2008 European Grand Prix pictures

Timo Glock in action at Valencia's new F1 track during the Grand Prix
It might not have produced a very exciting race but the Circuito Urbano Valencia certainly provided an opportunity for F1’s photographers to create some attractive pictures.
Here’s a selection of 27 photos in high resolution from all the different teams.
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- Fernando Alonso on the grid. Unfortuntely his race ended shortly after this photo was taken
- Jarno Trulli leads the midfield at the start of the race
- Nick Heidfeld rounds the flat-out turn one at Valencia
- Kubica was briefly caught by Kovalainen and Raikkonen but he soon escaped the Finns
- Raikkonen only saw Massa when he came out of the pits in front of him after his first stop
- Giancarlo Fisichella comes to a dusty halt in the pit lane
- Heikki Kovalainen's fourth place boosted McLaren in the constructors' championship
- Lewis Hamilton raced with a neck injury he had injections for
- Jenson Button had another forgettable race for Honda
- Nico Rosberg gets close to one of Valencia's many concrete walls
- Nelson Piquet Jnr was the only Renault to finish the first lap
- Lewis Hamilton crosses the distinctive bridge at Valencia
- Timo Glock scored points for the second race in a row
- Mark Webber heads for another braking zone
- What little passing there was was largely supplied by David Coulthard
- Sebastien Bourdais leads Mark Webber
- Giancarlo Fisichella passes the pit building
- Ferrari's pit stops became a hotly debated topic
- Jenson Button passes the boats in the harbour
- Lewis Hamilton started second and finished in the same place
- Rubens Barrichello flashes past the harbour front
- Timo Glock finished seventh after starting 13th
- Nico Rosberg raced to his first point since May
- Kazuki Nakajima heads Fernando Alonso on the formation lap - the pair collided at the start
- Felipe Massa led 50 of the 57 laps - including, this time, the final one
- Felipe Massa celebrates his fourth win of 2008
- Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica on the podium
More pictures from Valencia: First pictures of the Valencia street track
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- Valencia: Hockenheimring with walls?
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- 2008 European GP predictions
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- First impressions of Valencia’s F1 track
- Felipe Massa pips Lewis Hamilton to pole (2008 European Grand Prix qualifying)
- Ferrari engines fill top four places in speed traps in qualifying at Valencia
- Thoughts on qualifying and the start (2008 European Grand Prix)
- Felipe Massa scores flawless win at Valencia (2008 European GP review)
- Rate the race: 2008 European Grand Prix
- Ferrari mechanic injured and Massa faces penalty threat after pit lane problems
- Fine for Ferrari, Massa gets off free, and the FIA gets it wrong on every count
- Championship points after European GP
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Why are the pictures of Hamilton always the lowest resolution ones? It’s very frustrating to come to see the pics and my favorite driver’s ones are of the lowest quality.