Ferrari zipped themselves to the loftiest portions of the podium at Catalunya circuit in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. This was Formula 1's fourth race of the season; the third consecutive win for Ferrari and Kimi Raikkonen's second first place finish of 2008.McLaren-Mercedes cars had disparate results, with Hamilton performing well and landing on the podium. Heikki Kovaleinen retired on the 21st lap.
Ferrari builds engines for other teams as well. Scuderia Toro Rosso's cars did not finish the race, nor did the Force India car of Adrian Sutil. Giancarlo Fisichella managed to crack the top ten... just.
Honda powered Jenson Button to 6th place, but teammate Rubens Barichello crashed out on the 34th lap. The Honda-powered Super Aguris couldn't muster more than 13th position and some radiator damage that punched Anthony Davidson out of the race on the 8th lap.
Toyota-powered Williams racers finished 7th and 14th, although 14th equals the last car that exited the race prior to the finish. The factory Toyotas of Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock were 8th and 11th, respectively. Trulli was some 59 seconds back of the winning Ferrari.
BMW's Saubers made do with 4th and 9th, Kubica five positions better than teammate Heidfeld. This leaves the factory-supported Renaults of Fernando Alonso and Nelsinho Piquet, neither of which finished the race. Renault did build the engines in two cars that did manage a finish - Mark Webber in 5th and David Coulthard in 12th.
Ferrari's 1-2 finish propels them to into the Constructor's Championship lead; 12 points ahead of BMW and 13 ahead of McLaren-Mercedes. Williams' Toyota-gassed cars are the next closest tandem but are 35 points behind the Italian powerhouse.
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