In the 2008 Formula 1 season Heikki Kovalainen drove a total of 18 races for McLaren. From the total of 18 races, Heikki managed to win 1 of them and finish on the podium 3 times. If we take a look at the races, where Kovalainen didn't finish, this happend in 3 occasions.
During the 2008 season Heikki started the race 1 time from pole position.
Heikki Kovalainen finished the season on 7th place in the driver championship with a total of 53 points.
Kovalainen vs. Hamilton McLaren 2008
6
Race
12
4
Qualify
14
2008 races
Australian GP
Mar 16th, 2008
5th
Malaysian GP
Mar 23rd, 2008
3rd
Bahrain GP
Apr 6th, 2008
5th
Spanish GP
Apr 27th, 2008
DNF
Turkish GP
May 11th, 2008
12th
Monaco GP
May 25th, 2008
8th
Canadian GP
Jun 8th, 2008
9th
French GP
Jun 22nd, 2008
4th
British GP
Jul 6th, 2008
5th
German GP
Jul 20th, 2008
5th
Hungarian GP
Aug 3rd, 2008
1st
European GP
Aug 24th, 2008
4th
Belgian GP
Sep 7th, 2008
10th
Italian GP
Sep 14th, 2008
2nd
Singapore GP
Sep 28th, 2008
10th
Japanese GP
Oct 12th, 2008
DNF
Chinese GP
Oct 19th, 2008
DNF
Brazilian GP
Nov 2nd, 2008
7th
2008 statistics
Wins
1
Pole positions
1
Podiums
3
Finishes in top 5
9
Finishes in points
11
Position
7th
High/low position
4th/7th
Points
53
DNF's
3
Fastest laps
2
High/low finish result
1st/18th
Average finish result
7.89
High/low qualifying result
1st/7th
Average qualifying result
3.89
Wins streak
1
Pole position streak
1
Podium streak
1
Top 5 streak
5
Points streak
10
Finish streak
11
2008 Standings progression
2008 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Fastest lap | Delta | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian GP | 5th | +18.014 | 3rd | 1:27.418 | 3rd | 1:27.079 (Q3) | +0.365 | |
| 2 | Malaysian GP | 3rd | +38.450 | 8th | 1:35.922 | +0.556 | 3rd | 1:36.613 (Q3) | +0.865 |
| 3 | Bahrain GP | 5th | +26.789 | 5th | 1:33.193 | 5th | 1:33.488 (Q3) | +0.392 | |
| 4 | Spanish GP | DNF | DNF (Accident) | 6th | 1:22.453 | +0.783 | 6th | 1:22.231 (Q3) | +0.418 |
| 5 | Turkish GP | 12th | +1 Lap | 2nd | 1:27.640 | +1.134 | 2nd | 1:27.808 (Q3) | +0.191 |
| 6 | Monaco GP | 8th | +33.191 | 4th | 1:17.282 | +0.593 | 4th | 1:16.165 (Q3) | +0.378 |
| 7 | Canadian GP | 9th | +54.433 | 7th | 1:18.462 | +1.075 | 7th | 1:19.089 (Q3) | +1.203 |
| 8 | French GP | 4th | +28.929 | 10th | 1:17.134 | +0.504 | 6th | 1:16.944 (Q3) | +0.495 |
| 9 | British GP | 5th | +1 Lap | 1st | 1:33.130 | +0.980 | 1st | 1:21.049 (Q3) | |
| 10 | German GP | 5th | +12.411 | 3rd | 1:16.495 | +0.508 | 3rd | 1:16.143 (Q3) | +0.477 |
| 11 | Hungarian GP | 1st | 1:37:27.067 | 2nd | 1:21.753 | +0.558 | 2nd | 1:21.140 (Q3) | +0.241 |
| 12 | European GP | 4th | +39.703 | 5th | 1:39.112 | +0.404 | 5th | 1:39.937 (Q3) | +0.948 |
| 13 | Belgian GP | 10th | Gearbox | 3rd | 1:48.223 | +0.293 | 3rd | 1:47.815 (Q3) | +0.477 |
| 14 | Italian GP | 2nd | +12.512 | 2nd | 1:30.300 | +2.253 | 2nd | 1:37.631 (Q3) | +0.076 |
| 15 | Singapore GP | 10th | +26.902 | 5th | 1:47.337 | +1.738 | 5th | 1:45.873 (Q3) | +1.072 |
| 16 | Japanese GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 3rd | 1:19.258 | +0.832 | 3rd | 1:18.821 (Q3) | +0.417 |
| 17 | Chinese GP | DNF | DNF (Hydraulics) | 5th | 1:37.302 | +0.977 | 5th | 1:36.930 (Q3) | +0.627 |
| 18 | Brazilian GP | 7th | +55.074 | 5th | 1:14.207 | +0.471 | 5th | 1:12.917 (Q3) | +0.549 |