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Pos	Driver	Times	Difference	Laps
01	Lewis Hamilton McLaren	01:35.630		23
02	Felipe Massa Scuderia Ferrari	01:36.020	+0.390	24
03	Kimi Räikkönen Scuderia Ferrari	01:36.052	+0.422	23
04	Heikki Kovalainen McLaren	01:36.103	+0.473	21
05	Robert Kubica Sauber	01:36.507	+0.877	25
06	Fernando Alonso Alpine	01:36.661	+1.031	25
07	Nick Heidfeld Sauber	01:37.040	+1.410	23
08	Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso	01:37.070	+1.440	32
09	Nelsinho Piquet Jr. Alpine	01:37.180	+1.550	30
10	Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso	01:37.278	+1.648	25
11	Mark Webber Red Bull Racing	01:37.491	+1.861	26
12	Jenson Button Honda	01:37.619	+1.989	25
13	Kazuki Nakajima Williams Racing	01:37.630	+2.000	23
14	David Coulthard Red Bull Racing	01:37.638	+2.008	22
15	Nico Rosberg Williams Racing	01:37.638	+2.008	26
16	Timo Glock Toyota	01:37.664	+2.034	29
17	Rubens Barrichello Honda	01:37.827	+2.197	28
18	Jarno Trulli Toyota	01:38.219	+2.589	24
19	Adrian Sutil Force India	01:38.285	+2.655	25
20	Giancarlo Fisichella Force India	01:38.479	+2.849	26


Official name: Shanghai International Circuit	Length: 5.451 kilometre
City: Shanghai	Record holder: Michael Schumacher

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17-10-2008 First free practice_{03:00 - 04:30}

17-10-2008 Second free practice_{07:00 - 08:30}

18-10-2008 Third free practice_{04:00 - 05:00}

18-10-2008 1st qualification_{07:00 - 07:20}

18-10-2008 2nd qualification_{07:27 - 07:42}

18-10-2008 3rd qualification_{07:50 - 08:00}

19-10-2008 Race_{08:00 - 09:00}

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