 Prior to the race , McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton led the Drivers ' Championship with 14 points , and Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen was second with 11 points . Behind Hamilton and Räikkönen in the Drivers ' Championship , Nick Heidfeld was third , also with 11 points , in a BMW Sauber , and Hamilton 's McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen was fourth with 10 points . Heidfeld 's teammate Robert Kubica was fifth with eight points . In the Constructors ' Championship , McLaren – Mercedes were leading with 24 points , five points ahead of BMW Sauber . Ferrari were third with 11 points . 
 Prior to the race , McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton led the Drivers <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'</mark></a>Championship with 14 points , and Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen was second with 11 points . Behind Hamilton and Räikkönen in the Drivers <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'</mark></a>Championship , Nick Heidfeld was third , also with 11 points , in a BMW Sauber , and Hamilton <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen was fourth with 10 points . Heidfeld <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>teammate Robert Kubica was fifth with eight points . In the Constructors <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'</mark></a>Championship , McLaren – Mercedes <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> leading with 24 points , five points ahead of BMW Sauber . Ferrari <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> third with 11 points . 
Prior to da race , McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton led the Drivers  Championship wid 14 points , and Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen was second with 11 points . Behind Hamilton and Räikkönen in the Drivers  Championship , Nick Heidfeld was third , also wwid11 points , in a BMW Sauber , and Hamilton  McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen was fourth with 10 points . Heidfeld  teammate Robert Kubica was fifth with eight points . In tdaConstructors  Championship , McLaren – Mercedes was leading with 24 points , five points ahead of BMW Sauber . Ferrari was third with 11 points .