2008 F1 World Championship Season
59th F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Lewis Hamilton (1st title, 30th different world champion, 9th British champion) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Ferrari (16th title) |
| Races: | 18 |
| Winning drivers: |  Felipe Massa (6) Lewis Hamilton (5)  Kimi Raikkonen (2)  Fernando Alonso (2)  Robert Kubica (1) Heikki Kovalainen (1)  Sebastian Vettel (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Ferrari (8) McLaren (6)  Renault (2) BMW Sauber (1) Toro Rosso (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Robert Kubica Heikki Kovalainen Sebastian Vettel |
| First-time winners (constructor): | BMW Sauber Toro Rosso |
2008 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | Melbourne | 16 March | 2008 Australian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Malaysia | Sepang | 23 March | 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 3 |  Bahrain | Sakhir | 6 April | 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| 4 | Spain | Catalunya | 27 April | 2008 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Turkey | Istanbul | 11 May | 2008 Turkish Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 25 May | 2008 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Canada | Montreal | 8 June | 2008 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 8 | France | Magny-Cours | 22 June | 2008 French Grand Prix |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | 6 July | 2008 British Grand Prix |
| 10 | Germany | Hockenheim | 20 July | 2008 German Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Hungary | Hungaroring | 3 August | 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 12 |  Europe | Valencia | 24 August | 2008 European Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 7 September | 2008 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | 14 September | 2008 Italian Grand Prix |
| 15 |  Singapore | Marina Bay | 28 September | 2008 Singapore Grand Prix |
| 16 |  Japan | Fuji | 12 October | 2008 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 17 |  China | Shanghai | 19 October | 2008 Chinese Grand Prix |
| 18 | Brazil DT CT | Interlagos | 2 November | 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Race Winners
- Highlight: Home driver race winner
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 5.478s |
| 2 | Malaysia | Sepang | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 2 | 19.570s |
| 3 | Bahrain | Sakhir | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | 3.339s |
| 4 | Spain | Catalunya | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1 | 3.228s |
| 5 | Turkey | Istanbul | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1 | 3.779s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 3 | 3.064s |
| 7 | Canada | Montreal | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 2 | 16.495s |
| 8 | France | Magny-Cours | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | 17.984s |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 4 | 1m 08.577s |
| 10 | Germany | Hockenheim | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 5.586s |
| 11 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 2 | 11.061s |
| 12 | Europe | Valencia | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1 | 5.611s |
| 13 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | 9.383s |
| 14 | Italy | Monza | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1 | 12.512s |
| 15 | Singapore | Marina Bay | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 15 | 2.957s |
| 16 | Japan | Fuji | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 4 | 5.283s |
| 17 | China | Shanghai | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1 | 14.925s |
| 18 | Brazil | Interlagos | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1 | 13.298s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver polesitter
Fastest Laps
- Highlight: Home driver fastest lap setter
2008 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 98 | |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 97 | -1 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 75 | -23 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 75 | -23 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 61 | -37 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 60 | -38 |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 53 | -45 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 35 | -63 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 31 | -67 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 25 | -73 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 21 | -77 |
| 12 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 19 | -79 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 17 | -81 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 11 | -87 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 9 | -89 |
| 16 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 8 | -90 |
| 17 | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 4 | -94 |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda | 3 | -95 |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 0 | -98 |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 0 | -98 |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 0 | -98 |
| 22 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 0 | -98 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 10 points
- 2nd: 8 points
- 3rd: 6 points
- 4th: 5 points
- 5th: 4 points
- 6th: 3 points
- 7th: 2 points
- 8th: 1 point
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 172 | |
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 151 | -21 |
| 3 | BMW Sauber-BMW | 135 | -37 |
| 4 | Renault | 80 | -92 |
| 5 | Toyota | 56 | -116 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 39 | -133 |
| 7 |  Red Bull-Renault | 29 | -143 |
| 8 | Williams-Toyota | 26 | -146 |
| 9 | Honda | 14 | -158 |
| 10 |  Force India-Ferrari | 0 | -172 |
| 11 | Super Aguri-Honda | 0 | -172 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 10 points
- 2nd: 8 points
- 3rd: 6 points
- 4th: 5 points
- 5th: 4 points
- 6th: 3 points
- 7th: 2 points
- 8th: 1 point
- Constructors received points for each of their cars.
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | AUS | MYS | BHR | ESP | TUR | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | EUR | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | CHN | BRA | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2.94 | 1 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.06 | 1 |
| 3 | Heikki Kovalainen | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3.89 | 1 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4.44 | 1 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 6.11 | 1 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7.11 | 2 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7.89 | 2 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | 15 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 8.89 | 2 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 9.00 | 5 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10.83 | 5 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | 10 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11.28 | 1 |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | 7 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 11.94 | 5 |
| 13 | David Coulthard | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12.72 | 8 |
| 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13.50 | 4 |
| 15 | Nelsinho Piquet | 21 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13.67 | 7 |
| 16 | Jenson Button | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14.83 | 9 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14.94 | 9 |
| 18 | Kazuki Nakajima | 14 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15.06 | 10 |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18.59 | 12 |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19.39 | 17 |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21.00 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | Anthony Davidson | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21.50 | 21 |
Race Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | AUS | MYS | BHR | ESP | TUR | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | EUR | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | CHN | BRA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | R | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | R | R | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 17R | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 97 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 8R | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | R | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | R | 18R | 9 | 15R | 3 | 3 | 3 | 75 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | R | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | R | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 75 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 8 | 10 | R | 6 | 10 | R | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | R | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 61 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 60 |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | 5 | 3 | 5 | R | 12 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10R | 2 | 10 | R | R | 7 | 53 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | R | R | R | R | 17 | 5 | 8 | 12 | R | 8 | R | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | R | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 13 | R | 5 | R | 8 | 31 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | R | R | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 12 | R | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | R | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | R | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | R | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | R | 8 | 14 | 9 | 21 |
| 12 | Nelsinho Piquet | R | 11 | R | R | 15 | R | R | 7 | R | 2 | 6 | 11 | R | 10 | R | 4 | 8 | R | 19 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 14 | 8 | R | 8 | R | 10 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 17 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | DSQ | 13 | 11 | R | 14 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 3 | R | 16 | 16 | R | 17 | R | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | 6 | 17 | 14 | 7 | R | 7 | R | 15 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 9 |
| 16 | David Coulthard | R | 9 | 18 | 12 | 9 | R | 3 | 9 | R | 13 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 7 | R | 10 | R | 8 |
| 17 | Sebastien Bourdais | 7R | R | 15 | R | R | R | 13 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| 18 | Jenson Button | R | 10 | R | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | R | R | 17 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | R | 12 | 12 | 10 | R | R | R | 18 | R | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | R | 14 | R | 17 | 18 | |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | R | R | 19 | R | 16 | R | R | 19 | R | 15 | R | R | 13 | 19 | R | R | R | 16 | |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | R | 16 | 17 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Anthony Davidson | R | 15 | 16 | R |
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.