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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = F1
|Grand Prix = Canadian
|Country = Canada
|Image = Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.svg.png
|Date = June 8
|Year = 2008
|Race_No = 7
|Season_No = 18
|Official name = XLV [[Canadian Grand Prix|Grand Prix du Canada]]
|Location = [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]], Montreal
|Course = Street circuit
|Course_mi = 2.71
|Course_km = 4.361
|Distance_laps = 70
|Distance_mi = 189.7
|Distance_km = 305.27
|Weather = Sunny; Air 26-28°C, Track 34-42°C
|Pole_Driver = [[Lewis Hamilton]]
|Pole_Team = [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]]
|Pole_Time = 1:17.886
|Pole_Country = Great Britain
|Fast_Driver = [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
|Fast_Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari]]
|Fast_Time = 1:17.387
|Fast_Lap = 14
|Fast_Country = Finland
|First_Driver = [[Robert Kubica]]
|First_Team = [[BMW Sauber]]
|First_Country = Poland
|Second_Driver = [[Nick Heidfeld]]
|Second_Team = [[BMW Sauber]]
|Second_Country= Germany
|Third_Driver = [[David Coulthard]]
|Third_Team = [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
|Third_Country = Great Britain
|Lapchart = {{F1Laps2008|CAN}}
}}
The '''2008 Canadian Grand Prix''' (formally the '''XLV Grand Prix du Canada''') was a [[Formula One]] motor race held on June 8, 2008 at the [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]], Montreal. It was the 7th race of the [[2008 Formula One season]]. The race, contested over 70 laps, was won by [[Robert Kubica]] for the [[BMW Sauber]] team after starting from second position. [[Nick Heidfeld]] finished second in a BMW Sauber car, with [[David Coulthard]] third in a [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]. [[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 [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] car in the [[Pit stop|pit lane]].<ref name=formula1.com-officialresult>{{cite web | url = http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2008/793/ | publisher = The Official Formula 1 Website |title = Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2008 | accessdate = 2008-11-10| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20081217011759/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2008/793/| archivedate= 17 December 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> It turned out to be [[BMW Sauber|BMW Sauber's]] only win and 1-2 finish, as they pulled out of F1 at the end of the [[2009 Formula One season|2009 season]].



==Report==
===Background===
Ahead of the race, the organizers unveiled a new paddock and media center facilities at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67937
|title=Montreal unveils new paddock
|author= Jonathan Noble
|publisher=autosport.com
|date=2008-06-02
|accessdate=2008-07-24| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080804223543/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67937| archivedate= 4 August 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> Also the site where [[Robert Kubica]] crashed in [[2007 Canadian Grand Prix|last year's race]] was modified. The wall on which Kubica crashed was moved closer to the track to decrease angle of impact. Additionally, debris fencing was put on the wall to prevent any hazard to cars on the other side of the wall.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67966
|title=Kubica crash site modified for 2008
|author= Jonathan Noble
|publisher=autosport.com
|date=2008-06-04
|accessdate=2008-07-24| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080716050635/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67966| archivedate= 16 July 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref>

===Practice===
[[File:Felipe Massa 2008 Canada.jpg|thumb|left|[[Felipe Massa]] set the fastest lap time in the first free practice session on Friday.]]

The Friday practice session started in wet conditions which resulted in most of the drivers venturing out in the latter half of the hour, some of them, such as [[Lewis Hamilton]], emerging only during final minutes of the session. [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'s [[Felipe Massa]] recorded the fastest lap in this session, followed by [[Robert Kubica]] and [[Heikki Kovalainen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68008|title=Massa tops damp first practice — Canada|author=Simon Strang|publisher=autosport.com|date=2008-06-06|accessdate=2008-06-07| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080608193254/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68008| archivedate= 8 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> In the second session of the day, Lewis Hamilton aced while Kubica continued to record good timings at number two. [[Kimi Räikkönen]] recorded third fastest lap time compared to his fifth fastest in the earlier session. [[Timo Glock]] suffered a minor accident after he hit the wall on turn four.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68020|title=Hamilton quickest in practice 2 - Canada|author=Simon Strang|publisher=autosport.com|date=2008-06-06|accessdate=2008-06-07| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080609094516/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68020| archivedate= 9 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> Nico Rosberg, however, sprung a surprise by topping the Saturday session ahead of Räikkönen and Hamilton. The session was [[Racing flag#The red flag|red flagged]] 45 minutes in when [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]'s [[Sebastian Vettel]] hit the wall after losing control at turn nine, resulting in a number of drivers being unable to complete their flying laps. Further, Vettel's teammate [[Sébastien Bourdais]] suffered a crash at turn five.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68059|title=Rosberg fastest in final practice — Canada|author=Matt Beer|publisher=autosport.com|date=2008-06-07|accessdate=2008-06-07| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080610003925/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68059| archivedate= 10 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref>
{{-}}

===Qualifying===
[[File:Lewis rounds turn 2 Canada 2008.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lewis Hamilton]] took [[pole position]] for [[Team McLaren|McLaren]].]]

====First session====
Lewis Hamilton recorded the fastest time for the session, ahead of Felipe Massa and Heikki Kovalainen. Sebastian Vettel's poor season continued after he could not compete the qualifying following his crash in third practice session. Others eliminated in this session were [[Sébastien Bourdais]], [[Adrian Sutil]], [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] and [[Jenson Button]]. Bourdais received a five place grid penalty due to a gearbox change following the earlier practice session. Button too suffered a gearbox problem during his first lap run and clocked the slowest time for the session.

====Second session====
[[File:Track cleaning 2008 Canada.jpg|thumb|left|Resurfaced sections of the track began to break up in practice and qualifying and had to be repaired on numerous occasions.]]

Qualifying conditions were hampered by a disintegrating track, which caused most drivers to record slower times than in Q1. Track officials were seen clearing the track of debris in between sessions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/6/7896.html |title=Qualifying analysis — take nothing for granted in Montreal |publisher=Formula 1 |date=2008-06-08 |accessdate=2008-06-08| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080608094620/http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/6/7896.html| archivedate= 8 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]'s [[Jarno Trulli]] suffered significantly from these conditions, his car spinning twice during the second session. Trulli, along with [[Timo Glock]], [[Kazuki Nakajima]], [[David Coulthard]] and [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]], was unable to progress to the next session.

Hamilton once again topped this session, with Massa and Räikkönen coming second and third respectively.

====Third session====
Hamilton recorded quick times during early laps of the session, which were only surpassed by Robert Kubica towards the end of the session. But Hamilton on his final flying lap overcame Kubica's time claiming his second pole position at Montreal. Räikkönen came in third with teammate Massa pushed down to sixth position. [[Fernando Alonso]] and [[Nico Rosberg]] exhibited remarkable performances, taking positions four and five respectively.

[[Mark Webber]], who also became a victim of the breaking track surface, could not compete in Q3 after damaging his car at the end of second session.

===Pre-race===
There was severe criticism from drivers about track conditions.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68079
|title=Trulli slams 'disastrous' track conditions
|publisher=autosport.com
|date=2008-06-07
|accessdate=2008-07-14| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080702090056/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68079| archivedate= 2 July 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68076
|title=Raikkonen very critical of track problems
|publisher=autosport.com
|date=2008-06-07
|accessdate=2008-07-14| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080716053028/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68076| archivedate= 16 July 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> The track was said to be breaking up on turn two, the exit of turn seven and also the apex and exit of turn 10.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/6/7897.html
|title=FIA post-qualifying press conference — Canada
|publisher=Formula1.com
|date=2008-06-07
|accessdate=2008-07-14| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080611025209/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/6/7897.html| archivedate= 11 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> The authorities applied chemicals on turn 2 and carried out further resurfacing of track on turn 11 – the hairpin – following Saturday's qualifying session.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68125
|title=Drivers fear track will break up in race
|publisher=autosport.com
|date=2008-06-08
|accessdate=2008-07-14| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080611002318/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68125| archivedate= 11 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref>

In the live interviews prior to the start [[Martin Brundle]] asked [[Bernie Ecclestone]], "There are some [[pikey]]s there at turn 10 putting [[tarmac]] down – what do you think of that?". His use of the word "pikey" was later criticised by an [[Equality and Human Rights Commission]] spokesman.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/09/umgaffe109.xml
|title=Martin Brundle's 'pikey' gaffe sparks equality row after F1 pit interview with Ecclestone
|publisher=Telegraph
|author=Rod Gilmour
|date=2008-06-09
|accessdate=2008-06-11| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080610074647/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/09/umgaffe109.xml| archivedate= 10 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Ofcom]], after receiving seven complaints, ordered an assessment for any breach of broadcasting code, based on which the need of formal investigation was to be decided. [[ITV]] later apologised, and admitted that they had explained the situation of the word with Brundle and as a result, no further action was taken.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7445636.stm
|title= Ofcom assessing ITV 'pikey' jibe
|publisher=BBC
|date=2008-06-10
|accessdate=2008-07-11| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080611030022/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7445636.stm| archivedate= 11 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref>

===Race===
====Start====
[[File:2008 Canadian GP lap 1 turn 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Lewis Hamilton]] leads [[Robert Kubica]], [[Kimi Räikkönen]] and the rest of the field at the start of the race.]]

After overnight track work to fix problems with the track at turn 10,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68095|title=Montreal Hairpin to be resurfaced |publisher=Autosport |date=2008-06-08 |accessdate=2008-06-08| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080609074029/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68095| archivedate= 9 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> the race started with Hamilton holding his lead and all the cars making it through the first corner. Hamilton built up a lead of over 5 seconds over [[Robert Kubica]] before [[Adrian Sutil]] had a gearbox failure<ref name="FIndia">{{cite web
|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68139
|title=Canada Sunday quotes: Force India
|publisher=autosport.com
|date=2008-06-08
|accessdate=2008-07-10| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080612073225/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68139| archivedate= 12 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> on the 16th lap and parked his car after turn 3.<ref name="report1">{{cite web
|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68131
|title=Kubica leads historic BMW 1-2 in Canada
|author=Matt Beer
|publisher=autosport.com
|date=2008-06-08
|accessdate=2008-07-10| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080710105046/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68131| archivedate= 10 July 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> Sutil's car was off the track but after it caught fire the safety car was brought out, and there was a rush of drivers into the pits as all of the six lead drivers went in for their [[pit stop]]s. Hamilton led Räikkönen and Kubica into the pitlane but Räikkönen took the lead as they left their garages, with Kubica alongside him and Hamilton behind.
{{-}}

====Pit lane incident====
[[File:Pitlane collision 2008 Canada.jpg|thumb|left|In the aftermath of the collision, [[Kimi Räikkönen]] and Hamilton retired from the race, whilst [[Nico Rosberg]] continued with a broken front wing.]]
{{quote box |quote="...as I exited the box, I saw two cars jostling for position ahead of me in the pit lane. Obviously, I didn't want to get involved in their tussle, and was trying not to do so, and then all of a sudden they stopped. And by the time they'd come to a halt, it was too late for me to avoid them." | source=– [[Lewis Hamilton]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Canada Sunday quotes: McLaren |publisher=autosport.com |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68143 |date=2008-06-08 |accessdate=2008-07-01| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080611064858/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68143| archivedate= 11 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> | width=21% | align=right | margin=0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}
Räikkönen came to a stop at the end of the pit lane as the exit was closed, with the red indicator light on. Räikkönen was alongside Kubica at the end of the pit lane when Hamilton sped towards them not noticing the red light at first.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68130
|title=Hamilton apologises to Raikkonen
|publisher=autosport.com
|date=2008-06-08
|accessdate=2008-07-15| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080715104535/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68130| archivedate= 15 July 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> Hamilton slid into the back of Räikkönen's car, with Nico Rosberg further hitting the back of Hamilton. Both Hamilton and Räikkönen retired from the race, each leaving their vehicles at the exit of the pitlane. Both Hamilton and Rosberg were penalised a 10 place grid penalty at the next Grand Prix in France.<ref name="Penalty">{{cite web|url=http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=42937 |title=Lewis and Rosberg get grid penalties |publisher=ITV-F1.com|accessdate=2008-06-09}}</ref> Rosberg continued the race, but stopped again for a new wing. Meanwhile, Massa had to make a second stop in the following lap, since his car wasn't refuelled during his first stop due to technical problems.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68149
|title=Canada Sunday quotes: Ferrari
|publisher=autosport.com
|date=2008-06-08
|accessdate=2008-07-15| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080611002329/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68149| archivedate= 11 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref>

There were seven different race leaders over the next section of the race until most of the drivers each took pit stops leaving Heidfeld in the lead. Kubica was in a much lighter and faster car and overtook Heidfeld after only his first lap out of the pits.
{{-}}

====Retirements====
[[File:Kubica + Heidfeld + Alonso 2008 Canada.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Kubica passing team-mate [[Nick Heidfeld]] for the net lead of the race after both had made their first pitstops.]]

The remainder of the race had fewer incidents, despite the surface of the circuit severely degrading over the course of the race. [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]] suffered another retirement, his fifth of the year from seven races, on the 39th lap because of abnormal brake wear.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68136
|title=Canada Sunday quotes: Renault
|publisher=Autosport
|date=2008-06-08
|accessdate=2008-06-11| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080611232135/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68136| archivedate= 11 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> Piquet had also spun off the circuit earlier in the race while running in a points-paying position due to brake failure, but fell to the back of the field before he reversed his car to get back onto the track. Piquet's team-mate at [[Renault F1]] and former world champion [[Fernando Alonso]] was running in a strong third place and was pushing Nick Heidfeld for second place before spinning off and damaging his front wing and suspension. [[Kazuki Nakajima]] broke his front wing after hitting the back of [[Jenson Button]] in turn ten on the 46th lap, and was forced to retire when the front wing detached itself completely and was stuck under the chassis as he was about to enter pitlane. This was Lewis Hamilton's only retirement in the championship.<ref name="williams">{{cite web
|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68146
|title=Rosberg bemoans 'unfortunate' incident
|author=Pablo Elizalde
|publisher=autosport.com
|date=2008-06-08
|accessdate=2008-07-09| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080709022418/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68146| archivedate= 9 July 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref> Giancarlo Fisichella was running last after his car engine stalled during his first pit stop,<ref name="FIndia"/> and later he spun and hit the wall after the chicane at turn nine.

====Closing stages====
[[Felipe Massa]] fought back towards the end of the race, after finding himself last since making three pit stops in total due to earlier incidents. Massa overtook both Barrichello and Kovalainen at the same time through the hairpin at turn ten as his rivals struggled for grip. With a few laps to spare the Brazilian overtook [[Jarno Trulli]] when the Italian got caught up behind [[Timo Glock]], who was recovering from running wide at turn two.

[[File:Robert Kubica 2008 Canada 2.jpg|thumb|right|The race was won by [[Robert Kubica]], who took his and [[BMW Sauber]]'s first F1 victory.]]
[[File:Barrichello + Vettel + Kovalainen Canada 2008.jpg|thumb|left|A late-race scrap between [[Rubens Barrichello]], [[Sebastian Vettel]] and [[Heikki Kovalainen]] provided on-track entertainment.]]

Kubica had built up a substantial lead over the course of the race and was never threatened while he raced towards the finish. Heidfeld held onto second place leading to the first one-two finish for the BMW Sauber team. [[David Coulthard]] finished third to score his first points of the season and his first podium finish since the [[2006 Monaco Grand Prix]], but had to run to the podium after his car ran out of fuel 50 meters from where the podium finishers park. [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] drivers finished fourth and sixth, with Massa between them in fifth. Barrichello kept the seventh position and Vettel defended eighth place from Kovalainen. Thus, no [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] driver finished in the points for the first time since the [[2006 United States Grand Prix]], and neither [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] nor [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] took a podium finish for the first time since the [[2006 Malaysian Grand Prix]].

The win for BMW Sauber marked the first time a German constructor had won a Formula One Grand Prix since the [[1962 French Grand Prix]], as well as the first and only win for [[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] engines since the [[2004 Brazilian Grand Prix]] which [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] won for [[Williams F1|Williams]].
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==Classification==
===Qualifying===
[[File:Sebastian Vettel 2008 Canada.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sebastian Vettel]] could not take part in qualifying]]

{| class=wikitable style="font-size:95%"
!Pos
!No
!Driver
!Constructor
!Part 1
!Part 2
!Part 3
!Grid
|-
!1
|22
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Lewis Hamilton]]
|[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]]
|'''1:16.909'''
|'''1:17.034'''
|'''1:17.886'''
|1
|-
!2
|4
|{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Robert Kubica]]
|[[BMW Sauber]]
|1:17.471
|1:17.679
|1:18.498
|2
|-
!3
|1
|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
|[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|1:17.301
|1:17.364
|1:18.735
|3
|-
!4
|5
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
|[[Renault F1|Renault]]
|1:17.415
|1:17.488
|1:18.746
|4
|-
!5
|7
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Nico Rosberg]]
|[[Williams F1|Williams]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
|1:17.991
|1:17.891
|1:18.844
|5
|-
!6
|2
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Felipe Massa]]
|[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|1:17.231
|1:17.353
|1:19.048
|6
|-
!7
|23
|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Heikki Kovalainen]]
|[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]]
|1:17.287
|1:17.684
|1:19.089
|7
|-
!8
|3
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
|[[BMW Sauber]]
|1:18.082
|1:17.781
|1:19.633
|8
|-
!9
|17
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
|[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
|1:18.256
|1:18.020
|1:20.848
|9
|-
!10
|10
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Webber]]
|[[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
|1:17.582
|1:17.523
|no time{{ref|1}}
|10
|-
!11
|12
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Timo Glock]]
|[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
|1:18.321
|1:18.031
|
|11
|-
!12
|8
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kazuki Nakajima]]
|[[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
|1:17.638
|1:18.062
|
|12
|-
!13
|9
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[David Coulthard]]
|[[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
|1:18.168
|1:18.238
|
|13
|-
!14
|11
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
|[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
|1:18.039
|1:18.327
|
|14
|-
!15
|6
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]]
|[[Renault F1|Renault]]
|1:18.505
|1:18.393
|
|15
|-
!16
|14
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]]
|[[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|1:18.916
|
|
|18{{ref|2}}
|-
!17
|20
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Adrian Sutil]]
|[[Force India]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|1:19.108
|
|
|16
|-
!18
|21
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|[[Force India]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|1:19.165
|
|
|17
|-
!19
|16
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Jenson Button]]
|[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
|1:23.565
|
|
|20{{ref|3}}
|-
!20
|15
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
|[[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|no time{{ref|4}}
|
|
|19{{ref|3}}
|}

*{{note|1|1}} Mark Webber spun into the wall and damaged his right front suspension during the second part of qualifying, thus he was unable to compete in the third part.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68073|title=Hamilton snatches Canadian GP pole|date=2008-06-07|publisher=autosport.com|accessdate=2008-06-07| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080609073406/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68073| archivedate= 9 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref>
*{{note|2|2}} Sébastien Bourdais incurred a five place grid penalty for a gearbox change.<ref name="QF">{{cite news|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/6/7891.html|title=Vettel to miss qualifying, gearbox penalty for Bourdais|date=2008-06-07|publisher=F1.com|accessdate=2008-06-07| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080608094626/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/6/7891.html| archivedate= 8 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref>
*{{note|3|3}} Started from the pitlane.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68126 |title=Button, Vettel to start from the pitlane |author=Jonathan Noble |publisher=autosport.com |date=2008-06-08 |accessdate=2008-07-10| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080611063132/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68126| archivedate= 11 June 2008 | deadurl= no}}</ref>
*{{note|4|4}} Sebastian Vettel was unable to take part in qualifying due to damaging his car during third practice.<ref name="QF" />

===Race===
[[File:Heidfeld Canada 2008.jpg|thumb|right|[[Nick Heidfeld]] finished second to make it a BMW Sauber one-two.]]
[[File:David Coulthard 2008 Canada.jpg|thumb|right|[[David Coulthard]] took the final podium position for [[Red Bull Racing]], his last podium in Formula One.]]
[[File:Track wear 2008 Canada.jpg|thumb|right|The track surface was significantly worn by the end of the Grand Prix.]]

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 4 || {{flagicon|Poland}} '''[[Robert Kubica]]''' || '''[[BMW Sauber]]'''
| 70
| 1:36:24.227
| 2
| '''10'''
|-
! 2
| 3 || {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Nick Heidfeld]]''' || '''[[BMW Sauber]]'''
| 70
| +16.495
| 8
| '''8'''
|-
! 3
| 9 || {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[David Coulthard]]''' || '''[[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]'''
| 70
| +23.352
| 13
| '''6'''
|-
! 4
| 12 || {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Timo Glock]]''' || '''[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]'''
| 70
| +42.627
| 11
| '''5'''
|-
! 5
| 2 || {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Felipe Massa]]''' || '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 70
| +43.934
| 6
| '''4'''
|-
! 6
| 11 || {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Jarno Trulli]]''' || '''[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]'''
| 70
| +47.775
| 14
| '''3'''
|-
! 7
| 17 || {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Rubens Barrichello]]''' || '''[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]'''
| 70
| +53.597
| 9
| '''2'''
|-
! 8
| 15 || {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Sebastian Vettel]]''' || '''[[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 70
| +54.120
| 19
| '''1'''
|-
! 9
| 23 || {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Heikki Kovalainen]] || [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]]
| 70
| +54.433
| 7
|
|-
! 10
| 7 || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Nico Rosberg]] || [[Williams F1|Williams]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
| 70
| +54.749
| 5
|
|-
! 11
| 16 || {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Jenson Button]] || [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| 70
| +1:07.540
| 20
|
|-
! 12
| 10 || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Webber]] || [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
| 70
| +1:11.299
| 10
|
|-
! 13
| 14 || {{flagicon|France}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]] || [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 69
| +1 Lap
| 18
|
|-
! Ret
| 21 || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] || [[Force India]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 51
| Spun off
| 17
|
|-
! Ret
| 8 || {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kazuki Nakajima]] || [[Williams F1|Williams]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
| 46
| Accident
| 12
|
|-
! Ret
| 5 || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fernando Alonso]] || [[Renault F1|Renault]]
| 44
| Spun off
| 4
|
|-
! Ret
| 6 || {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]] || [[Renault F1|Renault]]
| 43
| Brakes
| 15
|
|-
! Ret
| 1 || {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]] || [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 19
| Collision
| 3
|
|-
! Ret
| 22 || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Lewis Hamilton]] || [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]]
| 19
| Collision
| 1
|
|-
! Ret
| 20 || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Adrian Sutil]] || [[Force India]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 13
| Gearbox
| 16
|
|}

== Standings after the race ==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings<ref name=autocourse2008-pg170-71>{{cite book
|author=Alan Henry
|title=Autocourse 2008–09
|year = 2008
|publisher = CMG Publishing
|isbn = 1-905334-31-1
|pages = 170–171}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Robert Kubica]]
| align="right"| 42
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Felipe Massa]]
| align="right"| 38
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Lewis Hamilton]]
| align="right"| 38
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
| align="right"| 35
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
| align="right"| 28
|}
{{col-2}}
;Constructors' Championship standings<ref name=autocourse2008-pg170-71/>
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| align="right"| 73
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[BMW Sauber]]
| align="right"| 70
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]]
| align="right"| 53
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
| align="right"| 21
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Toyota Racing|Toyota]]
| align="right"| 17
|}
{{col-end}}
*<small>'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.</small>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Wikinews|Robert Kubica wins 2008 Canadian Grand Prix}}
* [http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2008/793/6520/ Official Race Results] (formula1.com)

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+|Third_Team = [[Williams F1|Williams]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
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-The '''2007 Canadian Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] [[auto race|motor race]] held on June 10, 2007, at [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]] in [[Montreal, Canada]].<ref name="race page">{{cite web|title=Race page on Formula1.com |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/775/|accessdate=June 5, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070629025537/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/775/| archivedate= 29 June 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> It was the sixth race of the [[2007 Formula One season]]. The race was won by Lewis Hamilton, in his first season in the top formula, who started from pole position on the grid; it  represented his first win in Formula One and the first Formula One race won by a black driver. [[Nick Heidfeld]] finished second and [[Alexander Wurz]] was third, making it the first Grand Prix of the 2007 season that drivers from teams other than [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]] achieved podium positions.
+The '''2007 Canadian Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] [[auto race|motor race]] held on June 10, 2007, at [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]] in Montreal.<ref name="race page">{{cite web|title=Race page on Formula1.com |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/775/|accessdate=June 5, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070629025537/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/775/| archivedate= 29 June 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> It was the sixth race of the [[2007 Formula One season]]. The race was won by Lewis Hamilton, in his first season in the top formula, who started from pole position on the grid; it  represented his first win in Formula One and the first Formula One race won by a black driver. [[Nick Heidfeld]] finished second and [[Alexander Wurz]] was third, making it the first Grand Prix of the 2007 season that drivers from teams other than [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] achieved podium positions.
 The [[safety car]] was deployed an unprecedented four times during the course of the race.<ref name="4safety car">{{cite web|title=Wurz's anniversary podium 'a dream' |publisher=ITV|url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=39550&PO=39550|accessdate=August 14, 2007}}</ref> One of these periods was due to [[Robert Kubica]]'s crash, which resulted in him suffering a sprained ankle and concussion. During the race [[Felipe Massa]] and [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] were disqualified for failing to stop at the end of the pit lane when the exit was closed.
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 ===Background===
-A test session was held on May 17 and 18 at the [[Circuit Paul Ricard|Paul Ricard circuit]] in France, with the track configured to replicate the characteristics of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the final two days after it had been in the style of the [[Circuit de Monaco|Monaco]] for the first two. Despite the fact that the [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]] team had dominated on the Monaco set up of the circuit, [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] were better on the Canadian set up.<ref name="paul ricard testing 1">{{cite news|title=Paul Ricard day three – Raikkonen takes charge |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/5/6112.html|date=May 18, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007}}</ref><ref name="paul ricard testing 2">{{cite news|title=Paul Ricard day four – Raikkonen once more |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/5/6116.html|date=May 18, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007}}</ref>
+A test session was held on May 17 and 18 at the [[Circuit Paul Ricard|Paul Ricard circuit]] in France, with the track configured to replicate the characteristics of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the final two days after it had been in the style of the [[Circuit de Monaco|Monaco]] for the first two. Despite the fact that the [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] team had dominated on the Monaco set up of the circuit, [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] were better on the Canadian set up.<ref name="paul ricard testing 1">{{cite news|title=Paul Ricard day three – Raikkonen takes charge |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/5/6112.html|date=May 18, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007}}</ref><ref name="paul ricard testing 2">{{cite news|title=Paul Ricard day four – Raikkonen once more |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/5/6116.html|date=May 18, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007}}</ref>
 [[Kimi Räikkönen]] had the fastest time on the first day, with a time of 1:28.833. Rain after lunch caused the test to be halted, when the test resumed Räikkönen was forced to finish early when his car experienced electronic problems. [[Scott Speed]] achieved the second fastest time, two tenths of a second behind Räikkönen, with Seven tenths separating the first eight drivers. The [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] team focused on testing their suspension. [[Rubens Barrichello]] and [[Christian Klien]] shared testing for the [[Honda Racing F1|Honda team]] over the day, however Klien's engine failed on his first lap. [[James Rossiter]] in the [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]] completed the most laps with 115.<ref>{{cite news |first=Pablo |last=Elizalde |title=Raikkonen leads the way at Paul Ricard  |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/58885 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=May 17, 2007 |accessdate=August 11, 2007 | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070812222459/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/58885| archivedate= 12 August 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
-Räikkönen was also the fastest on the second day with a time of 1:28.624, with [[Renault F1|Renault]] driver [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]  ending the day with the second fastest time. Fisichella also completed 111 laps, the second most of the day, behind James Rossiter's 131. [[Pedro de la Rosa]] was third fastest despite completing fewer laps than other drivers due to his engine failing early in the day. The testing session was stopped twice, when [[Adrian Sutil|Adrian Sutil's]] and [[Jenson Button|Jenson Button's]] engines failed. Red Bull continued to perform high and low downforce work and [[BMW Sauber|BMW]] performed low and medium downforce work.<ref>{{cite news |first=Pablo |last=Elizalde |title=Raikkonen finishes Ricard test on top   |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/58916 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=May 18, 2007 |accessdate=August 11, 2007 }}</ref> Fisichella was optimistic about the race after these tests saying "he had more grip, the brakes were good and the front suspension gave him a better turn-in".<ref>{{cite news |first=Michele |last=Lostia |title=Fisichella upbeat after Ricard test    |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/58947 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=May 19, 2007 |accessdate=August 11, 2007 | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070821123313/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/58947| archivedate= 21 August 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
+Räikkönen was also the fastest on the second day with a time of 1:28.624, with [[Renault F1|Renault]] driver [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]  ending the day with the second fastest time. Fisichella also completed 111 laps, the second most of the day, behind James Rossiter's 131. [[Pedro de la Rosa]] was third fastest despite completing fewer laps than other drivers due to his engine failing early in the day. The testing session was stopped twice, when [[Adrian Sutil|Adrian Sutil's]] and [[Jenson Button|Jenson Button's]] engines failed. Red Bull continued to perform high and low downforce work and [[BMW Sauber|BMW]] performed low and medium downforce work.<ref>{{cite news |first=Pablo |last=Elizalde |title=Raikkonen finishes Ricard test on top |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/58916 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=May 18, 2007 |accessdate=August 11, 2007 }}</ref> Fisichella was optimistic about the race after these tests saying "he had more grip, the brakes were good and the front suspension gave him a better turn-in".<ref>{{cite news |first=Michele |last=Lostia |title=Fisichella upbeat after Ricard test |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/58947 |publisher=Autosport.com |date=May 19, 2007 |accessdate=August 11, 2007 | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070821123313/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/58947| archivedate= 21 August 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
 During the two weeks leading up to the Grand Prix, Räikkönen and [[Felipe Massa]] released statements to the press saying they believed that everything would be different in Canada because of the very different conditions—as shown at Paul Ricard.<ref name="raikkonen pre-race">{{cite news|title=McLaren will not dominate Canada – Räikkönen |publisher=GPUpdate.net|url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/154188/mclaren-will-not-dominate-canada-raikkonen/|date=June 6, 2007|accessdate=January 28, 2011}}</ref> [[Fernando Alonso]] believed McLaren had momentum from their win in Monaco, and [[Martin Whitmarsh]] said that they were realistic about dominating the race.<ref>{{cite news|title=2007 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX PREVIEW |publisher=mclaren.com|url=http://www.mclaren.com/f1season/2007/canada/preview.php|date=June 1, 2007|accessdate=July 14, 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070711091947/http://www.mclaren.com/f1season/2007/canada/preview.php |archivedate = July 11, 2007}}</ref>
 ===Practice===
-Practice started on the Friday with Alonso leading at the end of both the two practice sessions. In both sessions, he outpaced his team mate and the closest Ferrari driven by Felipe Massa. [[BMW Sauber]] were pleased with 5th place in the first session and 7th in the second from [[Nick Heidfeld]] despite his report that the car was "very difficult to drive". But [[Robert Kubica]]'s car suffered a fuel leak resulting in him being unable to post a timed lap in the morning session, Kubica also told the press after the fuel leak, "the car has been quite difficult to drive." Both [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] drivers finished in the top ten of the morning practice. [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]] were slower than its customer team [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]] in the first practice, but [[Rubens Barrichello|Barrichello]] was faster than [[Takuma Sato]] in the second practice. [[Toyota F1|Toyota's]] suspension problems meant that their second practice was cut short, but not before [[Ralf Schumacher]] narrowly missed a [[groundhog]] that ran across the track. After experiencing problems with [[Jarno Trulli]]'s suspension, Toyota stopped both drivers for 45 minutes as a precautionary measure. By the time they got the cars back on the track, they only managed a few extra laps until the problem recurred. [[Heikki Kovalainen]] ended his practice day by going into the wall at turn 7, damaging the suspension. His team mate, [[Giancarlo Fisichella|Fisichella]], performed better, staying in the top 8 in both sessions. At the end of the afternoon practice, [[Mark Webber]] slowed down unexpectedly before turn 8 causing [[Scott Speed]] to drive into the back of the Red Bull. Webber had overtaken Speed just before this incident.<ref name="friday practice 1">{{cite web|title=Friday practice 1 results |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/775/6402|date=June 8, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007}}</ref><ref name="friday practice 2">{{cite web|title=Friday practice 2 results |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/775/6403/|date=June 8, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007}}</ref><ref name="practice quotes">{{cite news|title=Friday practice – selected driver quotes |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/6/6241.html|date=June 8, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Formula One diary: Hamilton, academically |publisher=telegraph|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/columnists/simonarron/f1diary/files/mrsimon2.xml|date=July 8, 2007|accessdate=July 14, 2007 | location=London}}</ref><ref name="webber speed clash">{{cite news|title=Webber reprimanded over Speed clash |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/6/6245.html|date=June 9, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070705061622/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/6/6245.html| archivedate= 5 July 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
+Practice started on the Friday with Alonso leading at the end of both the two practice sessions. In both sessions, he outpaced his team mate and the closest Ferrari driven by Felipe Massa. [[BMW Sauber]] were pleased with 5th place in the first session and 7th in the second from [[Nick Heidfeld]] despite his report that the car was "very difficult to drive". But [[Robert Kubica]]'s car suffered a fuel leak resulting in him being unable to post a timed lap in the morning session, Kubica also told the press after the fuel leak, "the car has been quite difficult to drive." Both [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] drivers finished in the top ten of the morning practice. [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]] were slower than its customer team [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]] in the first practice, but [[Rubens Barrichello|Barrichello]] was faster than [[Takuma Sato]] in the second practice. [[Toyota F1|Toyota's]] suspension problems meant that their second practice was cut short, but not before [[Ralf Schumacher]] narrowly missed a groundhog that ran across the track. After experiencing problems with [[Jarno Trulli]]'s suspension, Toyota stopped both drivers for 45 minutes as a precautionary measure. By the time they got the cars back on the track, they only managed a few extra laps until the problem recurred. [[Heikki Kovalainen]] ended his practice day by going into the wall at turn 7, damaging the suspension. His team mate, [[Giancarlo Fisichella|Fisichella]], performed better, staying in the top 8 in both sessions. At the end of the afternoon practice, [[Mark Webber]] slowed down unexpectedly before turn 8 causing [[Scott Speed]] to drive into the back of the Red Bull. Webber had overtaken Speed just before this incident.<ref name="friday practice 1">{{cite web|title=Friday practice 1 results |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/775/6402|date=June 8, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007}}</ref><ref name="friday practice 2">{{cite web|title=Friday practice 2 results |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/775/6403/|date=June 8, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007}}</ref><ref name="practice quotes">{{cite news|title=Friday practice – selected driver quotes |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/6/6241.html|date=June 8, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Formula One diary: Hamilton, academically |publisher=telegraph|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/columnists/simonarron/f1diary/files/mrsimon2.xml|date=July 8, 2007|accessdate=July 14, 2007 | location=London}}</ref><ref name="webber speed clash">{{cite news|title=Webber reprimanded over Speed clash |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/6/6245.html|date=June 9, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070705061622/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/6/6245.html| archivedate= 5 July 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
 The Saturday morning practice session was 17&nbsp;minutes shorter than the scheduled 60&nbsp;minutes, due to Kovalainen's [[Renault F1|Renault]] having a suspected engine failure. The failure caused oil to be split on the track, this failure persisted during the race weekend.<ref name="saturday prac description">{{cite news|title=Hamilton tops disrupted session |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/6/6247.html|date=June 9, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070701074221/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/6/6247.html| archivedate= 1 July 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> This resulted in a [[Racing flags#The red flag|red flag]] period, from 10:33&nbsp;am until 10:50&nbsp;am local time. Hamilton led the practice with the fastest lap; with Räikkönen, Alonso and Massa posting the second, third and fourth fastest laps respectively. Sato finished the session with the fifth fastest lap in the Super Aguri car, outpacing the Honda works team for the second time during the race weekend. Toyota continued a disappointing race weekend, with the 14th and 16th fastest laps.<ref name="saturday prac results">{{cite web|title=Saturday practice results |publisher=Formula1.com|url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/775/6404/|date=June 9, 2007|accessdate=June 9, 2007| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070703083615/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2007/775/6404/| archivedate= 3 July 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Their suspension problems from the day before had not been resolved, and the two drivers were given instructions to avoid the kerbs at turn 8 to minimise further damage to the suspension.<ref name="toyota team instructions">{{cite news|title=Toyota will race despite suspension problem|publisher=GPUpdate.net|url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/154579/toyota-will-race-despite-suspension-problem/|date=June 9, 2007|accessdate=January 28, 2011}}</ref> Red Bull came back with both of the two repaired cars entering the top ten.<ref name="saturday prac results" />

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