2008 FIA Formula One World Championship

Drivers' champion: Sir Lewis Hamilton
Team: McLaren
Points: 98
Runner-up: Felipe Massa — 97
Margin: 1
Constructors' champion: Ferrari
Rounds: 18
Engine formula: 2.4 L naturally aspirated V8
Tyres: Bridgestone (sole supplier)

Decided at the final corner of the final lap in Brazil. Hamilton became the youngest champion at the time and the sport's first Black World Champion.

Races

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Dates	Winner	Constructor	Pole	Fastest lap
1	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park	—	Sir Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Heikki Kovalainen
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit	—	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	Felipe Massa	Nick Heidfeld
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit	—	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Robert Kubica	Heikki Kovalainen
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	—	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	Kimi Raikkonen
5	Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park	—	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Felipe Massa	Kimi Raikkonen
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	—	Sir Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Felipe Massa	Kimi Raikkonen
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve	—	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Kimi Raikkonen
8	French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	—	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	Kimi Raikkonen
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	—	Sir Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Heikki Kovalainen	Kimi Raikkonen
10	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	—	Sir Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Nick Heidfeld
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring	—	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Kimi Raikkonen
12	European Grand Prix	Valencia Street Circuit	—	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Felipe Massa	Felipe Massa
13	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	—	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Kimi Raikkonen
14	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	—	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Sebastian Vettel	Kimi Raikkonen
15	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit	—	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Felipe Massa	Kimi Raikkonen
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Speedway	—	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Felipe Massa
17	Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit	—	Sir Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Sir Lewis Hamilton	Sir Lewis Hamilton
18	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos)	—	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Felipe Massa	Felipe Massa

Championship standings after round 18

Pos	Driver	Team	Points
1	Sir Lewis Hamilton	—	98
2	Felipe Massa	—	97
3	Kimi Raikkonen	—	75
4	Robert Kubica	—	75
5	Fernando Alonso	—	61
6	Nick Heidfeld	—	60
7	Heikki Kovalainen	—	53
8	Sebastian Vettel	—	35
9	Jarno Trulli	—	31
10	Timo Glock	—	25
11	Mark Webber	—	21
12	Nelson Piquet Jr.	—	19