1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
98 pts
2
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
97 pts
3
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
75 pts
1
Ferrari
172 pts
Lewis Hamilton is the 2008 Formula 1 World Champion. Hamilton won 5 out of 18 races and scored a total of 98 points. With 1 points behind Felipe Massa finished the season in second place and Kimi Räikkönen as third. Ferrari won the 2008 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 172 points.
The season started with the 2008 Australian Grand Prix on March 16th. The last race of the season was the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix on November 2nd.
Number of races
18 races
First race
Australian Grand Prix (March 16th)
Last race
Brazilian Grand Prix (November 2nd)
Most wins
Felipe Massa (6)
Most pole positions
Lewis Hamilton (7)
Most podiums
Felipe Massa (10)
Lewis Hamilton (10)
Most top 5 finishes
Lewis Hamilton (13)
Most points finishes
Lewis Hamilton (14)
Robert Kubica (14)
Most fastest laps
Kimi Räikkönen (10)
Most DNF's
Adrian Sutil (11)

2008 standings

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 5 10 98
2
Felipe Massa
Ferrari 6 10 97 -1
3
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari 2 9 75 -23
4
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber 1 7 75 -23
5
Fernando Alonso
Renault 2 3 61 -37
6
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber 4 60 -38
7
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren 1 3 53 -45
8
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso 1 1 35 -63
9
Jarno Trulli
Toyota 1 31 -67
10
Timo Glock
Toyota 1 25 -73
11
Mark Webber
Red Bull 21 -77
12
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault 1 19 -79
13
Nico Rosberg
Williams 2 17 -81
14
Rubens Barrichello
Honda 1 11 -87
15
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams 9 -89
16
David Coulthard
Red Bull 1 8 -90
17
Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso 4 -94
18
Jenson Button
Honda 3 -95
19
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India 0 -98
20
Adrian Sutil
Force India 0 -98
21
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri 0 -98
22
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri 0 -98
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Ferrari 8 19 172
2 McLaren 6 13 151 -21
3 BMW Sauber 1 11 135 -37
4 Renault 2 4 80 -92
5 Toyota 2 56 -116
6 Toro Rosso 1 1 39 -133
7 Red Bull 1 29 -143
8 Williams 2 26 -146
9 Honda 1 14 -158
10 Force India 0 -172
11 Super Aguri 0 -172

2008 schedule

Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd Pole position
Mar 16th
Australian Grand Prix
#22 Lewis Hamilton
Nick Heidfeld
Nico Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton
Mar 23rd
Malaysian Grand Prix
#1 Kimi Räikkönen
Robert Kubica
Heikki Kovalainen
Felipe Massa
Apr 6th
Bahrain Grand Prix
#2 Felipe Massa
Kimi Räikkönen
Robert Kubica
Robert Kubica
Apr 27th
Spanish Grand Prix
#1 Kimi Räikkönen
Felipe Massa
Lewis Hamilton
Kimi Räikkönen
May 11th
Turkish Grand Prix
#2 Felipe Massa
Lewis Hamilton
Kimi Räikkönen
Felipe Massa
May 25th
Monaco Grand Prix
#22 Lewis Hamilton
Robert Kubica
Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa
Jun 8th
Canadian Grand Prix
#4 Robert Kubica
Nick Heidfeld
David Coulthard
Lewis Hamilton
Jun 22nd
French Grand Prix
#2 Felipe Massa
Kimi Räikkönen
Jarno Trulli
Kimi Räikkönen
Jul 6th
British Grand Prix
#22 Lewis Hamilton
Nick Heidfeld
Rubens Barrichello
Heikki Kovalainen
Jul 20th
German Grand Prix
#22 Lewis Hamilton
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Felipe Massa
Lewis Hamilton
Aug 3rd
Hungarian Grand Prix
#23 Heikki Kovalainen
Timo Glock
Kimi Räikkönen
Lewis Hamilton
Aug 24th
European Grand Prix
#2 Felipe Massa
Lewis Hamilton
Robert Kubica
Felipe Massa
Sep 7th
Belgian Grand Prix
#2 Felipe Massa
Nick Heidfeld
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
Sep 14th
Italian Grand Prix
#15 Sebastian Vettel
Heikki Kovalainen
Robert Kubica
Sebastian Vettel
Sep 28th
Singapore Grand Prix
#5 Fernando Alonso
Nico Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton
Felipe Massa
Oct 12th
Japanese Grand Prix
#5 Fernando Alonso
Robert Kubica
Kimi Räikkönen
Lewis Hamilton
Oct 19th
Chinese Grand Prix
#22 Lewis Hamilton
Felipe Massa
Kimi Räikkönen
Lewis Hamilton
Nov 2nd
Brazilian Grand Prix
#2 Felipe Massa
Fernando Alonso
Kimi Räikkönen
Felipe Massa

Position heatmap

Laps in the lead

Pos Driver Laps
1
#19 Felipe Massa
364
2
#44 Lewis Hamilton
293
3
#7 Kimi Räikkönen
178
4
#88 Robert Kubica
68
5
#14 Fernando Alonso
62
6
#5 Sebastian Vettel
49
7
Heikki Kovalainen
31
8
Nick Heidfeld
21
9
Nelson Piquet Jr.
13
10
Jarno Trulli
13
11
#6 Nico Rosberg
11
12
Rubens Barrichello
7
13
Timo Glock
3
14
Sébastien Bourdais
3
15
David Coulthard
1