Sebastian Vettel won the Italian Grand Prix 2008 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 14 September 2008, starting from pole position. Heikki Kovalainen finished second for McLaren, with Robert Kubica completing the podium for BMW Sauber. Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest lap with a time of 1:28.047.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Toro Rosso | 53 | 1:26:47.494 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | McLaren | 53 | +12.512 | 8 | |
| 3 | 11 | Robert KubicaKUB | BMW Sauber | 53 | +20.471 | 6 | |
| 4 | 8 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 53 | +23.903 | 5 | |
| 5 | 10 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 53 | +27.748 | 4 | |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 53 | +28.816 | 3 | |
| 7 | 15 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 53 | +29.912 | 2 | |
| 8 | 3 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 53 | +32.048 | 1 | |
| 9 | 14 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 53 | +39.468 | 0 | ⚡ 1:28.047 |
| 10 | 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr.PIQ | Renault | 53 | +54.445 | 0 | |
| 11 | 9 | Timo GlockGLO | Toyota | 53 | +58.888 | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | Kazuki NakajimaNAK | Williams | 53 | +1:02.015 | 0 | |
| 13 | 7 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 53 | +1:05.954 | 0 | |
| 14 | 5 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 53 | +1:08.635 | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 53 | +1:13.370 | 0 | |
| 16 | 13 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 16 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 4 | Sébastien BourdaisBOU | Toro Rosso | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 20 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Force India | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:35.464 | 1:35.837 | 1:37.555 |
| 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:35.214 | 1:35.843 | 1:37.631 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.001 | 1:36.306 | 1:38.117 |
| 4 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:35.543 | 1:36.175 | 1:38.445 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:35.485 | 1:35.898 | 1:38.767 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.536 | 1:36.676 | 1:38.894 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:35.906 | 1:36.008 | 1:39.152 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:36.297 | 1:36.518 | 1:39.751 |
| 9 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:35.737 | 1:36.525 | 1:39.787 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:35.709 | 1:36.626 | 1:39.906 |
| 11 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:35.553 | 1:36.697 | - |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:36.280 | 1:36.698 | - |
| 13 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:36.485 | 1:37.284 | - |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35.965 | 1:37.522 | - |
| 15 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.394 | 1:39.265 | - |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:36.510 | - | - |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:36.630 | - | - |
| 18 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:36.653 | - | - |
| 19 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:37.006 | - | - |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37.417 | - | - |