Watch: late win for Felipe Massa at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 2008 Belgian GP. Felipe won the race after Hamilton's penalty.

The 2008 Belgian Grand Prix was held on 7 September 2008 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps near the town of Spa, Belgium. It was the 13th race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 44-lap race was won by Felipe Massa for the Ferrari team, after the initial winner, McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton, was penalised for cutting a chicane and gaining an advantage over Ferrari’s Kimi Räikkönen.

Hamilton started from pole position alongside title rival Massa. Hamilton’s McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen started from third next to the 2007 winner Kimi Räikkönen. Following a spin by Hamilton on the second lap, Kimi led most of the race, until rain fell on lap 41 and Hamilton performed the penalised pass. Räikkönen crashed on the following lap as the rain became heavier. Felipe finished second on the road after Hamilton, followed by Nick Heidfeld of BMW Sauber.

Hamilton received a 25-second penalty, which demoted him to third place and advanced Massa and Heidfeld to first and second positions. McLaren appealed the decision at the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) International Court of Appeal. Their case, however, was declared inadmissible, with the Court ruling that 25 second penalties cannot be challenged.

Lewis Hamilton Cuts Chicane Vs Kimi – Spa 2008

2008 Belgium GP Highlights