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Home / Seasons / 2008 F1 World Championship Season

2008 F1 season

Season info

Season

59

Races

18

Drivers’ Champion

Lewis Hamilton (1st title; 30th different World Champion, 9th British champion)

Constructors’ Champion

Ferrari (16th title)

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Kimi Raikkonen

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

Ferrari

← 2007 2009 →

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Standings

  • Driver standings
  • Constructor standings

Wins, poles & fastest laps

  • Race winners
  • Pole positions
  • Fastest laps

Qualifying

  • Qualifying stats

Season stats

  • Driver stats
  • Constructor stats
  • Championship leaders
  • Home Grand Prix stats

On this page

  • Calendar
  • Race results
  • Driver and constructor entries
  • First-time winners, podium finishers and polesitters

Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1AustraliaMelbourne16 March
2MalaysiaSepang23 March
3BahrainSakhir06 April
4SpainCatalunya27 April
5TurkeyIstanbul11 May
6MonacoMonte Carlo25 May
7CanadaMontreal08 June
8FranceMagny-Cours22 June
9BritainSilverstone06 July
10GermanyHockenheim20 July
11HungaryHungaroring03 August
12EuropeValencia24 August
13BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps07 September
14ItalyMonza14 September
15SingaporeMarina Bay28 September
16JapanFuji12 October
17ChinaShanghai19 October
18BrazilInterlagos02 November
← 2007 2009 →
First race (Grand Prix)
Singapore
First race (circuit)
Marina Bay (first Singaporean circuit to host a World Championship race)
Valencia (sixth Spanish circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last race (circuit)
Fuji
Magny-Cours
First Grand Prix since…
2006 for Germany
First race at a circuit since…
2006 for Hockenheim
Last Grand Prix until…
2010 for Canada
2018 for France
Last race at a circuit until…
2010 for Hockenheim and Montreal

Race results

#Grand PrixResult
1AustraliaResult
2MalaysiaResult
3BahrainResult
4SpainResult
5TurkeyResult
6MonacoResult
7CanadaResult
8FranceResult
9BritainResult
10GermanyResult
11HungaryResult
12EuropeResult
13BelgiumResult
14ItalyResult
15Singapore (800th World Championship race)Result
16JapanResult
17ChinaResult
18Brazil (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)Result
← 2007 2009 →

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 2008 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

BMW Sauber
(DEU) Nick Heidfeld (All)
(POL) Robert Kubica (All)
Ferrari
(BRA) Felipe Massa (All)
(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (All)
Force India
(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (All)
(DEU) Adrian Sutil (All)
Honda
(BRA) Rubens Barrichello (All)
(GBR) Jenson Button (All)
McLaren
(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (All)
(FIN) Heikki Kovalainen (All)
Red Bull
(GBR) David Coulthard (All)
(AUS) Mark Webber (All)
Renault
(ESP) Fernando Alonso (All)
(BRA) Nelsinho Piquet (All) (Rookie)
Super Aguri
(GBR) Anthony Davidson (1-4)
(GBR) Takuma Sato (1-4)
Toro Rosso
(FRA) Sebastien Bourdais (All) (Rookie)
(DEU) Sebastian Vettel (All)
Toyota
(DEU) Timo Glock (All)
(ITA) Jarno Trulli (All)
Williams
(JPN) Kazuki Nakajima (All)
(DEU) Nico Rosberg (All)
← 2007 2009 →
Final season (drivers)
David Coulthard
Anthony Davidson
Takuma Sato
First entry (drivers) since…
2004 for Timo Glock
Debut season (constructors)
Force India
Final season (constructors)
Honda
Super Aguri

Maiden wins

DriverGrand Prix
Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber)Canada
Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren)Hungary
Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso)Italy
ConstructorGrand Prix
BMW Sauber (Robert Kubica)Canada
Toro Rosso (Sebastian Vettel)Italy
← 2007 2009 →

Maiden podium finishes

DriverGrand Prix
Nico Rosberg (Williams)Australia
Nelsinho Piquet (Renault)Germany
Timo Glock (Toyota)Hungary
Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso)Italy
ConstructorGrand Prix
Toro Rosso (Sebastian Vettel)Italy
← 2007 2009 →

Maiden pole positions

DriverGrand Prix
Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber)Bahrain
Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren)Britain
Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso)Italy
ConstructorGrand Prix
BMW Sauber (Robert Kubica)Bahrain
Toro Rosso (Sebastian Vettel)Italy
← 2007 2009 →

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