2008 F1 season

Season info

Season

Races

Drivers’ Champion

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

Constructors’ Champion

Ferrari (16th title)

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

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#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Australia	Melbourne	16 March
2	Malaysia	Sepang	23 March
3	Bahrain	Sakhir	06 April
4	Spain	Catalunya	27 April
5	Turkey	Istanbul	11 May
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	25 May
7	Canada	Montreal	08 June
8	France	Magny-Cours	22 June
9	Britain	Silverstone	06 July
10	Germany	Hockenheim	20 July
11	Hungary	Hungaroring	03 August
12	Europe	Valencia	24 August
13	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	07 September
14	Italy	Monza	14 September
15	Singapore	Marina Bay	28 September
16	Japan	Fuji	12 October
17	China	Shanghai	19 October
18	Brazil	Interlagos	02 November

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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

#	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

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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)

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Constructor	Grand Prix
BMW Sauber (Robert Kubica)	Canada
Toro Rosso (Sebastian Vettel)	Italy

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Constructor	Grand Prix
Toro Rosso (Sebastian Vettel)	Italy

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Constructor	Grand Prix
BMW Sauber (Robert Kubica)	Bahrain
Toro Rosso (Sebastian Vettel)	Italy

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