2008 Brazilian Grand Prix began from third next to McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton. Rain fell minutes before the race, delaying the start, and as the track dried Massa established a lead of several seconds. More rain late in the race made the last few laps treacherous for the drivers, but could not prevent Massa from winning the Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel of Toro Rosso finished in fourth place behind Alonso and Räikkönen. Hamilton passed Toyota's Timo Glock in the final corners of the race to finish fifth, securing him the points needed to take the Drivers' Championship. Hamilton received praise from many in the
2000 Brazilian Grand Prix 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix The 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 26 March 2000 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the second race of the 2000 Formula One season. The race was the 29th Brazilian Grand Prix and the 19th to be held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace. The race was held over 71 laps of the 4.3-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 306 kilometres. The race was won by German driver, Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari F1-2000. The win was Schumacher's second consecutive win