Season · 18 rounds, all run
2008 FIA Formula One World Championship
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.
- Rounds
- 18all run
- Drivers' champion
- Sir Lewis Hamilton98 points
- Constructors' champion
- Ferrari172 points
- Margin
- 1over Felipe Massa
How the title was decided
Sir Lewis HamiltonFelipe MassaKimi Raikkonen
The three drivers who finished highest, tracked from the opening round.
The numbers behind this chart, How the title was decided
| Driver | After round | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 10 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 14 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 14 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 20 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 28 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 6 | 38 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 7 | 38 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 8 | 38 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 9 | 48 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 10 | 58 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 11 | 62 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 12 | 70 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 13 | 76 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 14 | 78 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 15 | 84 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 16 | 84 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 17 | 94 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 18 | 98 |
| Felipe Massa | 3 | 10 |
| Felipe Massa | 4 | 18 |
| Felipe Massa | 5 | 28 |
| Felipe Massa | 6 | 34 |
| Felipe Massa | 7 | 38 |
| Felipe Massa | 8 | 48 |
| Felipe Massa | 9 | 48 |
| Felipe Massa | 10 | 54 |
| Felipe Massa | 11 | 54 |
| Felipe Massa | 12 | 64 |
| Felipe Massa | 13 | 74 |
| Felipe Massa | 14 | 77 |
| Felipe Massa | 15 | 77 |
| Felipe Massa | 16 | 79 |
| Felipe Massa | 17 | 87 |
| Felipe Massa | 18 | 97 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 2 | 11 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 3 | 19 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 4 | 29 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 5 | 35 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 6 | 35 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | 35 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 8 | 43 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 9 | 48 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 10 | 51 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 11 | 57 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 12 | 57 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 13 | 57 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 14 | 57 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 15 | 57 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 16 | 63 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 17 | 69 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 18 | 75 |
Final drivers' standings
| Pos | Driver | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 98 | — |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | 6 | 97 | 1 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 2 | 75 | 23 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | 1 | 75 | 23 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 2 | 61 | 37 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | 0 | 60 | 38 |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 53 | 45 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 35 | 63 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | 0 | 31 | 67 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | 0 | 25 | 73 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | 0 | 21 | 77 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 0 | 19 | 79 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | 0 | 17 | 81 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | 0 | 11 | 87 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | 0 | 9 | 89 |
| 16 | David Coulthard | 0 | 8 | 90 |
| 17 | Sébastien Bourdais | 0 | 4 | 94 |
| 18 | Jenson Button | 0 | 3 | 95 |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 20 | Adrian Sutil | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 22 | Anthony Davidson | 0 | 0 | 98 |
A driver with points and no position was excluded from the classification: the points stand, the position does not. Wins are counted from the race records, and a shared drive is a win for both of its drivers. The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all.
Final constructors' standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari ferrari | 172 | — |
| 2 | McLaren mercedes | 151 | 21 |
| 3 | BMW Sauber bmw | 135 | 37 |
| 4 | Renault renault | 80 | 92 |
| 5 | Toyota toyota | 56 | 116 |
| 6 | Scuderia Toro Rosso ferrari | 39 | 133 |
| 7 | Red Bull Racing renault | 29 | 143 |
| 8 | Williams toyota | 26 | 146 |
| 9 | Honda honda | 14 | 158 |
| 10 | Force India ferrari | 0 | 172 |
| 11 | Super Aguri honda | 0 | 172 |
The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all. The championship is contested by a chassis–engine pair, so one name can appear more than once with different engines.
The calendar
- R1Australianrun
- R2Malaysianrun
- R3Bahrainrun
- R4Spanishrun
- R5Turkishrun
- R6Monacorun
- R7Canadianrun
- R8Frenchrun
- R9Britishrun
- R10Germanrun
- R11Hungarianrun
- R12Europeanrun
- R13Belgianrun
- R14Italianrun
- R15Singaporerun
- R16Japaneserun
- R17Chineserun
- R18Brazilianrun
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists. F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy.
Two names in one cell is a shared drive: both drivers are classified in that position, and both are winners. Open any round for its full classification.
Who entered
| Constructor | Entered as | Chassis | Designs | Engines | Tyres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMW Sauber | BMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber F1.08 | 1 | BMW P86/8 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone |
| Ferrari | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F2008 | 1 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone |
| Force India | Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM01 | 1 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone |
| Honda | Honda Racing F1 Team | Honda RA108 | 1 | Honda RA808E 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone |
| McLaren | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-23 | 1 | Mercedes FO 108V 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone |
| Red Bull Racing | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB4 | 1 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone |
| Renault | ING Renault F1 Team | Renault R28 | 1 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone |
| Scuderia Toro Rosso | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR2B, Toro Rosso STR3 | 2 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone |
| Super Aguri | Super Aguri F1 Team | Super Aguri SA08 | 1 | Honda RA808E 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone |
| Toyota | Panasonic Toyota Racing | Toyota TF108 | 1 | Toyota RVX-08 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone |
| Williams | AT&T Williams | Williams FW30 | 1 | Toyota RVX-08 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone |
Where an entrant ran more than one design, no source records which car raced which round — so those race results carry no chassis.
Photographs
From Wikimedia Commons, each shown with the photographer and licence its terms require.
Ferrari F2008
Luca Badoer 2008 test · Mypoorbrain · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
McLaren MP4-23
Lewis Hamilton 2008 China · Tim Wang from Beijing, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Renault R28
Nelson Piquet 2008 test 3 · Darren · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
BMW Sauber F1.08
Nick Heidfeld 2008 test · Mypoorbrain · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Honda RA108
Barrichello Canada 2008 · Mark McArdle · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Red Bull RB4
David Coulthard - Toro Rosso (4204012255) · kevinmcgill from Den Bosch, Netherlands · CC BY-SA 2.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
3 more photographs
Toyota TF108
Jarno Trulli 2008 Britain 2 · Marc Evans from Newbury, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Williams FW30
Kazuki Nakajima 2008 Britain · Marc Evans from Newbury, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Super Aguri SA08
Davidson 2008 Malaysia · Mohd Nor Azmil Abdul Rahman from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · CC BY 2.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Team
- McLaren
- Runner-up
- Felipe Massa — 97
- Engine formula
- 2.4 L naturally aspirated V8
- Tyres
- Bridgestone (sole supplier)
- Entered
- 22 drivers, 11 constructors, 6 engine makers — counted from the entries, whether or not they started