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11 May 2008

Turkish win puts Massa back in title contention

VOTE

Which of these drivers put in the best performance in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix?

Felipe Massa
start point start point start point 53.41%
Lewis Hamilton
start point start point start point 33.96%
Heikki Kovalainen
start point start point start point 12.63%

GALLERY

Turkish Grand Prix images - Sunday in Istanbul

  • Race winner Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari talks with the media. Formula One World Championship, Rd 5, Turkish Grand Prix, Race, Istanbul Park, Turkey, Sunday, 11 May 2008
  • Scenic action. Formula One World Championship, Rd 5, Turkish Grand Prix, Race, Istanbul Park, Turkey, Sunday, 11 May 2008
  • Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) McLaren MP4/23 . Formula One World Championship, Rd 5, Turkish Grand Prix, Race, Istanbul Park, Turkey, Sunday, 11 May 2008
  • Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Honda RA108. Formula One World Championship, Rd 5, Turkish Grand Prix, Race, Istanbul Park, Turkey, Sunday, 11 May 2008
  • Adrian Sutil (GER) Force India F1 VJM01. Formula One World Championship, Rd 5, Turkish Grand Prix, Race, Istanbul Park, Turkey, Sunday, 11 May 2008
  • Fernando Alonso (ESP) Renault R28. Formula One World Championship, Rd 5, Turkish Grand Prix, Race, Istanbul Park, Turkey, Sunday, 11 May 2008

GALLERY

Turkish Grand Prix atmosphere

  • Trucks in the paddock, Turkish Grand Prix 2008, Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, 10 May 2008. © Martin Trenkler / Reporter Images
  • Wheel washing, Turkish Grand Prix 2008, Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, 10 May 2008. © Martin Trenkler / Reporter Images
  • Puma driving glove, Turkish Grand Prix 2008, Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, 10 May 2008. © Martin Trenkler / Reporter Images

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CAPTURED SUN Race at 16:34:44
Three wins in Turkey for Massa
CAPTURED SUN Race at 16:21:22
Hamilton and Raikkonen jostling for second position
CAPTURED SUN Race at 16:09:04
A shot of Rosberg with the thermal imaging camera
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:57:26
Piquet overtakes Button going through the chicane
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:55:01
Kovalainen becoming frustrated behind Glock and Button
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:47:49
Kubica's feeling the heat in Turkey
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:43:21
Bourdais spins his Toro Rosso into the gravel
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:40:57
Hamilton takes the inside line and outbrakes Massa going into the turn for P1
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:32:41
Kubica coming in for a pit stop in front of Massa
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:32:13
Webber in the Red Bull
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:31:12
Raikkonen in pursuit of Kubica in the BMW Sauber
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:20:31
Sutil in the Force India
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:19:15
Hamilton locks up his front-left tyre going into a turn
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:18:27
Trulli in the Toyota
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:17:44
Coulthard in the Red Bull
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:16:34
Rosberg in the Williams
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:12:12
Massa leading Hamilton down the straight
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:09:51
Alonso is overtaken by Raikkonen for P4
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:08:09
Kovalainen comes in early for a tyre change and falls to the back of the field
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:06:43
The safety car is deployed after the first lap
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:06:05
Raikkonen falls back to fifth after the first corner
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:05:51
Fisichella leapfrogs Nakajima going into the first corner
CAPTURED SUN Race at 15:03:33
The start of the Turkish Grand Prix
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:58:31
The teams prepare for the start of the Grand Prix
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:55:30
An aerial view of Istanbul Park

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LAST RACE

Spain
01 K.Räikkönen 1:38:19.051
02 F.Massa +3.2 secs
03 L.Hamilton +4.1 secs
Fastest Lap
K.Räikkönen 1:21.670
Pole Position
K.Räikkönen 1:21.813

DRIVER STANDINGS

01 Kimi Räikkönen 35
02 Felipe Massa 28
03 Lewis Hamilton 28
04 Robert Kubica 24
05 Nick Heidfeld 20
06 Heikki Kovalainen 14

CONSTRUCTOR STANDINGS

01 Ferrari 63
02 BMW Sauber 44
03 McLaren-Mercedes 42
04 Williams-Toyota 13
05 Red Bull-Renault 10
06 Toyota 9
07 Renault 9
08 Honda 3
09 STR-Ferrari 2
10 Force India-Ferrari 0