2008 Formula One World Championship

2008 FIA Formula One World Championship
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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.

Teams and drivers

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

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

^† 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. 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.

Driver changes

Changed teams

Fernando Alonso: Left McLaren and joined Renault F1
Heikki Kovalainen: Left Renault F1 and Retired
Giancarlo Fisichella: Left Renault F1 and joined Force India
Nelson Piquet, Jr.: Left Renault F1 as a test driver and joined Renault F1
Timo Glock: Came from racing in GP2 Series and as a test driver for BMW Sauber F1 and joined Toyota Racing
Vitantonio Liuzzi: Left Scuderia Toro Rosso and joined Force India as a test driver
Kazuki Nakajima: Came from racing in GP2 Series and WilliamsF1 as a test driver and joined WilliamsF1
Alexander Wurz: Left WilliamsF1 and joined Honda Racing F1 as a test driver
Christian Klien: Left Honda Racing F1 as a test driver and joined BMW Sauber F1 as a test driver
Sakon Yamamoto: Left Spyker F1 and joined Renault F1 as a test and development driver.

Entered F1

Sébastien Bourdais: Came from Champ Car World Series and joined Scuderia Toro Rosso
Marko Asmer: Came from British Formula Three Championship and joined BMW Sauber F1 as a test driver.

Exited F1

Ralf Schumacher: Left Toyota Racing and started being test driver for McLaren.but.

2008 Race Calendar

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

Round	Official race title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Time
Round	Official race title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Local	UTC
1	ING Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	16 March	15:30	04:30
2	Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix	Malaysian GP	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	23 March	15:00	07:00
3	Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Manama	6 April	14:30	11:30
4	Gran Premio de España Telefónica	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	27 April	14:00	12:00
5	Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park	11 May	15:00	12:00
6	Grand Prix de Monaco	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco	25 May	14:00	12:00
7	Grand Prix du Canada	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	8 June	13:00	17:00
8	Grand Prix de France	French GP	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	22 June	14:00	12:00
9	Santander British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit	6 July	13:00	12:00
10	Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland	German GP	Hockenheimring	20 July	14:00	12:00
11	ING Magyar Nagydíj	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	3 August	14:00	12:00
12	Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe	European GP	Valencia Street Circuit^†	24 August	14:00	12:00
13	ING Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	7 September	14:00	12:00
14	Gran Premio Santander d'Italia	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	14 September	14:00	12:00
15	SingTel Singapore Grand Prix^‡	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit^†	28 September	20:00	12:00
16	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	12 October	13:30	04:30
17	Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit	19 October	15:00	07:00
18	Grande Prêmio do Brasil	Brazilian GP	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.
Traction control and launch control were banned. Other electronic aids including engine braking were also baned.
Engine design changes will not be allowed for five years was started in 2008
Fuel used in the race cars must contain at least 5.75% biological materials.
Gearboxes (transmissions) must last four races.
Cockpit protection was improved.
Teams were not allowed to bring a third race car to use as a spare.
Bridgestone will be the official tyre supplier for the 2008–2010 seasons.
Team were not allowed to test more than 30,000 km (18,641 mi) during the 2008 calendar year.

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.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

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

Drivers

Pos	Driver	AUS	MAL	BHR	ESP	TUR	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	EUR	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	CHN	BRA	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	1	5	13	3	2	1	Ret	10	1	1	5	2	3	7	3	12	1	5	98
2	Felipe Massa	Ret	Ret	1	2	1	3	5	1	13	3	17^†	1	1	6	13	7	2	1	97
3	Kimi Räikkönen	8^†	1	2	1	3	9	Ret	2	4	6	3	Ret	18^†	9	15^†	3	3	3	75
4	Robert Kubica	Ret	2	3	4	4	2	1	5	Ret	7	8	3	6	3	11	2	6	11	75
5	Fernando Alonso	4	8	10	Ret	6	10	Ret	8	6	11	4	Ret	4	4	1	1	4	2	61
6	Nick Heidfeld	2	6	4	9	5	14	2	13	2	4	10	9	2	5	6	9	5	10	60
7	Heikki Kovalainen	5	3	5	Ret	DSQ	9	4	3	5	1	4	10^†	2	10	5	nsn	7	53
8	Sebastian Vettel	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	5	8	12	Ret	8	Ret	6	5	1	5	6	9	4	35
9	Jarno Trulli	Ret	4	6	8	10	13	6	3	7	9	7	5	16	13	Ret	5	Ret	8	31
10	Timo Glock	Ret	Ret	9	11	13	12	4	11	12	Ret	2	7	9	11	4	Ret	7	6	25
11	Mark Webber	Ret	7	7	5	7	4	12	6	10	Ret	9	12	8	8	Ret	8	14	9	21
12	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	2	6	11	Ret	10	Ret	4	8	Ret	19
13	Nico Rosberg	3	14	8	Ret	8	Ret	10	16	9	10	14	8	12	14	2	11	15	12	17
14	Rubens Barrichello	DSQ	13	11	Ret	14	6	7	14	3	Ret	16	16	Ret	17	Ret	13	11	15	11
15	Kazuki Nakajima	6	17	14	7	Ret	7	Ret	15	8	14	13	15	14	12	8	15	12	17	9
16	David Coulthard	Ret	9	18	12	9	Ret	3	9	Ret	13	11	17	11	16	7	Ret	10	Ret	8
17	Sébastien Bourdais	7^†	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	17	11	12	18	10	7	18	12	10	13	14	4
18	Jenson Button	Ret	10	Ret	6	11	11	11	Ret	Ret	17	12	13	15	15	9	14	16	13	3
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ret	12	12	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	16	15	14	17	Ret	14	Ret	17	18	0
20	Adrian Sutil	Ret	Ret	19	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	19	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	13	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	0
21	Takuma Sato	Ret	16	17	13	WD														0
22	Anthony Davidson	Ret	15	16	Ret	WD														0
Pos	Driver	AUS	MAL	BHR	ESP	TUR	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	EUR	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	CHN	BRA	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Light blue	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	MAL	BHR	ESP	TUR	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	EUR	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	CHN	BRA	Points
1	Ferrari	1	8^†	1	2	1	3	9	Ret	2	4	6	3	Ret	18^†	9	15^†	3	3	3	172
1	Ferrari	2	Ret	Ret	1	2	1	3	5	1	13	3	17^†	1	1	6	13	7	2	1	172
2	McLaren-Mercedes	22	9	5	13	3	2	1	Ret	10	1	1	5	2	3	7	3	12	1	5	151
2	McLaren-Mercedes	23	5	3	5	Ret	12	8	9	4	5	5	1	4	10	2	10	Ret	Ret	7	151
3	BMW Sauber	3	2	6	4	9	5	14	2	13	2	4	10	9	2	5	6	9	5	10	135
3	BMW Sauber	4	Ret	2	3	4	4	2	1	5	Ret	7	8	3	6	3	11	2	6	11	135
4	Renault	5	4	8	10	Ret	6	10	Ret	8	6	11	4	Ret	4	4	1	1	4	2	80
4	Renault	6	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	2	6	11	Ret	10	Ret	4	8	Ret	80
5	Toyota	11	Ret	4	6	8	10	13	6	3	7	9	7	5	16	11	Ret	5	Ret	8	56
5	Toyota	12	Ret	Ret	9	11	13	12	4	11	12	Ret	2	7	9	13	4	Ret	7	6	56
6	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	14	7^†	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	17	11	12	18	10	7	18	12	10	13	14	39
6	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	5	8	12	Ret	8	Ret	6	5	1	5	6	9	4	39
7	Red Bull-Renault	9	Ret	9	18	12	9	Ret	3	9	Ret	13	11	17	11	16	7	Ret	10	Ret	29
7	Red Bull-Renault	10	Ret	7	7	5	7	4	12	6	10	Ret	9	12	8	8	Ret	8	14	9	29
8	Williams-Toyota	7	3	14	8	Ret	8	Ret	10	16	9	10	14	8	12	14	2	11	15	12	26
8	Williams-Toyota	8	6	17	14	7	Ret	7	Ret	15	8	14	13	15	14	12	8	15	12	17	26
9	Honda	16	Ret	10	Ret	6	11	11	11	Ret	Ret	17	12	13	15	15	9	14	16	13	14
9	Honda	17	DSQ	13	11	Ret	14	6	7	14	3	Ret	16	16	Ret	17	Ret	13	11	15	14
10	Force India-Ferrari	20	Ret	Ret	19	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	19	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	13	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	0
10	Force India-Ferrari	21	Ret	12	12	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	16	15	14	17	Ret	14	Ret	17	18	0
11	Super Aguri-Honda^‡	18	Ret	16	17	13	WD														0
11	Super Aguri-Honda^‡	19	Ret	15	16	Ret	WD														0
Pos	Constructor	Car No.	AUS	MAL	BHR	ESP	TUR	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	EUR	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	CHN	BRA	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
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Light blue	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.

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