F1 driver standings
Standings
| # | Driver | AUS | MYS | BHR | ESP | TUR | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | EUR | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | CHN | BRA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | R | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 | (BRA) Felipe Massa (Ferrari) | R | R | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 17R | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 97 |
| 3 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) | 8R | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | R | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | R | 18R | 9 | 15R | 3 | 3 | 3 | 75 |
| 4 | (POL) Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) | R | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | R | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 75 |
| 5 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso (Renault) | 4 | 8 | 10 | R | 6 | 10 | R | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | R | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 61 |
| 6 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 60 |
| 7 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) | 5 | 3 | 5 | R | 12 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10R | 2 | 10 | R | R | 7 | 53 |
| 8 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) | R | R | R | R | 17 | 5 | 8 | 12 | R | 8 | R | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli (Toyota) | R | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 13 | R | 5 | R | 8 | 31 |
| 10 | (DEU) Timo Glock (Toyota) | R | R | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 12 | R | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | R | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 11 | (AUS) Mark Webber (Red Bull) | R | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | R | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | R | 8 | 14 | 9 | 21 |
| 12 | (BRA) Nelsinho Piquet (Renault) | R | 11 | R | R | 15 | R | R | 7 | R | 2 | 6 | 11 | R | 10 | R | 4 | 8 | R | 19 |
| 13 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg (Williams) | 3 | 14 | 8 | R | 8 | R | 10 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 17 |
| 14 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello (Honda) | DSQ | 13 | 11 | R | 14 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 3 | R | 16 | 16 | R | 17 | R | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
| 15 | (JPN) Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) | 6 | 17 | 14 | 7 | R | 7 | R | 15 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 9 |
| 16 | (GBR) David Coulthard (Red Bull) | R | 9 | 18 | 12 | 9 | R | 3 | 9 | R | 13 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 7 | R | 10 | R | 8 |
| 17 | (FRA) Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) | 7R | R | 15 | R | R | R | 13 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| 18 | (GBR) Jenson Button (Honda) | R | 10 | R | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | R | R | 17 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 19 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India) | R | 12 | 12 | 10 | R | R | R | 18 | R | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | R | 14 | R | 17 | 18 | |
| 20 | (DEU) Adrian Sutil (Force India) | R | R | 19 | R | 16 | R | R | 19 | R | 15 | R | R | 13 | 19 | R | R | R | 16 | |
| 21 | (JPN) Takuma Sato (Super Aguri) | R | 16 | 17 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | (GBR) Anthony Davidson (Super Aguri) | R | 15 | 16 | R | |||||||||||||||
| # | Driver | AUS | MYS | BHR | ESP | TUR | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | EUR | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | CHN | BRA | Points |
Table key and points system
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
- DSQ: Disqualified
The top eight classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:
- 1st (10)
- 2nd (8)
- 3rd (6)
- 4th (5)
- 5th (4)
- 6th (3)
- 7th (2)
- 8th (1)
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 2008.