Rosberg |
Williams Toyota |
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Nelson Piquet |
Renault |
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Adrian Sutil |
Force India |
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Kuzuki Nakajima |
Williams Toyota |
Out at lap 43 |
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Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
Out at lap 20 |
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Jarno Trulli |
Toyota |
Out at lap 18 |
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| Gallery |
the
race in photos |
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| Again the safety-car for a start under rain |
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| S. Vettel, behind safety-car after his wonderful pole position |
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Umbrellas out |
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| F. Alonso |
L. Hamilton |
Finally, the start |
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| J. Trulli before K. Raïkkönen |
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S. Buemi attacks K. Raïkkönen |
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L. Hamilton behind J. Trulli |
J. Button |
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| F. Massa overtakes his team-collegue |
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F. Alonso beats J. Trulli |
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| N. Heidfeld and T. Glock : face to face |
J. Trulli & K. Raïkkönen |
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| L. Hamilton overtakes K. Raïkkönen |
J. Button |
R. Kubica harpoons J. Trulli |
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| J. Trulli slowly, S. Buemi can't avoid S. Vettel |
J; Trulli must stop |
Safety-car a new time |
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| Green : Red bull Renault & Brawn GP share the lead |
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| J. Button |
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N. Piquet before Force India |
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| S. Vettel |
T. Glock |
F. Alonso |
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| S. Vettel |
K. Nakajima out of the track |
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| J. Button straight before M. Webber |
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M. Webber |
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| M. Webber out of the track too |
Difficulties with tyres for J. Button before S. Vettel |
J. Button |
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| L. Hamilton & F. Alonso |
K. Raïkkönen : no points this time too after F. Massa retirement |
R. Kubica has problems with his front, before N. Heidfeld |
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| A. Sutil before L. Hamilton |
N. Rosberg tried all, he put intermediates tyres, but the rain started again |
S. Bourdais |
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T. Glock and K. Raïkkönen, before F. Alonso |
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| J. Button & M. Webber |
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F. Alonso & K. Raïkkönen |
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| A. Sutil before N. Heidfeld |
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Difficult for N. Piquet to get into the pits |
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| Both McLaren, H. Kovalainen leads after L. Hamilton's mistakes |
T. Glock |
N. Heidfeld before T. Glock, for the while |
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R. Barrichello lies in ambush |
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| A. Sutil, well in 6th position, gets out of the track |
N. Heidfeld |
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J. Button ends 3th behind both Red bull |
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2d victory for S. Vettel, but 1st for his team |
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