Fuji Speedway · 12 October 2008
Fernando Alonso won the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix for Renault from 4th on the grid, 5.283s ahead of Robert Kubica. Nelson Piquet Jr. gained the most places, from 12th on the grid to 4th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault Alonso 10 + Piquet 5 | Alonso 10 + Piquet 5 | 15 | |
| 2 | BMW Sauber Kubica 8 + Heidfeld 0 | Kubica 8 + Heidfeld 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | Ferrari Räikkönen 6 + Massa 2 | Räikkönen 6 + Massa 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Toyota Trulli 4 + Glock 0 | Trulli 4 + Glock 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Toro Rosso Vettel 3 + Bourdais 0 | Vettel 3 + Bourdais 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Red Bull Webber 1 + Coulthard 0 | Webber 1 + Coulthard 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Williams Rosberg 0 + Nakajima 0 | Rosberg 0 + Nakajima 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | McLaren Hamilton 0 + Kovalainen 0 | Hamilton 0 + Kovalainen 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Honda Barrichello 0 + Button 0 | Barrichello 0 + Button 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Force India Fisichella 0 + Sutil 0 | Fisichella 0 + Sutil 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso Renault | Renault | 1:30:21.892 | 67 | — | 10 | |
| 2 | Robert Kubica BMW Sauber | BMW Sauber | +5.283s | 67 | — | 8 | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | Ferrari | +6.400s | 67 | — | 6 | |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault | Renault | +20.570s | 67 | — | 5 | |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli Toyota | Toyota | +23.767s | 67 | — | 4 | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +39.207s | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 7 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | Ferrari | +46.158s | 67 | — | 2 | |
| 8 | Mark Webber Red Bull | Red Bull | +50.811s | 67 | — | 1 | |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber | BMW Sauber | +54.120s | 67 | — | — | |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +59.085s | 67 | — | — | |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg Williams | Williams | +1:02.096 | 67 | — | — | |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | McLaren | +1:18.900 | 67 | — | — | |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello Honda | Honda | +1 Lap | 66 | — | — | |
| 14 | Jenson Button Honda | Honda | +1 Lap | 66 | — | — | |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima Williams | Williams | +1 Lap | 66 | — | — | |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella Force India | Force India | DNF Gearbox | 21 | — | — | |
| DNF | Heikki Kovalainen McLaren | McLaren | DNF Engine | 16 | — | — | |
| DNF | Adrian Sutil Force India | Force India | DNF Tyre | 8 | — | — | |
| DNF | Timo Glock Toyota | Toyota | DNF Driver Seat | 6 | — | — | |
| DNF | David Coulthard Red Bull | Red Bull | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — |