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The 2008 Formula One season was the 59th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It began on March 16 and was over on November 2 after eighteen races. Lewis Hamilton became the Drivers' World Champion while Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro won the Constructors' title.[1]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship:[2]

Team Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No. Race Drivers Test driver(s)
23x15px Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari Ferrari F2008[3] Ferrari Type 056 2.4 L V8 B 1 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen[4] 23x15px Luca Badoer[5]
23x15px Marc Gené[5]
23x15px Michael Schumacher[6]
2 23x15px Felipe Massa[7]
23x15px BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber Sauber F1.08[8] BMW P86/8 2.4 L V8 B 3 23x15px Nick Heidfeld[9] 23x15px Christian Klien[10]
23x15px Marko Asmer[10]
4 23x15px Robert Kubica[9]
23x15px ING Renault F1 Team Renault Renault R28[11] Renault RS27 2.4 L V8 B 5 23x15px Fernando Alonso[12] 23x15px Lucas di Grassi[13]
23x15px Romain Grosjean[14]
23x15px Sakon Yamamoto[15]
6 23x15px Nelson Piquet, Jr.[12]
23x15px AT&T Williams Williams Williams FW30[16] Toyota RVX-08 2.4 L V8[17] B 7 23x15px Nico Rosberg[18] 23x15px Nico Hülkenberg[19]
8 23x15px Kazuki Nakajima[18]
23x15px Red Bull Racing Red Bull Red Bull RB4[20] Renault RS27 2.4 L V8 B 9 23x15px David Coulthard[21] File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Sébastien Buemi[22]
10 23x15px Mark Webber[23]
23x15px Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota Toyota TF108[24] Toyota RVX-08 2.4 L V8 B 11 23x15px Jarno Trulli[25] 23x15px Kamui Kobayashi[26]
12 23x15px Timo Glock[27]
23x15px Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR2B[28]†
Toro Rosso STR3[29]		 Ferrari Type 056 2.4 L V8 B 14 23x15px Sébastien Bourdais[30] 23x15px Brendon Hartley[31]
15 23x15px Sebastian Vettel[32]
23x15px Honda Racing F1 Team Honda Honda RA108[33] Honda RA808E 2.4 L V8 B 16 23x15px Jenson Button[34] 23x15px Alexander Wurz[35]
23x15px Anthony Davidson[36]
23x15px Mike Conway[37]
23x15px Luca Filippi[37]
17 23x15px Rubens Barrichello[38]
23x15px Super Aguri F1 Team ‡ Super Aguri Super Aguri SA08[39] Honda RA808E 2.4 L V8 B 18 23x15px Takuma Sato[2] none
19 23x15px Anthony Davidson[2]
23x15px Force India Formula One Team Force India Force India VJM01[40] Ferrari Type 056 2.4 L V8[41] B 20 23x15px Adrian Sutil[42] 23x15px Vitantonio Liuzzi[42]
21 23x15px Giancarlo Fisichella[42]
23x15px Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren McLaren MP4-23[43] Mercedes-Benz FO 108V 2.4 L V8 B 22 23x15px Lewis Hamilton[44] 23x15px Pedro de la Rosa[45]
23x15px Gary Paffett[45]23x15px Ralf Schumacher
23 23x15px Heikki Kovalainen[46]

† Team started the 2008 season with an updated version of their 2007 car.
‡ Super Aguri withdrew from the 2008 Formula One season on 6 May due to financial troubles.

Team changes

  • Only a year after Spyker bought the Midland team, Indian businessman Vijay Mallya bought the team for €88 million.[47] Mallya was allowed to change the team's name to Force India.
  • During the 2008 season on 6 May, the Super Aguri team folded and withdrew from Formula One. The team was in financial problems at the end of 2007. The team did not receive payment on a sponsorship deal.[48]

Driver changes

File:Rschumacher2006.jpg
After competing in the sport for ten years, Ralf Schumacher did not take part in the 2008 season.

Changed teams

Entered F1

Exited F1

2008 Race Calendar

The FIA World Council approved the 2008 schedule on 24 October 2007. Singapore was Formula One's first ever night race.[49]

Round Official race title Grand Prix Circuit Date Time
Local UTC
1 ING Australian Grand Prix Australian GP 23x15px Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne 16 March 15:30 04:30
2 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Malaysian GP 23x15px Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 23 March 15:00 07:00
3 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain GP 23x15px Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Manama 6 April 14:30 11:30
4 Gran Premio de España Telefónica Spanish GP 23x15px Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 27 April 14:00 12:00
5 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix Turkish GP 23x15px Istanbul Park 11 May 15:00 12:00
6 Grand Prix de Monaco Monaco GP 23x15px Circuit de Monaco 25 May 14:00 12:00
7 Grand Prix du Canada Canadian GP 23x15px Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 8 June 13:00 17:00
8 Grand Prix de France French GP 23x15px Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours 22 June 14:00 12:00
9 Santander British Grand Prix British GP 23x15px Silverstone Circuit 6 July 13:00 12:00
10 Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland German GP 23x15px Hockenheimring 20 July 14:00 12:00
11 ING Magyar Nagydíj Hungarian GP 23x15px Hungaroring, Budapest 3 August 14:00 12:00
12 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe[50] European GP 23x15px Valencia Street Circuit† 24 August 14:00 12:00
13 ING Belgian Grand Prix Belgian GP 23x15px Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 7 September 14:00 12:00
14 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia Italian GP 23x15px Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 14 September 14:00 12:00
15 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix‡ Singapore GP 23x15px Marina Bay Street Circuit† 28 September 20:00 12:00
16 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Japanese GP 23x15px Fuji Speedway, Oyama 12 October 13:30 04:30
17 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix Chinese GP 23x15px Shanghai International Circuit 19 October 15:00 07:00
18 Grande Prêmio do Brasil Brazilian GP 23x15px Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 2 November 15:00 17:00

† New circuits
‡ Night Race

Rule changes

  • A standard Electronic Control Unit (ECU) was supplied by Microsoft and McLaren Electronic Systems.[51]
  • Traction control and launch control were banned. Other electronic aids including engine braking were also baned.[52]
  • Engine design changes will not be allowed for five years was started in 2008[53]
  • Fuel used in the race cars must contain at least 5.75% biological materials.[54]
  • Gearboxes (transmissions) must last four races.[55]
  • Cockpit protection was improved.[56]
  • Teams were not allowed to bring a third race car to use as a spare.[55]
  • Bridgestone will be the official tyre supplier for the 2008–2010 seasons.[57]
  • Team were not allowed to test more than 30,000 km (18,641 mi) during the 2008 calendar year.[55]

Qualifying

  • The first qualifying session was lengthened to 20 minutes. The third qualifying session was shortened to 10 minutes. After Q3, teams would no longer be allowed to add fuel back to the car. This got rid of the 'fuel-burn' phase.
  • A minimum lap time for each qualifying session was implemented starting in Bahrain. This was to stop cars coasting back to the pits at dangerously low speeds.
  • Following the departure of Super Aguri from Formula One, only the five drivers would be eliminated from Q1.[58]

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rd. Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor
1 23x15px Australian Grand Prix 23x15px Lewis Hamilton 23x15px Heikki Kovalainen 23x15px Lewis Hamilton 23x15px McLaren-Mercedes
2 23x15px Malaysian Grand Prix 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Nick Heidfeld 23x15px Heikki Kovalainen 23x15px Ferrari
3 23x15px Bahrain Grand Prix 23x15px Robert Kubica 23x15px Heikki Kovalainen 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Ferrari
4 23x15px Spanish Grand Prix 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen 23x15px Ferrari
5 23x15px Turkish Grand Prix 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Ferrari
6 23x15px Monaco Grand Prix 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen 23x15px Lewis Hamilton 23x15px McLaren-Mercedes
7 23x15px Canadian Grand Prix 23x15px Lewis Hamilton 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen 23x15px Robert Kubica 23x15px BMW Sauber
8 23x15px French Grand Prix 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Ferrari
9 23x15px British Grand Prix 23x15px Heikki Kovalainen 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen 23x15px Lewis Hamilton 23x15px McLaren-Mercedes
10 23x15px German Grand Prix 23x15px Lewis Hamilton 23x15px Nick Heidfeld 23x15px Lewis Hamilton 23x15px McLaren-Mercedes
11 23x15px Hungarian Grand Prix 23x15px Lewis Hamilton 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen Heikki Kovalainen 23x15px McLaren-Mercedes
12 23x15px European Grand Prix 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Ferrari
13 23x15px Belgian Grand Prix 23x15px Lewis Hamilton 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Ferrari
14 23x15px Italian Grand Prix 23x15px Sebastian Vettel 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen 23x15px Sebastian Vettel 23x15px Toro Rosso-Ferrari
15 23x15px Singapore Grand Prix 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen 23x15px Fernando Alonso 23x15px Renault
16 23x15px Japanese Grand Prix 23x15px Lewis Hamilton 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Fernando Alonso 23x15px Renault
17 23x15px Chinese Grand Prix 23x15px Lewis Hamilton 23x15px Lewis Hamilton 23x15px Ralf Schumacher 23x15px McLaren-Mercedes
18 23x15px Brazilian Grand Prix 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Felipe Massa 23x15px Ferrari

Drivers

Pos Driver AUS
23x15px 		MAL
23x15px 		BHR
23x15px 		ESP
23x15px 		TUR
23x15px 		MON
23x15px 		CAN
23x15px 		FRA
23x15px 		GBR
23x15px 		GER
23x15px 		HUN
23x15px 		EUR
23x15px 		BEL
23x15px 		ITA
23x15px 		SIN
23x15px 		JPN
23x15px 		CHN
23x15px 		BRA
23x15px 		Points
1 23x15px Lewis Hamilton 1 5 13 3 2 1 Ret 10 1 1 5 2 3 7 3 12 1 5 98
2 23x15px Felipe Massa Ret Ret 1 2 1 3 5 1 13 3 17† 1 1 6 13 7 2 1 97
3 23x15px Kimi Räikkönen 8† 1 2 1 3 9 Ret 2 4 6 3 Ret 18† 9 15† 3 3 3 75
4 23x15px Robert Kubica Ret 2 3 4 4 2 1 5 Ret 7 8 3 6 3 11 2 6 11 75
5 23x15px Fernando Alonso 4 8 10 Ret 6 10 Ret 8 6 11 4 Ret 4 4 1 1 4 2 61
6 23x15px Nick Heidfeld 2 6 4 9 5 14 2 13 2 4 10 9 2 5 6 9 5 10 60
7 23x15px Heikki Kovalainen 5 3 5 Ret DSQ 9 4 3 5 1 4 10† 2 10 5 nsn 7 53
8 23x15px Sebastian Vettel Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 5 8 12 Ret 8 Ret 6 5 1 5 6 9 4 35
9 23x15px Jarno Trulli Ret 4 6 8 10 13 6 3 7 9 7 5 16 13 Ret 5 Ret 8 31
10 23x15px Timo Glock Ret Ret 9 11 13 12 4 11 12 Ret 2 7 9 11 4 Ret 7 6 25
11 23x15px Mark Webber Ret 7 7 5 7 4 12 6 10 Ret 9 12 8 8 Ret 8 14 9 21
12 23x15px Nelson Piquet, Jr. Ret 11 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 7 Ret 2 6 11 Ret 10 Ret 4 8 Ret 19
13 23x15px Nico Rosberg 3 14 8 Ret 8 Ret 10 16 9 10 14 8 12 14 2 11 15 12 17
14 23x15px Rubens Barrichello DSQ 13 11 Ret 14 6 7 14 3 Ret 16 16 Ret 17 Ret 13 11 15 11
15 23x15px Kazuki Nakajima 6 17 14 7 Ret 7 Ret 15 8 14 13 15 14 12 8 15 12 17 9
16 23x15px David Coulthard Ret 9 18 12 9 Ret 3 9 Ret 13 11 17 11 16 7 Ret 10 Ret 8
17 23x15px Sébastien Bourdais 7† Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 13 17 11 12 18 10 7 18 12 10 13 14 4
18 23x15px Jenson Button Ret 10 Ret 6 11 11 11 Ret Ret 17 12 13 15 15 9 14 16 13 3
19 23x15px Giancarlo Fisichella Ret 12 12 10 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 16 15 14 17 Ret 14 Ret 17 18 0
20 23x15px Adrian Sutil Ret Ret 19 Ret 16 Ret Ret 19 Ret 15 Ret Ret 13 19 Ret Ret Ret 16 0
21 23x15px Takuma Sato Ret 16 17 13 WD 0
22 23x15px Anthony Davidson Ret 15 16 Ret WD 0
Pos Driver AUS
23x15px 		MAL
23x15px 		BHR
23x15px 		ESP
23x15px 		TUR
23x15px 		MON
23x15px 		CAN
23x15px 		FRA
23x15px 		GBR
23x15px 		GER
23x15px 		HUN
23x15px 		EUR
23x15px 		BEL
23x15px 		ITA
23x15px 		SIN
23x15px 		JPN
23x15px 		CHN
23x15px 		BRA
23x15px 		Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(starting in 2003)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Constructors

Pos Constructor Car
No. 		AUS
23x15px 		MAL
23x15px 		BHR
23x15px 		ESP
23x15px 		TUR
23x15px 		MON
23x15px 		CAN
23x15px 		FRA
23x15px 		GBR
23x15px 		GER
23x15px 		HUN
23x15px 		EUR
23x15px 		BEL
23x15px 		ITA
23x15px 		SIN
23x15px 		JPN
23x15px 		CHN
23x15px 		BRA
23x15px 		Points
1 23x15px Ferrari 1 8† 1 2 1 3 9 Ret 2 4 6 3 Ret 18† 9 15† 3 3 3 172
2 Ret Ret 1 2 1 3 5 1 13 3 17† 1 1 6 13 7 2 1
2 23x15px McLaren-Mercedes 22 9 5 13 3 2 1 Ret 10 1 1 5 2 3 7 3 12 1 5 151
23 5 3 5 Ret 12 8 9 4 5 5 1 4 10 2 10 Ret Ret 7
3 23x15px BMW Sauber 3 2 6 4 9 5 14 2 13 2 4 10 9 2 5 6 9 5 10 135
4 Ret 2 3 4 4 2 1 5 Ret 7 8 3 6 3 11 2 6 11
4 23x15px Renault 5 4 8 10 Ret 6 10 Ret 8 6 11 4 Ret 4 4 1 1 4 2 80
6 Ret 11 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 7 Ret 2 6 11 Ret 10 Ret 4 8 Ret
5 23x15px Toyota 11 Ret 4 6 8 10 13 6 3 7 9 7 5 16 11 Ret 5 Ret 8 56
12 Ret Ret 9 11 13 12 4 11 12 Ret 2 7 9 13 4 Ret 7 6
6 23x15px Toro Rosso-Ferrari 14 7† Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 13 17 11 12 18 10 7 18 12 10 13 14 39
15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 5 8 12 Ret 8 Ret 6 5 1 5 6 9 4
7 23x15px Red Bull-Renault 9 Ret 9 18 12 9 Ret 3 9 Ret 13 11 17 11 16 7 Ret 10 Ret 29
10 Ret 7 7 5 7 4 12 6 10 Ret 9 12 8 8 Ret 8 14 9
8 23x15px Williams-Toyota 7 3 14 8 Ret 8 Ret 10 16 9 10 14 8 12 14 2 11 15 12 26
8 6 17 14 7 Ret 7 Ret 15 8 14 13 15 14 12 8 15 12 17
9 23x15px Honda 16 Ret 10 Ret 6 11 11 11 Ret Ret 17 12 13 15 15 9 14 16 13 14
17 DSQ 13 11 Ret 14 6 7 14 3 Ret 16 16 Ret 17 Ret 13 11 15
10 23x15px Force India-Ferrari 20 Ret Ret 19 Ret 16 Ret Ret 19 Ret 15 Ret Ret 13 19 Ret Ret Ret 16 0
21 Ret 12 12 10 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 16 15 14 17 Ret 14 Ret 17 18
11 23x15px Super Aguri-Honda‡ 18 Ret 16 17 13 WD 0
19 Ret 15 16 Ret WD
Pos Constructor Car
No. 		AUS
23x15px 		MAL
23x15px 		BHR
23x15px 		ESP
23x15px 		TUR
23x15px 		MON
23x15px 		CAN
23x15px 		FRA
23x15px 		GBR
23x15px 		GER
23x15px 		HUN
23x15px 		EUR
23x15px 		BEL
23x15px 		ITA
23x15px 		SIN
23x15px 		JPN
23x15px 		CHN
23x15px 		BRA
23x15px 		Points

† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ Super Aguri withdrew from the Formula One world championship on May 6, 2008.
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(starting in 2003)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Race-fixing controversy

A scandal developed that became known as "Crashgate" in the media, during the 2009 season around the time of the Belgium Grand Prix. Claims were made by former Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. about his crash in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. This led to charges of race-fixing against Renault. Team boss Flavio Briatore and engineering director Pat Symonds left Renault.

2008 Formula One World Championship Media

References

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  46. ↑ Kovalainen to partner Hamilton at McLaren for 2008. formula1.com. 2007-12-14. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/12/7182.html. Retrieved 2007-12-14. 
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