Formula 1 World Championship 2008
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| World Champion | |
| Driver: |
 Lewis Hamilton
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| Constructor: |
 Ferrari
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| Season dates | |
|---|---|
| Number of races: | 18th |
| <2007 season | |
The 2008 Formula 1 World Championship was the 59th season of the Formula 1 World Championship . It was held over 18 races from March 16 to November 2. As in the previous year , the world championship was only decided in the last run, in which Lewis Hamilton defended a point ahead of his pursuer Felipe Massa and won his first world title. As in the previous year, the constructors' championship went to Ferrari .
The season produced the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history, Hamilton, and Sebastian Vettel, the youngest pole setter and race winner.
Changes in 2008
Racetracks
In the 2008 season, 18 grand prizes took place, one more than in the previous year. Instead of the Grand Prix of Europe at the Nürburgring , the only race in Germany that was held in the agreed rotation was the Grand Prix of Germany at the Hockenheimring . The city race of Valencia , which was held as the European Grand Prix , took place for the first time on August 24th on an approximately 5.4 km long course at the new America's Cup port . In addition, a Formula 1 race took place in Singapore for the first time on September 28th . The route for the Singapore Grand Prix is 5.067 km long and 70 percent of the route is via public roads. As a further innovation, this Grand Prix was the first night race in Formula 1 history. The US Grand Prix in Indianapolis was no longer held.
Regulations
There were several changes to the regulations for the 2008 season: The most drastic compared to previous years was the mandatory use of a uniform electronic engine control for all vehicles and the related ban on traction control . The new SECU ( Standard Electronic Control Unit ) engine control was developed by Microsoft and McLaren and raised to the standard following a bidding process by the FIA. Some teams were already using this electronics in test drives in 2007 and sometimes had considerable problems adapting it to their engine. The racing teams were allowed to develop the new control unit further within regulated limits. Another change was that at least 5.75 percent of the gasoline consumed had to be biofuel . However, the V8 engines that were homologated for 2007 could not be changed in principle. In addition, the third segment of the qualification was reduced to 10 instead of the previous 15 minutes. After the withdrawal of the Super Aguri team in the current season, only five drivers were eliminated from the first two segments instead of the previous six. Refueling was also prohibited after the third segment, so that the drivers who reached the third round of qualifying had to enter the race with the amount of fuel they had on board at the end of qualifying.
driver
The Scuderia Toro Rosso announced in August 2007 that the previous Champ Car driver Sébastien Bourdais had been signed . The Frenchman signed for two years. Fernando Alonso's contract with McLaren-Mercedes was terminated by mutual agreement after just one season. He will start again for Renault in 2008. This was confirmed by the French team, as was the promotion of previous test driver Nelson Piquet junior to regular pilot. In return, McLaren signed the previous Renault driver Heikki Kovalainen for the vacated cockpit. The Williams team announced in November 2007 that the Japanese Kazuki Nakajima would contest the 2008 season alongside Nico Rosberg. The German Timo Glock took the place of Ralf Schumacher at Toyota. The latter in turn announced that he would compete in the DTM in 2008 . A return is not excluded. The previous Renault driver Giancarlo Fisichella signed for 2008 with the new Force India team and thus became a teammate of Adrian Sutil.
Teams
After another change of ownership, the team known in the previous seasons as Spyker F1 now started under the name Force India .
David Richards , who originally wanted to take part in the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship with Prodrive as the twelfth team, announced on November 22, 2007 that his team would definitely not participate in the 2008 season. Nothing came of the entry for 2009 either.
Teams and drivers
1 McLaren-Mercedes automatically fell to the bottom of the team ranking due to a penalty as a result of the espionage affair.
presentations
| team | chassis | date | place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari | F2008 | 6th January | Maranello , Italy |
| BMW clean | F1.08 | January 14th | Munich , Germany |
| Renault | R28 | 31 January 1 | Paris , France |
| Williams | FW30 | - 2nd | - |
| Red Bull | RB4 | January 16 | Jerez , Spain |
| Toyota | TF108 | 10. January | Cologne , Germany |
| Toro Rosso | STR2B STR3 |
Mid-February 15th April |
n / a Barcelona , Spain |
| Honda | RA108 | January 29th | Brackley , England |
| Super aguri | SA08 | March 14th 3 | Melbourne , Australia |
| Force India | VJM01 | February 7th | Mumbai , India |
| McLaren | MP4-23 | January 7th | Stuttgart, Germany |
1 Renault officially presented the new R28 in Paris on January 31st. The first test drive with the new car took place on January 22nd during test drives in Valencia.
2 Williams did not make a presentation.
3 Super Aguri initially planned to present the new SA08 in Barcelona on February 19th. The presentation had to be canceled due to the team's financial problems at short notice. The SA08 was finally unveiled shortly before the first free practice session for the Australian Grand Prix began.
Racing calendar
Race reports
Australian Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 34: 50.616 |
| 2 |
 Nick Heidfeld
|
BMW clean
|
+ 5.478 |
| 3 |
Nico Rosberg
|
Williams-Toyota
|
+ 8.163 |
| PP |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 26.714 |
| SR |
 Heikki Kovalainen
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 27.418 |
The Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne took place on March 16, 2008 and covered a distance of 58 laps of 5.303 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 307.574 km.
The first pole position of the season was achieved by Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren-Mercedes in 1: 26.714 minutes, ahead of BMW-Sauber driver Robert Kubica and the second McLaren driver Heikki Kovalainen. World champion Kimi Räikkönen in his favorite Ferrari was only 15th on the grid after technical problems in qualifying.
Hamilton was able to maintain his lead at the start, while the first collisions occurred further back in the field. Ferrari driver Felipe Massa spun in the first corner, damaged his car and fell back to last place.
After further collisions and a large number of technical failures as well as three safety car phases, only seven drivers finished the race, which Lewis Hamilton easily won. He only had opponents in his team-mate Heikki Kovalainen, who dropped to fifth due to an unfavorable pit stop, and Nick Heidfeld in the BMW-Sauber, who came in second ahead of Williams driver Nico Rosberg.
Sixth-placed Rubens Barrichello was subsequently taken out of the ranking for leaving the pit lane when red, so that Kazuki Nakajima and the actually failed drivers Sébastien Bourdais and Kimi Räikkönen moved up to positions six to eight, three and five laps behind. Kovalainen set the fastest race lap in 1: 27.418 minutes.
Malaysian Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 31: 18.555 |
| 2 |
 Robert Kubica
|
BMW clean
|
+ 19,570 |
| 3 |
Heikki Kovalainen
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
+ 38,450 |
| PP |
 Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
1: 35.748 |
| SR |
Nick Heidfeld
|
BMW clean
|
1: 35.366 |
The Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang took place on March 23, 2008 and covered a distance of 56 laps of 5.543 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 310.408 km.
Felipe Massa drove to pole position in the Ferrari in 1: 35.748 minutes ahead of his teammates Kimi Räikkönen and Jarno Trulli in the Toyota. McLaren drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton achieved the third and fourth fastest times in qualifying, but were subsequently given a penalty due to deliberate hindrance by driving slowly.
Massa used the advantage of his starting position and took the lead, which Raikkonen took from him at the first pit stop. At first it looked like a sure one-two for Ferrari before Felipe Massa was eliminated from the race due to a driving error. In the end, Kimi Raikkonen won safely ahead of BMW-Sauber driver Robert Kubica and Kovalainen. For the BMW-Sauber-Team there was the second podium in the second race.
Nick Heidfeld finished sixth and set the fastest race lap in 1: 35.366 minutes. It was the first fastest race lap in Heidfeld's Formula 1 career and also the first for BMW-Sauber.
Bahrain Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
1: 31: 06.970 |
| 2 |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
+ 3.339 |
| 3 |
Robert Kubica
|
BMW clean
|
+ 4.998 |
| PP |
Robert Kubica
|
BMW clean
|
1: 33.096 |
| SR |
Heikki Kovalainen
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 33.193 |
The Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit took place on April 6, 2008 and covered a distance of 57 laps of 5.412 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 308.238 km.
Robert Kubica in the BMW-Sauber secured pole position in 1: 33.096 minutes ahead of Ferrari driver Felipe Massa and McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton fell back to tenth place after an unsuccessful start and after a rear-end collision with Fernando Alonso's Renault had to make an unscheduled pit stop on the second lap to have a new front wing fitted. He finished the race in 13th place and did not collect any championship points.
Massa passed Kubica at the start and Raikkonen in the second Ferrari was able to overtake the Pole after a few laps. In the end, the Brazilian won a relatively uneventful race ahead of his teammate and Kubica. Only three drivers had to give up prematurely. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) drove the fastest race lap in 1: 33.193 minutes.
Spanish Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 38: 19.501 |
| 2 |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
+ 3.228 |
| 3 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
+ 4.187 |
| PP |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 21.813 |
| SR |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 21.670 |
The Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya took place on April 27, 2008 and covered a distance of 66 laps of 4.655 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 307.230 km.
Kimi Raikkonen secured pole position in a Ferrari in 1: 21.813 minutes, ahead of local hero Fernando Alonso in the Renault and Felipe Massa (also Ferrari). In the first lap, the safety car was deployed after a collision between Adrian Sutil and Sebastian Vettel. Sutil and Vettel had to end the race early.
In the 22nd race lap Heikki Kovalainen came off the track at high speed after breaking a rim and crashed into a pile of tires. In the process, his racing car partially pushed itself under the tires - the Finn was temporarily unconscious. After being rescued by the marshals, he was taken to the hospital, where no serious injuries were found.
Alonso, who started from the front row and was overtaken by Massa before the first corner, dropped to sixth place after the first pit stops and had to end the race on lap 34 due to an engine failure. Nick Heidfeld received a stop-and-go penalty because he refueled as planned at the beginning of the second safety car phase triggered by Kovalainen's accident, even though the pit lane was not yet open. At this point, Heidfeld had not yet completed a stop and in the end, with ninth place, only narrowly missed the points.
Kimi Raikkonen won the race confidently in front of his teammates Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton. He also set the fastest race lap in 1: 21.670 minutes, completing the triple .
Turkey Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
1: 26: 49.451 |
| 2 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
+ 3.779 |
| 3 |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
+ 4.271 |
| PP |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
1: 27.617 |
| SR |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 26.506 |
The Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park Circuit took place on May 11, 2008 and covered a distance of 58 laps of 5.338 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 309.396 km.
The fastest time in qualification (1: 27.617 minutes) drove Ferrari driver Felipe Massa and thus started from pole position. Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton (both McLaren) followed. Overall leader Kimi Räikkönen (also Ferrari) qualified for fourth place on the grid.
After the start there was an accident between Nakajima and Fisichella in the first corner, and the safety car deployed. Furthermore, Heikki Kovalainen and Kimi Räikkönen came into contact . The rear tire of the McLaren was slashed by Kovalainen and world champion Räikkönen lost important positions against Kubica (BMW) and Alonso (Renault). Kovalainen now had to work his way forward from behind, but in the end did not reach one of the points. Raikkonen, on the other hand, was stuck behind the slower Kubica for a long time and thus lost the battle for second place against Lewis Hamilton, who was able to drive out the necessary time with an aggressive strategy and free movement.
In the meantime, it looked as if Hamilton could even be dangerous for Felipe Massa because for a long time it was not clear how often he would stop. In the end, however, Massa achieved a relatively safe victory and won the Turkish Grand Prix for the third time in a row. Nick Heidfeld crossed the finish line in fifth after a poor qualification, right behind his team-mate Kubica. Despite a good start, Alonso only finished sixth. Räikkönen drove the fastest lap of the race in 1: 26.506 minutes.
Monaco Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
2: 00: 42.742 |
| 2 |
Robert Kubica
|
BMW clean
|
+ 3.064 |
| 3 |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
+ 4.811 |
| PP |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
1: 15.787 |
| SR |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 16.689 |
The Monaco Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco took place on May 25, 2008. It did not go the full distance of 78 laps of 3.340 km each, which would have corresponded to a total distance of 260.520 km, but was regularly finished after two hours. Due to rain and numerous accidents, only 76 laps and a total distance of 253.840 km were covered.
The pole position on the narrow street circuit was secured by Felipe Massa in a Ferrari in 1: 15.787 minutes ahead of his team mate Kimi Räikkönen. Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen (both McLaren) followed in third and fourth.
At the start of the warm-up lap, Kovalainen's car stopped on the grid so that the Finn had to start the race from the pit lane, but in the end still scored one championship point. After the start, in which Hamilton overtook Raikkonen, who had started before him, Massa was initially the undisputed leader, while Hamilton had to pit early on lap 6 due to a driving error and the resulting tire damage. Raikkonen received a drive-through penalty because his team had not yet fitted the tires to their Ferrari three minutes before the start, as the rules prescribe. After a short time, Massa had a comfortable lead, but lost the lead after the start and finish to Robert Kubica (BMW) due to a brake and finished third behind the Pole.
Despite his driving error at the beginning, Lewis Hamilton was the winner. He also took the World Cup lead because the previous leading Raikkonen lost his seemingly safe fifth place shortly before the end due to a self-inflicted collision with Adrian Sutil (Force India) and only finished ninth. In the rainy and chaotic race, Sutil made it through tactical skills and the fastest laps in the race to fourth place, but had to park his car after the accident. Overall, there were two safety car phases: the first after an accident between Bourdais and Coulthard, the second after a spectacular take-off by Nico Rosberg at the swimming pool chicane.
Mark Webber in the Red Bull, who moved up to fourth due to the accident between Raikkonen and Sutil, came back into the points. Nick Heidfeld was fourteenth; Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) finished fifth. Kimi Räikkönen drove the fastest race lap in 1: 16.689 minutes.
Canadian Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Robert Kubica
|
BMW clean
|
1: 36: 24.447 |
| 2 |
Nick Heidfeld
|
BMW clean
|
+ 16.495 |
| 3 |
David Coulthard
|
 Red Bull
|
+ 23,352 |
| PP |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 17.886 |
| SR |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 17.384 |
The Canadian Grand Prix on the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve took place on June 8, 2008 and covered a distance of 70 laps of 4.361 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 305.270 km.
In qualifying, McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton took first place on the grid in 1: 17.886 minutes, ahead of Robert Kubica (BMW-Sauber) and world champion Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari).
After a start without incident, Hamilton pulled away from his pursuers relatively quickly. In the 19th lap, however, after Adrian Sutil's retirement and the subsequent safety car phase, there was a curious rear-end collision in the pits: Hamilton overlooked the red light at the pit exit, at which Raikkonen and Kubica had stopped in front of him. and drove on Raikkonen's Ferrari. As a result, both had to end the race early. Williams driver Nico Rosberg also damaged his car and only finished 10th after repairing his pits.
Kubica and his BMW-Sauber team-mate Nick Heidfeld took advantage of the failures of the favorites, who then decided the race among themselves. Kubica prevailed against Heidfeld and thus also took the lead in the overall World Cup. Third place went to veteran David Coulthard in the Red Bull, ahead of Timo Glock, who achieved the best result of his Formula 1 career to date. Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, who had fallen far behind due to the safety car phase, secured four points in fifth. Sebastian Vettel, who had to start from the pit lane due to a chassis change, had worked his way up to eighth place during the race, which he successfully defended against Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) in the final laps. Despite his early retirement, Kimi Räikkönen again drove the fastest race lap (1: 17.384 minutes).
Hamilton and Rosberg were punished after the race because of the rear-end collision in the pit lane (i.e. because of indirect disregard of the red light) and were relegated ten places back after qualifying for the following French Grand Prix.
French Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
1: 31: 50.245 |
| 2 |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
+ 17.984 |
| 3 |
Jarno Trulli
|
 Toyota
|
+ 28.250 |
| PP |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 16.449 |
| SR |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 16.630 |
The French Grand Prix at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours took place on June 22, 2008 and covered a distance of 70 laps of 4.411 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 308.586 km.
Kimi Raikkonen secured pole position in the Ferrari with a time of 1: 16.449 minutes ahead of his team-mate Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso in the Renault, who inherited third place on the grid after Lewis Hamilton was posted as a penalty.
The two Ferrari drivers dominated the race from the start and quickly set themselves apart from the rest of the field. Raikkonen had converted his best time in training into a sovereign lead until a broken exhaust threw him back behind Felipe Massa from lap 36 onwards. The Brazilian completed the laps safely to the finish and gratefully accepted the inherited victory.
The only moment of tension in the largely uneventful race was the duel for third place between Jarno Trulli in the Toyota and Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) in the final laps, which the Italian won with a strong performance. Kimi Raikkonen again set the fastest lap of the race in 1: 16.630 minutes.
Great Britain Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 39: 09.440 |
| 2 |
Nick Heidfeld
|
BMW clean
|
+1: 08.577 |
| 3 |
Rubens Barrichello
|
Honda
|
+1: 22.273 |
| PP |
Heikki Kovalainen
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 21.049 |
| SR |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 32.150 |
The Grand Prix of Great Britain at the Silverstone Circuit took place on July 6, 2008 and went over a distance of 59 laps of 5.141 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 303.214 km.
McLaren driver Heikki Kovalainen secured the best time in practice in 1: 21.049 minutes. It was the Finn's first pole position. Mark Webber surprisingly came second in the Red Bull ahead of Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari).
Lewis Hamilton had the best start from fourth on the grid, and right at the start of the rainy race the Brit placed himself behind his teammate Kovalainen, whom he then put under pressure. On lap 5 he managed to take the lead, which he did not give up until the finish. Kimi Raikkonen, who was catching up on Hamilton in the meantime, fell victim to a strategy error by his team that left the used intermediate tires on the car at the first stop.
Overall, many drivers spun on and off the track in the rain that set in, only winner Hamilton and second-placed Nick Heidfeld (BMW) remained flawless. Surprise third was old master Rubens Barrichello on a Honda, who had switched to fully-fledged rain tires at the right time and thus temporarily made up to five seconds on the rest of the field. The fastest race lap was once again achieved by world champion Raikkonen in 1: 32.150 minutes.
Grand Prix of Germany
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 31: 20.874 |
| 2 |
Nelson Piquet Jr.
|
 Renault
|
+ 5.586 |
| 3 |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
+ 9.339 |
| PP |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 15.666 |
| SR |
Nick Heidfeld
|
BMW clean
|
1: 15.987 |
The German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring took place on July 20, 2008 and covered a distance of 67 laps of 4.574 km, which corresponded to a total distance of 306.458 km.
Lewis Hamilton won the race in a McLaren-Mercedes ahead of Nelson Piquet junior in a Renault, who surprisingly came second. Ferrari driver Felipe Massa finished the race in third place.
Timo Glock had a serious accident at the start of the start-finish straight on lap 36, but was uninjured. Fisichella subsequently received a 25-second time penalty from the race management because he rounded back too early and thus illegally during the safety car phase. Nick Heidfeld drove the fastest race lap with 1: 15.987 minutes.
Hungarian Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Heikki Kovalainen
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 37: 27.067 |
| 2 |
Timo Glock
|
Toyota
|
+ 11.061 |
| 3 |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
+ 16.856 |
| PP |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 20.899 |
| SR |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 21.195 |
The Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring took place on August 3, 2008 and covered a distance of 70 laps of 4.381 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 306.663 km.
Heikki Kovalainen won his first Formula 1 race as the fourth Finn and a total of 100 winners. Second placed Timo Glock was on the podium for the first time in his Formula 1 career. Kimi Raikkonen came in third. Felipe Massa retired while in the lead two laps before the end due to an engine failure, while World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton fell back to fifth due to a tire damage and the subsequent additional stop. Once again, Raikkonen set the fastest lap of the race (1: 21.195 minutes), although he was hardly noticed for most of the time. In the final part, however, he caught up strongly with the second-placed Glock, but remained third after the Ferrari team had called him to drive gently after the failure of Massa.
Grand Prix of Europe
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
1: 35: 32,339 |
| 2 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
+ 5.611 |
| 3 |
Robert Kubica
|
BMW clean
|
+ 37.353 |
| PP |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
1: 38.989 |
| SR |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
1: 38.708 |
The European Grand Prix at the Valencia Street Circuit took place on August 24, 2008 and covered a distance of 57 laps of 5.419 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 308.883 km. Pole position was secured by Felipe Massa in front of Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica. The finish line also corresponded to this order. Massa drove the fastest race lap in 1: 38.708 minutes.
After the race, there was an investigation into Felipe Massa, who almost collided with Adrian Sutil while leaving the pits. However, the finish was confirmed. Massa was warned and fined 10,000 euros.
Belgian Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
1: 22: 59.394 |
| 2 |
Nick Heidfeld
|
BMW clean
|
+ 9.383 |
| 3 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
+ 10,539 |
| PP |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 47.338 |
| SR |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 47.930 |
The Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps took place on September 7th, 2008 and covered a distance of 44 laps of 7.004 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 308.052 km.
Lewis Hamilton, who started from pole position, lost his lead at the beginning of the race to Kimi Räikkönen, who started from fourth place and had already overtaken his team-mate Felipe Massa. The order at the top only changed due to a pit stop - but with two laps to go it looked like Raikkonen would win. After it had started to rain before, however, the second placed Hamilton was able to catch up and fought a duel with the Finn for the top. The Briton finally decided this for himself after several changes in leadership, while Raikkonen had to retire shortly before the start of the last lap after a slip that hit the wall. Räikkönen drove the fastest race lap with 1: 47.930 minutes.
Hamilton crossed the finish line first, but was subsequently given a time penalty of 25 seconds for shortening the bus stop chicane in a duel with Raikkonen and was classified as third. McLaren officially protested the penalty. However, this was rejected. Felipe Massa was the winner of the race at the Green Table. Timo Glock also received a 25-second time penalty for overtaking under the yellow flag, thereby losing eighth place to Mark Webber.
Italian Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Toro Rosso
|
1: 26: 47.494 |
| 2 |
Heikki Kovalainen
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
+ 12.512 |
| 3 |
Robert Kubica
|
BMW clean
|
+ 20.471 |
| PP |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Toro Rosso
|
1: 37.555 |
| SR |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 28.047 |
The Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza took place on September 14, 2008 and covered a distance of 53 laps of 5.793 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 306.720 km.
The racing weekend, which was partly characterized by heavy rainfall, went down in the history of Formula 1 with several records. After Sebastian Vettel was the youngest driver in the history of Formula 1 to achieve pole position in the rainy qualifying, he also won the race as the youngest Formula 1 driver ever. It was also the first victory for Scuderia Toro Rosso . With Heikki Kovalainen in second place and Robert Kubica in third place, the youngest podium trio in Formula 1 history also emerged. World Championship aspirant Lewis Hamilton only started from 15th place and, after trying to catch up, was seventh behind his title rival Felipe Massa. Räikkönen drove the fastest race lap with 1: 28.047 minutes.
Singapore Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Fernando Alonso
|
Renault
|
1: 57: 16.304 |
| 2 |
Nico Rosberg
|
Williams
|
+ 2.957 |
| 3 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
+ 5.917 |
| PP |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
1: 44.801 |
| SR |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 45.599 |
The Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit took place on September 28, 2008 over a distance of 61 laps of 5.067 km each, which corresponds to a total distance of 309.087 km. It was the 800th Formula 1 race in history and at the same time the first race to be held under floodlights.
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa started from pole position in front of Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren-Mercedes and Kimi Räikkönen in a Ferrari.
After an accident by Nelson Piquet junior with a subsequent safety car phase and a breakdown during Massa's first refueling stop, Fernando Alonso, who started from position 15, finally won the race. After a second safety car phase shortly before the end of the race, Lewis Hamilton drove directly behind Nico Rosberg. Hamilton finished in 3rd place, increasing his lead over Massa, his direct pursuer in the world championship standings, to seven points. Räikkönen drove the fastest race lap with 1: 45.599 minutes.
The FIA opened an investigation in August 2009 into allegations of manipulation of the race through an intentional accident involving Nelson Piquet Jr. In this context, on September 16, 2009, team boss Flavio Briatore and chief engineer Pat Symonds resigned from their offices. The World Motorsport Council sentenced Renault on September 21, 2009 to a two-year suspended sentence. Pat Symonds was banned from all FIA events for five years and Flavio Briatore for life. Nelson Piquet Jr., having been given immunity, went unpunished. Both Briatore's and Symonds' bans were lifted by a French court on January 5, 2010. As a justification, the court stated that the suspension was irregular due to the weak evidence. In addition, Briatore was awarded damages of 15,000 euros. The world automobile association FIA immediately announced that it might appeal this judgment.
Japanese Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
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| 1 |
Fernando Alonso
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Renault
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1: 30: 21.842 |
| 2 |
Robert Kubica
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BMW clean
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+ 5.283 |
| 3 |
Kimi Raikkonen
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Ferrari
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+ 6.400 |
| PP |
Lewis Hamilton
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McLaren-Mercedes
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1: 18.404 |
| SR |
Felipe Massa
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Ferrari
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1: 18.496 |
The Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway took place on October 12, 2008 and covered a distance of 67 laps of 4.563 km, for a total distance of 305.721 km. McLaren-Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton started from pole position in front of Kimi Räikkönen in a Ferrari and Heikki Kovalainen in a McLaren-Mercedes.
Right at the start, Raikkonen overtook Hamilton, but, like Massa and Kovalainen, was pushed off the track by Hamilton, who tried to counter with an aggressive maneuver in the first corner. For this, Hamilton later received a drive-through penalty. David Coulthard collided with Kazuki Nakajima and was eliminated. Felipe Massa collided with Lewis Hamilton, whereupon he fell back to the bottom of the field. Massa also received a drive-through penalty for this. So Fernando Alonso managed to achieve the second victory in a row. Massa drove the fastest race lap with 1: 18.496 minutes.
Due to a subsequent 25-second time penalty against Sébastien Bourdais , who was sixth at the end of the race, the latter fell back to tenth. Bourdais was punished for colliding with Felipe Massa after exiting the pit lane. Both drivers were able to continue their race, however.
Chinese Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
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| 1 |
Lewis Hamilton
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McLaren-Mercedes
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1: 31: 57,403 |
| 2 |
Felipe Massa
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Ferrari
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+ 14.925 |
| 3 |
Kimi Raikkonen
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Ferrari
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+ 16.445 |
| PP |
Lewis Hamilton
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McLaren-Mercedes
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1: 36.303 |
| SR |
Lewis Hamilton
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McLaren-Mercedes
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1: 36.325 |
The Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit took place on October 19, 2008 and covered a distance of 56 laps of 5.451 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 305.066 km.
McLaren-Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton started from pole position in front of Ferrari drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa. In a largely uneventful race, Hamilton managed a safe start-to-finish victory ahead of Massa and Räikkönen. Shortly before the end of the race, the second-placed Raikkonen gave his teammate his position without a fight so that he could continue to have intact World Cup chances in the final race in Brazil.
Hamilton drove the fastest race lap with 1: 36.325 minutes on lap 13.
Brazilian Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Felipe Massa
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Ferrari
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1: 34: 11.435 |
| 2 |
Fernando Alonso
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Renault
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+ 13.298 |
| 3 |
Kimi Raikkonen
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Ferrari
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+ 16.235 |
| PP |
Felipe Massa
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Ferrari
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1: 12.368 |
| SR |
Felipe Massa
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Ferrari
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1: 13.736 |
The Brazilian Grand Prix at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace took place on November 2, 2008 and covered a distance of 71 laps of 4.309 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 305.909 km.
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa started from pole position, who later set the fastest race lap in 1: 13.736 minutes and won the race. Fernando Alonso confirmed Renault's upward trend in the final races of the season with a solid second place and finished ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel. Lewis Hamilton finished fifth and thus world champion with one point ahead.
Rain set in at the beginning and end of the race, and the start was ten minutes late. Coulthard and Piquet Jr. were eliminated in the first round. Sebastian Vettel was able to work his way up to second place and, thanks to his aggressive three-stop strategy, kept up with the leading Massa for a long time.
The rain shortly before the end forced almost all drivers into the pits to change tires. In the dramatic final laps, Massa actually seemed to be able to become world champion when Hamilton was overtaken by the approaching Vettel and was therefore only in sixth place after Timo Glock had fallen by the wayside on dry tires and had taken fourth place. With this constellation, Massa would have become world champion level on points with Hamilton, as he could book one more win of the season for himself. On the last lap, however, Vettel and Hamilton drove past Glock in the area of the Junção bend, who could barely keep his Toyota with dry tires on the increasingly wet track. Hamilton secured the crucial point against Massa.
Qualifying duels
This table shows which drivers in each team achieved the better positions in qualifying.
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World championship ratings
The world champion will be the driver or designer who has accumulated the most points in the world championship by the end of the season. When distributing points, the placements are taken into account in the overall result of the respective race. The eight first-placed drivers in each race receive points according to the following scheme:
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| space | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | ||
| Points | 10 | 8th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Driver ranking
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| 1 |
L. Hamilton
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McLaren-Mercedes
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1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | DNF | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7th | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 98 |
| 2 |
F. Massa
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Ferrari
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DNF | DNF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 17 * | 1 | 1 | 6th | 13 | 7th | 2 | 1 | 97 |
| 3 |
K. Raikkonen
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Ferrari
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8th* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | DNF | 2 | 4th | 6th | 3 | DNF | 18 * | 9 | 15 * | 3 | 3 | 3 | 75 |
| 4th |
R. Kubica
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BMW clean
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DNF | 2 | 3 | 4th | 4th | 2 | 1 | 5 | DNF | 7th | 8th | 3 | 6th | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6th | 11 | 75 |
| 5 |
F. Alonso
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Renault
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4th | 8th | 10 | DNF | 6th | 10 | DNF | 8th | 6th | 11 | 4th | DNF | 4th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 4th | 2 | 61 |
| 6th |
N. Heidfeld
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BMW clean
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2 | 6th | 4th | 9 | 5 | 14th | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4th | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6th | 9 | 5 | 10 | 60 |
| 7th |
H. Kovalainen
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McLaren-Mercedes
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5 | 3 | 5 | DNF | 12 | 8th | 9 | 4th | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4th | 10 * | 2 | 10 | DNF | DNF | 7th | 53 |
| 8th |
S. Vettel
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 17th | 5 | 8th | 12 | DNF | 8th | DNF | 6th | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6th | 9 | 4th | 35 |
| 9 |
J. Trulli
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Toyota
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DNF | 4th | 6th | 8th | 10 | 13 | 6th | 3 | 7th | 9 | 7th | 5 | 16 | 13 | DNF | 5 | DNF | 8th | 31 |
| 10 |
T. Glock
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Toyota
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DNF | DNF | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4th | 11 | 12 | DNF | 2 | 7th | 9 | 11 | 4th | DNF | 7th | 6th | 25th |
| 11 |
M. Webber
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Red Bull-Renault
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DNF | 7th | 7th | 5 | 7th | 4th | 12 | 6th | 10 | DNF | 9 | 12 | 8th | 8th | DNF | 8th | 14th | 9 | 21st |
| 12 |
N. Piquet Jr.
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Renault
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DNF | 11 | DNF | DNF | 15th | DNF | DNF | 7th | DNF | 2 | 6th | 11 | DNF | 10 | DNF | 4th | 8th | DNF | 19th |
| 13 |
N. Rosberg
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Williams-Toyota
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3 | 14th | 8th | DNF | 8th | DNF | 10 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 14th | 8th | 12 | 14th | 2 | 11 | 15th | 12 | 17th |
| 14th |
R. Barrichello
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Honda
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DSQ | 13 | 11 | DNF | 14th | 6th | 7th | 14th | 3 | DNF | 16 | 16 | DNF | 17th | DNF | 13 | 11 | 15th | 11 |
| 15th |
K. Nakajima
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Williams-Toyota
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6th | 17th | 14th | 7th | DNF | 7th | DNF | 15th | 8th | 14th | 13 | 15th | 14th | 12 | 8th | 15th | 12 | 17th | 9 |
| 16 |
D. Coulthard
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Red Bull-Renault
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DNF | 9 | 18th | 12 | 9 | DNF | 3 | 9 | DNF | 13 | 11 | 17th | 11 | 16 | 7th | DNF | 10 | DNF | 8th |
| 17th |
S. Bourdais
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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7 * | DNF | 15th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 13 | 17th | 11 | 12 | 18th | 10 | 7th | 18th | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14th | 4th |
| 18th |
J. Button
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Honda
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DNF | 10 | DNF | 6th | 11 | 11 | 11 | DNF | DNF | 17th | 12 | 13 | 15th | 15th | 9 | 14th | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 19th |
G. Fisichella
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 Force India-Ferrari
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DNF | 12 | 12 | 10 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 18th | DNF | 16 | 15th | 14th | 17th | DNF | 14th | DNF | 17th | 18th | 0 |
| 20th |
A. Sutil
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Force India-Ferrari
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DNF | DNF | 19th | DNF | 16 | DNF | DNF | 19th | DNF | 15th | DNF | DNF | 13 | 19th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 16 | 0 |
| 21st |
T. Satō
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Great Aguri Honda
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DNF | 16 | 17th | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 22nd |
A. Davidson
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Great Aguri Honda
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DNF | 15th | 16 | DNF | 0 |
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Constructors' championship
| Item | constructor | No. |
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| 1 |
Ferrari
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1 | 8th* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | DNF | 2 | 4th | 6th | 3 | DNF | 18 * | 9 | 15 * | 3 | 3 | 3 | 172 |
| 2 | DNF | DNF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 17 * | 1 | 1 | 6th | 13 | 7th | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2 |
McLaren-Mercedes
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22nd | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | DNF | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7th | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 151 |
| 23 | 5 | 3 | 5 | DNF | 12 | 8th | 9 | 4th | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4th | 10 * | 2 | 10 | DNF | DNF | 7th | |||
| 3 |
BMW clean
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3 | 2 | 6th | 4th | 9 | 5 | 14th | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4th | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6th | 9 | 5 | 10 | 135 |
| 4th | DNF | 2 | 3 | 4th | 4th | 2 | 1 | 5 | DNF | 7th | 8th | 3 | 6th | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6th | 11 | |||
| 4th |
Renault
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5 | 4th | 8th | 10 | DNF | 6th | 10 | DNF | 8th | 6th | 11 | 4th | DNF | 4th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 4th | 2 | 80 |
| 6th | DNF | 11 | DNF | DNF | 15th | DNF | DNF | 7th | DNF | 2 | 6th | 11 | DNF | 10 | DNF | 4th | 8th | DNF | |||
| 5 |
Toyota
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11 | DNF | 4th | 6th | 8th | 10 | 13 | 6th | 3 | 7th | 9 | 7th | 5 | 16 | 13 | DNF | 5 | DNF | 8th | 56 |
| 12 | DNF | DNF | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4th | 11 | 12 | DNF | 2 | 7th | 9 | 11 | 4th | DNF | 7th | 6th | |||
| 6th |
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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14th | 7 * | DNF | 15th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 13 | 17th | 11 | 12 | 18th | 10 | 7th | 18th | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14th | 39 |
| 15th | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 17th | 5 | 8th | 12 | DNF | 8th | DNF | 6th | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6th | 9 | 4th | |||
| 7th |
Red Bull-Renault
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9 | DNF | 9 | 18th | 12 | 9 | DNF | 3 | 9 | DNF | 13 | 11 | 17th | 11 | 16 | 7th | DNF | 10 | DNF | 29 |
| 10 | DNF | 7th | 7th | 5 | 7th | 4th | 12 | 6th | 10 | DNF | 9 | 12 | 8th | 8th | DNF | 8th | 14th | 9 | |||
| 8th |
Williams-Toyota
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7th | 3 | 14th | 8th | DNF | 8th | DNF | 10 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 14th | 8th | 12 | 14th | 2 | 11 | 15th | 12 | 26th |
| 8th | 6th | 17th | 14th | 7th | DNF | 7th | DNF | 15th | 8th | 14th | 13 | 15th | 14th | 12 | 8th | 15th | 12 | 17th | |||
| 9 |
Honda
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16 | DNF | 10 | DNF | 6th | 11 | 11 | 11 | DNF | DNF | 17th | 12 | 13 | 15th | 15th | 9 | 14th | 16 | 13 | 14th |
| 17th | DSQ | 13 | 11 | DNF | 14th | 6th | 7th | 14th | 3 | DNF | 16 | 16 | DNF | 17th | DNF | 13 | 11 | 15th | |||
| 10 |
Force India-Ferrari
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20th | DNF | DNF | 19th | DNF | 16 | DNF | DNF | 19th | DNF | 15th | DNF | DNF | 13 | 19th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 16 | 0 |
| 21st | DNF | 12 | 12 | 10 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 18th | DNF | 16 | 15th | 14th | 17th | DNF | 14th | DNF | 17th | 18th | |||
| 11 |
Great Aguri Honda
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18th | DNF | 16 | 17th | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 19th | DNF | 15th | 16 | DNF |
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Individual evidence
- ↑ “Valencia unveils circuit plans” (Autosport.com on July 19, 2007)
- ↑ "Groundbreaking for Formula 1 track in Singapore" (Motorsport-Total.com on August 31, 2007)
- ^ "One brain for everyone" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (Sport.orf.at on January 8, 2008)
- ^ "FIA changes rules for qualification" ( Memento from June 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Sport.ard.de on May 9, 2008)
- ↑ "Official: Toro Rosso signs Bourdais" (Motorsport-Total.com on August 10, 2007)
- ↑ a b “Renault confirm Alonso, Piquet for 2008” (Autosport.com on December 10, 2007, English)
- ↑ a b "Kovalainen sits in the Silver Arrow" (Motorsport-Total.com on December 14, 2007)
- ↑ “Nakajima lands Williams race seat” (Autosport.com on November 7, 2007, English)
- ↑ "Cockpit change - Glock starts in 2008 for Toyota" (spiegel.de of November 19, 2007)
- ^ "Ralf Schumacher before the end of his career" ( Memento from December 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Kurier.at on December 27, 2007)
- ↑ a b "Mallya confirms the drivers for the coming season" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 10, 2008)
- ↑ "Richards: No Prodrive Start 2008" (Motorsport-Total.com on November 22, 2007)
- ↑ "Massa extends at Ferrari" (sportgate.de of October 16, 2007)
- ↑ a b "BMW Sauber F1 Team brings Klien and Asmer" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 2, 2008)
- ^ "Di Grassi: Renault driver number three" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 31, 2008)
- ↑ "Surprise: Renault takes Yamamoto" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 4, 2008)
- ↑ "Hülkenberg's test driver contract with Williams perfect" (Motorsport-Total.com on December 13, 2007)
- ↑ "Buemi: 'A big step forward'" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 16, 2008)
- ↑ "Toyota signs Kobayashi as third driver" (Motorsport-Total.com on November 16, 2007)
- ↑ "Honda signs Davidson as test driver" (focus.de on June 12, 2008)
- ↑ "Official: Wurz becomes a test driver at Honda" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 10, 2008)
- ↑ “Pedro De la Rosa to stay at McLaren in 2008, 2009” (Duemotori.com on October 22, 2007, English)
- ↑ "New Ferrari F2008 in Maranello revealed" (Motorsport-Total.com 6 January 2008)
- ↑ “BMW Sauber to unveil F1.08 in Munich” (Formula1.com on November 21, 2007, English)
- ↑ “January launch for new Renault” (Formula1.com on December 20, 2007, English)
- ↑ “Jerez launch for new Red Bull challenger” (Formula1.com on December 21, 2007, English)
- ↑ “January launch for new Toyota” (Formula1.com on November 20, 2007, English)
- ^ "New Toro Rosso debuts on Wednesday" (Motorsport-Total.com on April 15, 2008)
- ↑ “January launch for new Honda” (Formula1.com on December 20, 2007, English)
- ^ "Force India presentation live on the Internet" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 4, 2008)
- ^ "Mercedes presentation on January 7th in Stuttgart" (Motorsport-Total.com on December 27th, 2007)
- ↑ "Williams refrains from presenting" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 2, 2008)
- ^ "Serious allegations of manipulation against Renault" (spox.com on August 31, 2009)
- ^ "Renault fires team boss Briatore" (Spiegel.de on September 16, 2009)
- ↑ "Black eye: only suspended sentence for Renault!" (Motorsport-total.com on September 21, 2009)
- ↑ Briatore ban dissolved: Court approves him ( Memento from January 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Formel1.de on January 5, 2010)
- ↑ Briatore undecided on F1 return: Justice has been done ( Memento from January 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Formel1.de on January 5, 2010)
- ↑ Briatores lifelong Formula 1 ban lifted ( Memento from January 2, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) (AFP on January 5, 2010)
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