Kimi Raikkonen eclipsed his pole sitting Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa to win the last French Grand Prix to be held at Magny Cours… or anywhere else for the time being.
Lewis Hamilton started second and finished third which keeps his streak of podium finishes going but means that, for the first time in his Formula 1 career, he finished a race lower than he started it. He also extended his lead in the World Championship to 14 points going into his home Grand Prix and so I don’t suppose he is too upset about it.
Mechanical problems meant that Fernando Alonso failed to post a time in the final round of qualifying and so he had to start from a lowly–for him–tenth place on the grid. He finally finished seventh but was not a happy camper after his weekend in the French countryside.
BMW, on the other hand, had a great weekend with Kubica and Heidfeld finishing fourth and fifth respectively.
Hard to believe but Jenson Button’s point was the first that Honda has scored all year.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) | Ferrari | 10 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa (BRA) | Ferrari | 8 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton (GBR) | McLaren Mercedes | 6 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica (POL) | BMW | 5 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld (GER) | BMW | 4 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) | Renault | 3 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso (ESP) | McLaren Mercedes | 2 |
| 8 | Jenson Button (GBR) | Honda | 1 |
| Fastest Qualifier: Felipe Massa (BRA) | |||