MAGNY-COURS, France, June 22, 2008 (AFP) - Brazilian Felipe Massa regained the leadership of the Formula One drivers world championship Sunday when he drove to a commanding victory for Ferrari in the French Grand Prix.

Massa, 27, took full advantage of exhaust problems that hindered his team-mate defending champion Finn Kimi Raikkonen´s progress to take the lead from him after 39 of the 70 laps and then drive to a comfortable triumph.

Raikkonen, who had started from Ferrari´s 200th pole position, followed him home in his wounded Ferrari to finish ahead of third-placed Italian Jarno Trulli of Toyota.

It was Massa´s third win this season and the eighth of his career and hoisted him to 48 points in the drivers´ table, two points ahead of Poland´s Robert Kubica, who finished fifth.