In the 2008 Formula 1 season Lewis Hamilton drove a total of 18 races for McLaren. From the total of 18 races, Lewis managed to win 5 of them and finish on the podium 10 times. If we take a look at the races, where Hamilton didn't finish, this happend in 1 occasion.
During the 2008 season Lewis started the race 7 times from pole position.
Lewis Hamilton finished the season on 1st place in the driver championship and became the 2008 world champion with a total of 98 points.
Hamilton vs. Kovalainen McLaren 2008
12
Race
6
14
Qualify
4
2008 races
Australian GP
Mar 16th, 2008
1st
Malaysian GP
Mar 23rd, 2008
5th
Bahrain GP
Apr 6th, 2008
13th
Spanish GP
Apr 27th, 2008
3rd
Turkish GP
May 11th, 2008
2nd
Monaco GP
May 25th, 2008
1st
Canadian GP
Jun 8th, 2008
DNF
French GP
Jun 22nd, 2008
10th
British GP
Jul 6th, 2008
1st
German GP
Jul 20th, 2008
1st
Hungarian GP
Aug 3rd, 2008
5th
European GP
Aug 24th, 2008
2nd
Belgian GP
Sep 7th, 2008
3rd
Italian GP
Sep 14th, 2008
7th
Singapore GP
Sep 28th, 2008
3rd
Japanese GP
Oct 12th, 2008
12th
Chinese GP
Oct 19th, 2008
1st
Brazilian GP
Nov 2nd, 2008
5th
2008 statistics
Wins
5
Pole positions
7
Podiums
10
Finishes in top 5
13
Finishes in points
14
Position
1st
High/low position
1st/4th
Points
98
DNF's
1
Fastest laps
1
High/low finish result
1st/19th
Average finish result
5.22
High/low qualifying result
1st/15th
Average qualifying result
3.06
Wins streak
2
Pole position streak
2
Podium streak
3
Top 5 streak
5
Points streak
8
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 | 1st | 1:34:50.616 | 1st | 1:27.452 | +0.034 | 1st | 1:26.714 (Q3) | |
| 2 | Malaysian GP | 5th | +46.548 | 9th | 1:35.462 | +0.096 | 4th | 1:36.709 (Q3) | +0.961 |
| 3 | Bahrain GP | 13th | +1 Lap | 3rd | 1:35.520 | +2.327 | 3rd | 1:33.292 (Q3) | +0.196 |
| 4 | Spanish GP | 3rd | +4.187 | 5th | 1:22.017 | +0.347 | 5th | 1:22.096 (Q3) | +0.283 |
| 5 | Turkish GP | 2nd | +3.779 | 3rd | 1:26.529 | +0.023 | 3rd | 1:27.923 (Q3) | +0.306 |
| 6 | Monaco GP | 1st | 2:00:42.742 | 3rd | 1:18.510 | +1.821 | 3rd | 1:15.839 (Q3) | +0.052 |
| 7 | Canadian GP | DNF | DNF (Collision) | 1st | 1:17.506 | +0.119 | 1st | 1:17.886 (Q3) | |
| 8 | French GP | 10th | +54.538 | 13th | 1:17.453 | +0.823 | 3rd | 1:16.693 (Q3) | +0.244 |
| 9 | British GP | 1st | 1:39:09.440 | 4th | 1:32.817 | +0.667 | 4th | 1:21.835 (Q3) | +0.786 |
| 10 | German GP | 1st | 1:31:20.874 | 1st | 1:16.039 | +0.052 | 1st | 1:15.666 (Q3) | |
| 11 | Hungarian GP | 5th | +23.048 | 1st | 1:21.493 | +0.298 | 1st | 1:20.899 (Q3) | |
| 12 | European GP | 2nd | +5.611 | 2nd | 1:38.884 | +0.176 | 2nd | 1:39.199 (Q3) | +0.210 |
| 13 | Belgian GP | 3rd | +10.539 | 1st | 1:48.135 | +0.205 | 1st | 1:47.338 (Q3) | |
| 14 | Italian GP | 7th | +29.912 | 15th | 1:29.721 | +1.674 | 15th | 1:39.265 (Q2) | +1.710 |
| 15 | Singapore GP | 3rd | +5.917 | 2nd | 1:46.072 | +0.473 | 2nd | 1:45.465 (Q3) | +0.664 |
| 16 | Japanese GP | 12th | +1:18.900 | 1st | 1:19.560 | +1.134 | 1st | 1:18.404 (Q3) | |
| 17 | Chinese GP | 1st | 1:31:57.403 | 1st | 1:36.325 | 1st | 1:36.303 (Q3) | ||
| 18 | Brazilian GP | 5th | +38.907 | 4th | 1:14.159 | +0.423 | 4th | 1:12.830 (Q3) | +0.462 |