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)
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Calendar
- 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 Prix | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Australia | Result |
2 | Malaysia | Result |
3 | Bahrain | Result |
4 | Spain | Result |
5 | Turkey | Result |
6 | Monaco | Result |
7 | Canada | Result |
8 | France | Result |
9 | Britain | Result |
10 | Germany | Result |
11 | Hungary | Result |
12 | Europe | Result |
13 | Belgium | Result |
14 | Italy | Result |
15 | Singapore (800th World Championship race) | Result |
16 | Japan | Result |
17 | China | Result |
18 | Brazil (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider) | Result |
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)
- 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
Driver | Grand Prix |
---|---|
Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) | Canada |
Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) | Hungary |
Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) | Italy |
Constructor | Grand Prix |
---|---|
BMW Sauber (Robert Kubica) | Canada |
Toro Rosso (Sebastian Vettel) | Italy |
Maiden podium finishes
Driver | Grand Prix |
---|---|
Nico Rosberg (Williams) | Australia |
Nelsinho Piquet (Renault) | Germany |
Timo Glock (Toyota) | Hungary |
Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) | Italy |
Constructor | Grand Prix |
---|---|
Toro Rosso (Sebastian Vettel) | Italy |
Maiden pole positions
Driver | Grand Prix |
---|---|
Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) | Bahrain |
Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) | Britain |
Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) | Italy |
Constructor | Grand Prix |
---|---|
BMW Sauber (Robert Kubica) | Bahrain |
Toro Rosso (Sebastian Vettel) | Italy |