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2008 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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Lewis Hamilton, champion of the 2008 Formula One season.

Felipe Massa, runner-up in 2008 by a single point.

Kimi Räikkönen, the 2007 world champion, finished the season ranked 3rd.

The 2008 Formula One season was the 59th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It began on 16 March and ended on 2 November after eighteen Grands Prix. Lewis Hamilton became the Drivers' World Champion while Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro won the Constructors' title. In winning the title, Hamilton became the youngest driver ever to win the title and the first black driver to do so. He was also the first British champion since Damon Hill in 1996.

There were a total of seven teams signed up to compete in the championship through an agreement with Formula One Management, with the other four major manufacturers in the Grand Prix Manufacturers’ Association (GPMA) having signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the 2006 Spanish Grand Prix. All teams in both groups have two spots each on the 2008 grid. One for each of their drivers determined through Qualifying on the Saturday of the race weekend (Sunday hosting the Grand Prix). The season sees the banning of traction control after it was re-introduced in 2001. 2008 also introduced two new street circuits. The Valencia Street Circuit and Marina Bay Street Circuit hosted the European GP and the new Singapore GP respectively. The Singapore GP was also the first Formula One event held at night.

Pre-season testing

Former double world champion Fernando Alonso, tests the Renault R28 at Valencia.

The first multi-team test session started in Jerez on 14 January 2008. Ferrari, McLaren and Toyota all tested their 2008 cars. Williams tested a modified version of the FW29 whilst Renault and Red Bull tested their 2007 entries. Honda, Toro Rosso, Super Aguri and Force India also attended. BMW was not in attendance as they were launching the F1.08 Testing then moved to Valencia on 22 January. Renault and Williams were the only teams on the track for the first day of testing. They were both testing their 2008 challengers. They were joined by every other team except Super Aguri for the next three days. 1 February saw testing move to Barcelona. Again, all teams but Super Aguri were in action. The first day of testing saw Kazuki Nakajima crash his FW30. It also saw racist abuse directed at Lewis Hamilton. Williams withdrew from testing on day three to try to fix the problem that caused Nakajima's crash. Meanwhile on 4 February, Ferrari and Toyota moved to Bahrain to continue testing the F2008 and TF108.

On 12 February testing returned to Jerez. Red Bull and Williams were the only teams in action on the first day. The second day of testing saw all teams but Ferrari and Toyota (who were still in Bahrain) attending. After postponing their SA08 launch and cancelling testing at Valencia, Super Aguri turned up to test their SA07B interim car for the first time.

Testing moved to Barcelona on 19 February. The first day of tests got underway in rain with Williams, Red Bull, Renault and Toyota present. Nico Rosberg topped the time sheets for Williams. BMW Sauber were instead testing on their own in Jerez. Super Aguri did not turn up despite promising a Q&A with the media. They blamed circumstances beyond their control. On the second day Ferrari turned up and topped the time sheets with Felipe Massa on another wet track. McLaren joined on the final day and Williams finished on top with Nakajima. The final multi-team test began on 25 February with every team but Super Aguri attending. Lewis Hamilton topped the time sheets faster than both Kimi Räikkönen and Michael Schumacher. McLaren continued to outpace Ferrari on day two with both drivers on top and Toyota were fastest with Jarno Trulli on the final day.

Teams

On 14 February 2006 the FIA president Max Mosley announced that all teams interested in competing in the 2008 World Championship would have a seven-day window during which they would have to submit an application to compete. All eleven current teams applied, as well as several others. On April 28, 2006 the FIA announced that all of the current teams' applications for the 2008 season were granted, along with a new team Prodrive, fronted by the ex-BAR and -Benetton principal David Richards. There were 21 applications (including the current teams and Prodrive), of which the following were notable: European Minardi F1 Team Ltd, Jordan Grand Prix, Direxiv and Carlin Motorsport. However despite the Prodrive application being accepted Richards later announced that the team would not race in 2008 due to a dispute over the legality of customer cars.

Teams signed with FOM

GPMA manufacturers (MoU with FOM)

Bernie Ecclestone had signed an agreement with the GPMA to end their threat of a breakaway series in 2008.

BMW Sauber
Honda
McLaren-Mercedes
Renault (Renault have since left the GPMA)

On 29 July 2008, the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) was formed at a meeting of the teams competing in the 2008 championship. This new organization gives a united voice in ongoing discussions regarding the future of Formula One with the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone's Formula One Group. Headed by Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, the first task of FOTA will be to negotiate the terms of the new Concorde Agreement, the commercial contract which governs the championship, with the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone.

New car launches

Constructor	Chassis	Launch date	Launch location
Ferrari	F2008	6 January	Fiorano, Italy
McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	7 January	Stuttgart, Germany
Toyota	TF108	10 January	Cologne, Germany
BMW Sauber	F1.08	14 January	Munich, Germany
Red Bull-Renault	RB4	16 January	Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Spain
Honda	RA108	29 January	Brackley, United Kingdom
Renault	R28	31 January	Paris, France
Force India-Ferrari*	VJM-01	7 February	Mumbai, India
Williams-Toyota	FW30	No official launch
Toro Rosso-Ferrari*	STR3	No official launch
Super Aguri-Honda	SA08	No official launch

* Team started the season with updated versions of their 2007 car.

Notes

Super Aguri originally planned to unveil their 2008 challenger, the SA08, in Barcelona on 19 February but due to financial problems they had to postpone the launch and replace it with a Q&A session with the media which was later cancelled itself. On 10 March, just before the Australian Grand Prix, team boss Aguri Suzuki revealed that their 2008 challenger would be unveiled on March 14 during Friday practice.
Renault and Honda both started testing their 2008 cars a week before their official launch.
Although they did not have an official launch, Williams-Toyota gave the FW30 its track debut on 21 January at Valencia during winter testing with a livery of former Formula One drivers on the nose cone who have driven for Williams in the past 30 years. Their season livery was revealed at their photography studio in Oxfordshire on 3 March.
Toro Rosso-Ferrari started the 2008 season with an updated B spec version of their 2007 STR2 car stating that their 2008 challenger, the Toro Rosso STR3, was due to make its debut at the fourth or fifth round. The new car made its test debut in the hands of Red Bull junior driver, Brendon Hartley in Italy on 2 April, and was also tested by Sébastien Bourdais. The car made its public debut in Barcelona on April 16. It was later confirmed that the car would first race in Monaco.

Teams and drivers

The following constructors and drivers participated in the 2008 Formula One season.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Race drivers	No.	Official test driver(s)
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F2008	Ferrari 056	B	1	Kimi Räikkönen	31	Luca Badoer Marc Gené
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F2008	Ferrari 056	B	2	Felipe Massa	31	Luca Badoer Marc Gené
BMW Sauber F1 Team	BMW Sauber	F1.08	BMW P86/8	B	3	Nick Heidfeld	32	Christian Klien Marko Asmer
BMW Sauber F1 Team	BMW Sauber	F1.08	BMW P86/8	B	4	Robert Kubica	32	Christian Klien Marko Asmer
ING Renault F1 Team	Renault	R28	Renault RS27	B	5	Fernando Alonso	33	Lucas Di Grassi Romain Grosjean Sakon Yamamoto
ING Renault F1 Team	Renault	R28	Renault RS27	B	6	Nelson Piquet Jr.	33	Lucas Di Grassi Romain Grosjean Sakon Yamamoto
AT&T WilliamsF1 Team	Williams	FW30	Toyota RVX-08	B	7	Nico Rosberg	34	Nico Hülkenberg
AT&T WilliamsF1 Team	Williams	FW30	Toyota RVX-08	B	8	Kazuki Nakajima	34	Nico Hülkenberg
Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB4	Renault RS27	B	9	David Coulthard	35	Sébastien Buemi
Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB4	Renault RS27	B	10	Mark Webber	35	Sébastien Buemi
Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota	TF108	Toyota RVX-08	B	11	Jarno Trulli	36	Kamui Kobayashi
Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota	TF108	Toyota RVX-08	B	12	Timo Glock	36	Kamui Kobayashi
Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso	STR2B^† STR3	Ferrari 056	B	14	Sébastien Bourdais	37	Brendon Hartley
Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso	STR2B^† STR3	Ferrari 056	B	15	Sebastian Vettel	37	Brendon Hartley
Honda Racing F1 Team	Honda	RA108	Honda RA808E	B	16	Jenson Button	38	Alexander Wurz Anthony Davidson Mike Conway</ref> Luca Filippi
Honda Racing F1 Team	Honda	RA108	Honda RA808E	B	17	Rubens Barrichello	38
Super Aguri F1 ‡	Super Aguri	SA08	Honda RA808E	B	18	Takuma Sato	39	none
Super Aguri F1 ‡	Super Aguri	SA08	Honda RA808E	B	19	Anthony Davidson	39	none
Force India Formula One Team	Force India	VJM-01	Ferrari	B	20	Adrian Sutil	40	Vitantonio Liuzzi
Force India Formula One Team	Force India	VJM-01	Ferrari	B	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	40	Vitantonio Liuzzi
Vodafone McLaren–Mercedes	McLaren	MP4-23	Mercedes FO108V	B	22	Lewis Hamilton	41	Gary Paffett Paul di Resta
Vodafone McLaren–Mercedes	McLaren	MP4-23	Mercedes FO108V	B	23	Heikki Kovalainen	41	Gary Paffett Paul di Resta

† Toro Rosso started 2008 with a modified version of their 2007 car, labelled the STR2B. The Italian team originally planned to introduce the new STR3 around the fourth or fifth round of the 2008 championship, but it finally made its debut in the sixth round, the Monaco Grand Prix.

‡ Super Aguri withdrew on 6 May from the 2008 Formula One season due to financial troubles.

2008 was the first season where no driver was replaced during the course of the season. Usually some drivers are replaced either for an injury, a lack of performance or sponsorship related issues.

2008 race schedule

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	City / Location	Date	Time
Round	Official race title	Grand Prix	Circuit	City / Location	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	Montmeló	27 April	14:00	12:00
5	Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park	Istanbul	11 May	15:00	12:00
6	Grand Prix de Monaco	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco	Monte-Carlo	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	Silverstone	6 July	13:00	12:00
10	Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland	German GP	Hockenheimring	Hockenheim	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^†	Valencia	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	Monza	14 September	14:00	12:00
15	SingTel Singapore Grand Prix^‡	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit^†	Marina Bay	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	Shanghai	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

Changes

Rule changes

ECU

A standard Electronic Control Unit (ECU) was supplied by Microsoft MES, a joint venture between Microsoft and McLaren Electronic Systems.
Traction control and launch control banned along with several other electronic aids including engine braking.

Engine and gearbox

Max Mosley proposed an engine freeze for ten years. Later, all teams agreed to shorten the engine freeze to five years.
The first unscheduled engine change of the season for each car did not lead to the usual 10 place grid penalty.
Fuel of the cars must have been made up of at least 5.75% biological materials.
Gearboxes to last four races, 5 place grid penalty for a gear box change. If a driver did not finish a race, he was allowed to change the gearbox for the next race without receiving a penalty.

Cars

Improved cockpit protection.
The use of a spare car was restricted. Each competing team would not be allowed to have more than two cars available for use at any time. In this context, a car was considered as such if it was a partially assembled survival cell, fitted with an engine, any front suspension, bodywork, radiators, oil tanks or heat exchangers.

Tyres

Bridgestone will be the official tyre supplier for the 2008-2010 seasons.

Qualifying

The first part of qualifying lengthened to 20 minutes, and final part of qualifying shortened to 10 minutes. Teams taking part in Q3 would no longer be allowed to add fuel back to the car after qualifying to eliminate 'fuel-burn' phase.
A minimum lap time for each qualifying session was implemented from Round 3 in Bahrain to stop cars coasting back to the pits at dangerously low speeds as seen in Round 2 in Malaysia. Both Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen were demoted five grid places after the stewards decided that they had impeded Nick Heidfeld and Fernando Alonso. The minimum lap time was different for each race. For example, it was 1:39 in Bahrain.
From 8 May 2008, the FIA announced that, following Super Aguri's departure from Formula One, the qualifying procedures changed. Rather than six drivers being eliminated at the end of Q1, only the five lowest-qualified drivers would be eliminated. This increased the likelihood that one of the midfield contenders would drop out, as only the top 15 drivers would go through to Q2. The Q2-Q3 transition remained unchanged.

Testing

No competing team was allowed to carry out more than 30,000 km (18,641mi) of testing during the 2008 calendar year.

Driver changes

After competing in the sport for ten years, Ralf Schumacher did not take part in the 2008 season. He was replaced at Toyota by 2007 GP2 Champion, Timo Glock.

Changed teams

Fernando Alonso: McLaren → Renault F1
Heikki Kovalainen: Renault F1 → McLaren
Giancarlo Fisichella: Renault F1 → Force India
Nelson Piquet Jr.: Renault F1 (test driver) → Renault F1 (race seat)
Timo Glock: GP2 Series/BMW Sauber F1 (test driver) → Toyota F1 (race seat)
Vitantonio Liuzzi: Scuderia Toro Rosso → Force India (test driver)
Kazuki Nakajima: GP2 Series/WilliamsF1 (test driver) → WilliamsF1 (race seat)
Alexander Wurz: WilliamsF1 → Honda Racing F1 (test driver)
Christian Klien: Honda Racing F1 (test driver) → BMW Sauber (test driver)
Sakon Yamamoto: Spyker F1 → Renault F1 (test development driver)

Entered F1

Sébastien Bourdais: Champ Car World Series → Scuderia Toro Rosso
Marko Asmer: British Formula Three Championship → BMW Sauber (test driver)^†

Exited F1

Ralf Schumacher: Toyota F1 → DTM Touring Cars series

Notes
† Marko Asmer also drove in the GP2 Series with the FMS International team in 2008.

More information

Sebastian Vettel replaced Scott Speed from the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix onwards at Scuderia Toro Rosso and was confirmed as driver for 2008. Team-mate Vitantonio Liuzzi was replaced by four time Champ Car champion Sébastien Bourdais for 2008.
On 1 October, Ralf Schumacher announced that he would leave Toyota at the end of the 2007 season. He has since joined the German DTM Touring Cars series.
On 7 October, it was reported that Alexander Wurz had decided to retire from racing.
On 2 November, Fernando Alonso and McLaren announced that both parties agreed to a ‘mutual parting of ways’.
On 7 November 2007, Williams announced that Kazuki Nakajima would partner Nico Rosberg for the 2008 season.
On 19 November 2007, Timo Glock was confirmed as the replacement driver for Ralf Schumacher by Toyota.
On 7 December 2007, after testing for Force India, Ralf Schumacher said it was unlikely he would return to Formula One.
On 10 December 2007, Renault confirmed that Fernando Alonso would drive for them this season. He was partnered by rookie Nelson Piquet Jr..
On 14 December 2007, McLaren confirmed that Heikki Kovalainen would partner Lewis Hamilton
On 10 January 2008, Force India confirmed Giancarlo Fisichella as first driver and Vitantonio Liuzzi as a test driver. Adrian Sutil had already been confirmed as the team's second driver.
On 10 January 2008, Alexander Wurz was announced as the reserve driver for Honda after leaving Williams just before the Brazil GP.
On 2 February 2008, BMW announced that Christian Klien had been contracted as their test and reserve driver for the 2008 season. He worked alongside Marko Asmer who became the team’s junior tester.
On 4 February 2008, Renault signed Japanese driver Sakon Yamamoto as a test development driver for the 2008 season.

Team changes

Rumours about the possible sale of the Jordan/Spyker team had been abundant in the paddock throughout the last few months of the 2007 season. Only a year after Spyker bought the team from Midland, Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya bought the team for €88 million, several million more than Spyker paid. On 24 October 2007, Mallya was granted permission to change the team's name to Force India. He also said he would like to keep German driver Adrian Sutil for 2008. Force India had a driver announcement ceremony in January 2008 where it was revealed that Sutil would be second driver partnered by first driver Giancarlo Fisichella and test driver Vitantonio Liuzzi.
On 28 April 2006, rallying and motorsports technology firm Prodrive were officially granted entry to Formula One when the FIA announced the list of entrants to the 2008 Formula One World Championship. While a total of 21 teams applied for entry, the FIA had always maintained that only 12 teams would be granted entry, meaning only one new team would line up on the grid in 2008. FIA president Max Mosley revealed that Prodrive had found the finances to support their bid. Also, Prodrive's chief executive, David Richards, has experience as a Formula One team principal". Richards has previously acted as team principal of the Benetton and British American Racing teams. However on 23 November 2007, after lengthy negotiations between FIA president Max Mosley regarding customer cars, Richards announced that Prodrive F1 would not compete in the 2008 Formula One World Championship, as the legal situation left no time for the team to be set up.
On 31 December 2007, Toyota announced that they would end their sponsorship deal with Kingfisher Airlines due to the fact that Kingfisher Airliners' owner Dr. Vijay Mallya wants to focus on the new F1 team Force India which was formed after Dr. Mallya's 2007 acquisition of Spyker F1 team. Although the team had a two year deal with the Indian airline company, both parties agreed to terminate the deal by 'mutual consent'.
During the 2008 season on May 6, the Super Aguri team folded and withdrew from Formula One. The team was in dire financial straits at the end of 2007 as the team did not receive a payment on a sponsorship deal. This has led to them becoming the poorest team in Formula One. Super Aguri rejected a buyout offer in January 2008 from an Indian consortium led by the CEO of the Spice Group on the cond. Despite this Super Aguri were unable to sign any contracts until agreements had been reached with their sponsors. Sato and Davidson were confirmed on 10 March.
GP2 series driver Luca Filippi was linked to race for the team in 2008, however he instead stayed with the GP2 series for 2008. Super Aguri announced that a major deal had been made with Magma Group to solve the team's financial problems, however this fell through, supposedly because of Magma Group's unwillingness to invest money in a team with poor results. On 6 May 2008, Super Aguri withdrew from the Formula 1 World Championship<. It affirmed a prediction at the start of the season by Max Mosley saying the team would not make it to the final race in Brazil.

Race changes

The new Marina Bay Street Circuit which hosted the Singapore Grand Prix at night.

It had been confirmed that Singapore would host a Grand Prix from 2008 for the next five years. It would be a street circuit, with the route designed by KBR. It had been confirmed that the Grand Prix would be a night race, with a start time of 20:00 local time (12:00 GMT) and run in an anti-clockwise direction to enhance safety by avoiding a bottle neck at the end of the start finish straight. It had also been revealed that practice sessions and qualifying would take place at night.
The European Grand Prix would take place at the Valencia Street Circuit in 2008, changing from the Nürburgring which hosted the event up until 2007. Because both German circuits share the right to host an F1 race, the German Grand Prix took place at Hockenheimring in 2008. It will continue to alternate between these two circuits yearly.
It had been confirmed that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway would not hold a Grand Prix in 2008; however, a possible return to Indianapolis in the future has not been completely ruled out.
In the run up to the 2007 French GP it was reported that it would be the last Grand Prix to be held at Magny-Cours. Some alternatives suggested for the French Grand Prix included Paul Ricard or a new circuit near Disneyland Paris or Charles de Gaulle airport. However on 24 July 2007 it was reported that Bernie Ecclestone had "agreed in principle to maintain the race at Magny-Cours in 2008, and even 2009, if there were no other alternatives."
The 2008 season also saw changes to the race start times for China, moved to 15:00 and Australia, moved from its traditional 14:00 slot to 15:30.

Other changes

On 7 March, the official Formula One tyre supplier Bridgestone announced that they would be marking their extreme wet weather tyres with a white line in the central groove to differentiate it from the softer wet weather tyre compound. This was so spectators could differentiate between the tyres in the same way they could with the dry compounds.

TV coverage

All broadcasters of Formula One worldwide take what is known as the world feed for the majority of their race coverage. The host broadcaster which produces the world feed has access to trackside, onboard and pitlane cameras. Timing, position and other graphics are also added to the world feed before it is provided to the broadcasters. For the 2008 season, Formula One Management, owner of the commercial rights to the sport acted as host broadcaster for 16 of the 18 rounds of the championship.

In the Arab world, practice, qualifications and races were broadcast exclusively by Al Jazeera Sports.
In Australia, qualification was aired early in the morning on the race day. The race had recently been shown live on Ten HD. If it started at 10:00pm AEST, it would be shown later on Network Ten, however if at a different time, it would be shown live.
In Brazil, all races and qualifications were broadcast by Rede Globo.
In France, both qualifications and races were broadcast by TF1.
In Greece ALPHA TV broadcast the Grands Prix live.
In India, all races were broadcast by ESPNStar alliance, primarily on Star Sports.
In Japan, Fuji TV broadcast all the races and qualifications, digests in terrestrial channel and live in satellite channel (Fuji CS721) via SKY PerfecTV. In parallel with the two channels, the company started broadcasting high-definition live program in HD satellite channel (Fuji CSHD) after the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix.
In Mexico, all races were broadcast live on Fox Sports, and by Televisa's XHTV Canal 4 a few hours later using a tape delay broadcast.
In Sweden, the qualification was broadcast in both TV 6 and Viasat Motor simultaneously, although Viasat Motor did not have commercials.
In the United Kingdom, ITV provided the coverage for the last time before the BBC takes over in 2009.
In the United States, all races were broadcast live on Speed except for four races broadcast by Fox: the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix, 2008 French Grand Prix, 2008 British Grand Prix and the 2008 German Grand Prix. However, only the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix was televised live, and others were tape delayed.
In Turkey, the races were shown on CNN Turk.
In Canada, the races were shown on TSN, although in Quebec, it also aired on RDS.
In Venezuela, all races were broadcast live on Televen, and by Meridiano Televisión a few hours later using a tape delay broadcast.
In Malaysia, the race is broadcast live on Pay-TV Astro's ESPNStar Star-Sport's channel. Free TV channel RTM's shows the race delayed, and takes the ITV commentary feed.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

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

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	12	8	9	4	5	5	1	4	10^†	2	10	Ret	Ret	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

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish, inc. non-classified finish
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Light blue	Friday test driver (TD) - 2003-2007 only
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Injured or ill (Inj)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)

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	Pts
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	1	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	Pts

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish, inc. non-classified finish
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Light blue	Friday test driver (TD) - 2003-2007 only
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Injured or ill (Inj)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest Lap

† 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, with immediate effect. The company went into administration a day later.

Statistics

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Constructor(s)	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F.laps	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	18	5	10	7	1	98
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	18	6	10	6	3	97
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	18	2	9	2	10	75
4	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	18	1	7	1	0	75
5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	18	2	3	0	0	61
6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	18	0	4	0	2	60
7	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	18	1	3	1	2	53
8	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	18	1	1	1	0	35
9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	18	0	1	0	0	31
10	Timo Glock	Toyota	18	0	1	0	0	25
11	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	18	0	0	0	0	21
12	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	18	0	1	0	0	19
13	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	18	0	2	0	0	17
14	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	18	0	1	0	0	11
15	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	18	0	0	0	0	9
16	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Renault	18	0	1	0	0	8
17	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	18	0	0	0	0	4
18	Jenson Button	Honda	18	0	0	0	0	3
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Ferrari	18	0	0	0	0	0
20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Ferrari	18	0	0	0	0	0
21	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri-Honda	4	0	0	0	0	0
22	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri-Honda	4	0	0	0	0	0

Constructors

Pos	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F.laps	Points
1	Ferrari	F2008	Ferrari	36	8	19	8	13	172
2	McLaren	MP4-23	Mercedes	36	6	13	8	3	151
3	BMW Sauber	F1.08	BMW	36	1	11	1	2	135
4	Renault	R28	Renault	36	2	4	0	0	80
5	Toyota	TF108	Toyota	36	0	2	0	0	56
6	Toro Rosso	STR2B, STR3	Ferrari	36	1	1	1	0	39
7	Red Bull	RB4	Renault	36	0	1	0	0	29
8	Williams	FW30	Toyota	36	0	2	0	0	26
9	Honda	RA108	Honda	36	0	1	0	0	14
10	Force India	VJM-01	Ferrari	36	0	0	0	0	0
11	Super Aguri	SA08	Honda	8	0	0	0	0	0

External links

2008 Formula One images Retrieved from www.motorsport.com on 13 November 2008
2008 Formula One videos Season review videos retrieved from several video sites

Constructors and drivers competing in the 2008 Formula One championship

Ferrari	BMW Sauber	Renault	Williams	Red Bull	Toyota	Toro Rosso	Honda	Super Aguri	Force India	McLaren
1 Räikkönen 2 Massa	3 Heidfeld 4 Kubica	5 Alonso 6 Piquet	7 Rosberg 8 Nakajima	9 Coulthard 10 Webber	11 Trulli 12 Glock	14 Bourdais 15 Vettel	16 Button 17 Barrichello	18 Sato 19 Davidson	20 Sutil 21 Fisichella	22 Hamilton 23 Kovalainen

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+[[Image:Hamilton 2008 Singapore GP 1.jpg|thumb|[[Lewis Hamilton]], champion of the 2008 Formula One season.]]
+[[Image:Felipe Massa 2008 2.jpg|thumb|[[Felipe Massa]], runner-up in 2008 by a single point.]]
+[[Image:Kimi Raikkonen 2008 (square).jpg|thumb|[[Kimi Räikkönen]], the [[2007 Formula One season|2007]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|world champion]], finished the season ranked 3rd.]]
+The '''2008 Formula One season''' was the 59th [[FIA]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season. It began on 16 March and ended on 2 November after eighteen Grands Prix. [[Lewis Hamilton]] became the Drivers' World Champion while [[Scuderia Ferrari|Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro]] won the Constructors' title. In winning the title, Hamilton became the youngest driver ever to win the title and the first black driver to do so. He was also the first British champion since [[Damon Hill]] in [[1996 Formula One Season|1996]].
-[[Image:Kimi Raikkonen qualifying.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Kimi Räikkönen]], the defending [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Champion]] and current championship points leader for [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]].]]
+There were a total of seven teams signed up to compete in the championship through an agreement with [[Formula One Management]], with the other four major manufacturers in the [[Grand Prix Manufacturers’ Association]] (GPMA) having signed a [[Memorandum of Understanding]] (MoU) at the [[2006 Spanish Grand Prix]]. All teams in both groups have two spots each on the 2008 grid. One for each of their drivers determined through [[Qualifying]] on the Saturday of the race weekend (Sunday hosting the Grand Prix). The season sees the banning of [[traction control]] after it was re-introduced in [[2001 Formula One season|2001]]. 2008 also introduced two new street circuits. The [[Valencia Street Circuit]] and [[Marina Bay Street Circuit]] hosted the [[European Grand Prix|European GP]] and the new [[Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore GP]] respectively. The Singapore GP was also the first Formula One event held at [[Night game#Motorsports|night]].
-The '''2008 Formula One season''' is the 59th [[FIA]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season. It began on [[16 March]] and will end on [[2 November]] after eighteen Grands Prix.  It is the first season under the new [[Concorde Agreement]]. As it stands, there are a total of seven teams signed up to compete in the championship through an agreement with [[Formula One Management]], with the other four major manufacturers in the [[Grand Prix Manufacturers’ Association]] (GPMA) having signed a [[Memorandum of Understanding]] (MoU) at the [[2006 Spanish Grand Prix]].  All teams in both groups have spots on the 2008 grid. The season sees the banning of [[traction control]] after it was re-introduced in [[2001 Formula One season|2001]]. 2008 also introduces two new street circuits. The [[Valencia Street Circuit]] and [[Singapore Street Circuit]] will host the [[European Grand Prix|European GP]] and the new [[Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore GP]] respectively. The [[2008 Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore GP]] will also be the first Formula One event held at night.
 ==Pre-season testing==
-[[Image:Fernando Alonso 2008 Valencia test.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Fernando Alonso]] testing the [[Renault R28]] at [[Circuit de Valencia|Valencia]].]]
+[[Image:Fernando Alonso 2008 Valencia test.jpg|thumb|right|Former double [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|world champion]] [[Fernando Alonso]], tests the [[Renault R28]] at [[Circuit de Valencia|Valencia]].]]
-[[Image:Sebastien Bourdais 2008 Valencia test.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Sébastien Bourdais]] in the [[Toro Rosso STR2|Toro Rosso STR2B]].]]
-The first multi-team test session started in [[Circuito Permanente de Jerez|Jerez]] on [[January 14]] [[2008]]. [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[McLaren-Mercedes|McLaren]] and [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] all tested their 2008 cars. [[Williams F1|Williams]] tested a modified version of the [[Williams FW29|FW29]] whilst [[Renault F1|Renault]] and [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] tested their 2007 entries. [[Honda F1|Honda]], [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]], [[Super Aguri]] and [[Force India]] also attended. [[BMW Sauber|BMW]] was not in attendance as they were launching the [[BMW Sauber F1.08|F1.08]]. Testing then moved to [[Circuit de Valencia|Valencia]] on [[January 22]]. Renault and Williams were the only teams on the track for the first day of testing. They were both testing their 2008 challengers. They were joined by every other team except Super Aguri for the next three days. [[February 1]] saw testing move to [[Circuit de Catalunya|Barcelona]]. Again, all teams but Super Aguri were in action. The first day of testing saw [[Kazuki Nakajima]] crash his [[Williams FW30|FW30]]. It also saw racist abuse directed at [[Lewis Hamilton]]. Williams withdrew from testing on day three to try to fix the problem that caused Nakajima's crash. Meanwhile on [[February 4]], Ferrari and Toyota moved to [[Bahrain International Circuit|Bahrain]] to continue testing the [[Ferrari F2008|F2008]] and [[Toyota TF108|TF108]].
+The first multi-team test session started in [[Circuito Permanente de Jerez|Jerez]] on 14 January 2008. [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[McLaren-Mercedes|McLaren]] and [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] all tested their 2008 cars. [[Williams F1|Williams]] tested a modified version of the [[Williams FW29|FW29]] whilst [[Renault F1|Renault]] and [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]] tested their 2007 entries. [[Honda F1|Honda]], [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]], [[Super Aguri]] and [[Force India]] also attended. [[BMW Sauber|BMW]] was not in attendance as they were launching the [[BMW Sauber F1.08|F1.08]] Testing then moved to [[Circuit de Valencia|Valencia]] on 22 January. Renault and Williams were the only teams on the track for the first day of testing. They were both testing their 2008 challengers. They were joined by every other team except Super Aguri for the next three days. 1 February saw testing move to [[Circuit de Catalunya|Barcelona]]. Again, all teams but Super Aguri were in action. The first day of testing saw [[Kazuki Nakajima]] crash his [[Williams FW30|FW30]]. It also saw racist abuse directed at [[Lewis Hamilton]]. Williams withdrew from testing on day three to try to fix the problem that caused Nakajima's crash. Meanwhile on 4 February, Ferrari and Toyota moved to [[Bahrain International Circuit|Bahrain]] to continue testing the [[Ferrari F2008|F2008]] and [[Toyota TF108|TF108]].
-On [[February 12]] testing returned to Jerez. Red Bull and Williams were the only teams in action on the first day. The second day of testing saw all teams but Ferrari and Toyota (who were still in Bahrain) attending. After postponing their SA08 launch and cancelling testing at Valencia, Super Aguri turned up to test their SA07B interim car for the first time.
+On 12 February testing returned to Jerez. Red Bull and Williams were the only teams in action on the first day. The second day of testing saw all teams but Ferrari and Toyota (who were still in Bahrain) attending. After postponing their SA08 launch and cancelling testing at Valencia, Super Aguri turned up to test their SA07B interim car for the first time.
-Testing Moved to [[Circuit de Catalunya|Barcelona]] on [[February 19]]. The first day of tests got underway in rain with Williams, Red Bull, Renault and Toyota present. [[Nico Rosberg]] topped the time sheets for Williams. BMW Sauber were instead testing on their own in Jerez. Super Aguri did not turn up despite promising a Q&A with the media. They blamed circumstances beyond their control. On the second day [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] turned up and topped the time sheets with [[Felipe Massa]] on another wet track. McLaren joined on the final day and Williams finished on top with Nakajima. The final multi-team test began on [[February 25]] with every team but Super Aguri attending. Lewis Hamilton topped the time sheets faster than both [[Kimi Räikkönen]] and [[Michael Schumacher]]. McLaren continued to outpace Ferrari on day two with both drivers on top and Toyota were fastest with [[Jarno Trulli]] on the final day.
+Testing moved to [[Circuit de Catalunya|Barcelona]] on 19 February. The first day of tests got underway in rain with Williams, Red Bull, Renault and Toyota present. [[Nico Rosberg]] topped the time sheets for Williams. BMW Sauber were instead testing on their own in Jerez. Super Aguri did not turn up despite promising a Q&A with the media. They blamed circumstances beyond their control. On the second day [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] turned up and topped the time sheets with [[Felipe Massa]] on another wet track. McLaren joined on the final day and Williams finished on top with Nakajima. The final multi-team test began on 25 February with every team but Super Aguri attending. Lewis Hamilton topped the time sheets faster than both [[Kimi Räikkönen]] and [[Michael Schumacher]]. McLaren continued to outpace Ferrari on day two with both drivers on top and Toyota were fastest with [[Jarno Trulli]] on the final day.
 ==Teams==
-On [[February 14]] [[2006]] the [[FIA]] President [[Max Mosley]] announced that all teams interested in competing in the 2008 World Championship would have a seven-day window during which they would have to submit an application to compete. All eleven [[2006 Formula One season#Drivers and Constructors|current teams]] applied, as well as several others. On April 28, 2006 the FIA announced that all of the current teams' applications for the 2008 season were granted, along with a new team [[Prodrive F1|Prodrive]], fronted by the ex-[[British American Racing|BAR]] and [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] principal [[David Richards (racing)|David Richards]]. There were 21 applications (including the current teams and Prodrive), of which the following were notable: [[Minardi|European Minardi F1 Team Ltd]], [[Jordan Grand Prix]], [[Direxiv]] and [[Carlin Motorsport]]. However despite the Prodrive application being accepted Richards has since announced that the team will not race in 2008 due to a dispute over the legality of customer cars.
+On 14 February 2006 the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] president [[Max Mosley]] announced that all teams interested in competing in the 2008 World Championship would have a seven-day window during which they would have to submit an application to compete. All eleven [[2007 Formula One season#Drivers and Constructors|current teams]] applied, as well as several others. On April 28, 2006 the FIA announced that all of the current teams' applications for the 2008 season were granted, along with a new team [[Prodrive F1|Prodrive]], fronted by the ex-[[British American Racing|BAR]] and -[[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] principal [[David Richards (racing)|David Richards]]. There were 21 applications (including the current teams and Prodrive), of which the following were notable: [[Minardi|European Minardi F1 Team Ltd]], [[Jordan Grand Prix]], [[Direxiv]] and [[Carlin Motorsport]]. However despite the Prodrive application being accepted Richards later announced that the team would not race in 2008 due to a dispute over the legality of customer cars.
-'''Teams Signed with [[Formula One Management|FOM]]'''
+'''Teams signed with [[Formula One Management|FOM]]'''
-*[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
+* [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
-*[[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]
+* [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]
-*[[Force India]]
+* [[Force India]]
-*[[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]
+* [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]
-*[[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]
+* [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]
-*[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
+* [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
-*[[WilliamsF1|Williams]]
+* [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]
 '''GPMA manufacturers ([[Memorandum of understanding|MoU]] with [[Formula One Management|FOM]])'''
-[[Bernie Ecclestone]] has signed an agreement with the [[GPMA]] to end their threat of a breakaway series in 2008.
+[[Bernie Ecclestone]] had signed an agreement with the [[Grand Prix Manufacturers Association|GPMA]] to end their threat of a breakaway series in 2008.
+* [[BMW Sauber]]
+* [[Honda F1|Honda]]
+* [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]]
+* [[Renault F1|Renault]] (Renault have since left the GPMA)
-*[[BMW Sauber]]
+On 29 July 2008, the [[Formula One Teams Association]] (FOTA) was formed at a meeting of the teams competing in the 2008 championship.
-*[[Honda F1|Honda]]
+This new organization gives a united voice in ongoing discussions regarding the future of Formula One with the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] and [[Bernie Ecclestone]]'s [[Formula One Group]]. Headed by [[Ferrari]] president [[Luca di Montezemolo]], the first task of FOTA will be to negotiate the terms of the new [[Concorde Agreement]], the commercial contract which governs the championship, with the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone.
-*[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]]
-*[[Renault F1|Renault]] (Renault have since left the GPMA)
 ===New car launches===
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 !Chassis
-!Launch Date
+!Launch date
-!Launch Location
+!Launch location
 |-
 | [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
 | [[Ferrari F2008|F2008]]
-| [[January 6]]
+| 6 January
-| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Fiorano Modenese|Fiorano]], [[Italy]]
+| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Fiorano Circuit|Fiorano]], [[Italy]]
 |-
-| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
+| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]]
 | [[McLaren MP4-23|MP4-23]]
-| [[January 7]]
+| 7 January
 | {{flagiconGermany}} [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]
 |-
 | [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
 | [[Toyota TF108|TF108]]
-| [[January 10]]
+| 10 January
 | {{flagiconGermany}} [[Cologne]], [[Germany]]
 |-
 | [[BMW Sauber]]
 | [[BMW Sauber F1.08|F1.08]]
-| [[January 14]]
+| 14 January
 | {{flagiconGermany}} [[Munich]], [[Germany]]
 |-
 | [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
 | [[Red Bull RB4|RB4]]
-| [[January 16]]
+| 16 January
-| {{flagiconESP}} [[Jerez]], [[Spain]]
+| {{flagiconESP}} [[Circuito Permanente de Jerez]], [[Spain]]
 |-
 | [[Honda F1|Honda]]
 | [[Honda RA108|RA108]]
-| [[January 29]]
+| 29 January
 | {{flagiconUK}} [[Brackley]], [[United Kingdom]]
 |-
 | [[Renault F1|Renault]]
 | [[Renault R28|R28]]
-| [[January 31]]
+| 31 January
 | {{flagiconFrance}} [[Paris]], [[France]]
 |-
 | [[Force India]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]*
 | [[Spyker F8-VII|VJM-01]]
-| [[February 7]]
+| 7 February
 | {{flagiconIndia}} [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
 |-
 | [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
 | [[Williams FW30|FW30]]
-|colspan="2" align="center"| No Official Launch
+|colspan="2" align="center"| <font color=red> No official launch
 |-
 | [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]*
 | [[Toro Rosso STR3|STR3]]
-|colspan="2" align="center"| No Official Launch
+|colspan="2" align="center"| <font color=red> No official launch
 |-
 | [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
 | [[Super Aguri SA08|SA08]]
-|colspan="2" align="center"| No Official Launch
+|colspan="2" align="center"| <font color=red> No official launch
 |}
 <nowiki>*</nowiki> Team started the season with updated versions of their 2007 car.
 '''Notes'''
-* [[Super Aguri]] originally planned to unveil their 2008 challenger, the SA08, in [[Barcelona]] on [[February 19]] but due to financial problems they had to postpone the launch and replace it with a Q&A session with the media which was later cancelled itself. On [[March 10]], just before the Australian Grand Prix, team boss [[Aguri Suzuki]] revealed that their 2008 challenger will be unveiled on March 14th during Friday practice.
+* [[Super Aguri]] originally planned to unveil their 2008 challenger, the SA08, in [[Barcelona]] on 19 February but due to financial problems they had to postpone the launch and replace it with a Q&A session with the media which was later cancelled itself. On 10 March, just before the Australian Grand Prix, team boss [[Aguri Suzuki]] revealed that their 2008 challenger would be unveiled on March 14 during Friday practice.
 * [[Renault F1|Renault]] and [[Honda F1|Honda]] both started testing their 2008 cars a week before their official launch.
-* Although they did not have an official launch, [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]] gave the FW30 its track debut on [[January 21]] at [[Valencia]] during winter testing with a livery of former [[Formula One]] drivers on the nose cone who have driven for [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] in the past 30 years. Their season livery was revealed at their photography studio in [[Oxfordshire]] on [[March 3]].
+* Although they did not have an official launch, [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]] gave the FW30 its track debut on 21 January at [[Circuit de Valencia|Valencia]] during winter testing with a livery of former [[Formula One]] drivers on the nose cone who have driven for [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] in the past 30 years. Their season livery was revealed at their photography studio in [[Oxfordshire]] on 3 March.
-* [[Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] started the 2008 season with an updated B spec version of their {{F1|2007}} [[Toro Rosso STR2|STR2]] car stating that their 2008 challenger, the [[Toro Rosso STR3]], will be due to make its debut at the fourth or fifth round. The new car made its test debut in the hands of [[Red Bull F1|Red Bull]] Junior driver, [[Brendon Hartley]] in [[Italy]] on [[April 2]]. The car made its public debut in Barcelona on April 16.
+* [[Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] started the 2008 season with an updated B spec version of their {{F1|2007}} [[Toro Rosso STR2|STR2]] car stating that their 2008 challenger, the [[Toro Rosso STR3]], was due to make its debut at the fourth or fifth round. The new car made its test debut in the hands of [[Red Bull F1|Red Bull]] junior driver, [[Brendon Hartley]] in [[Italy]] on 2 April, and was also tested by [[Sébastien Bourdais]]. The car made its public debut in Barcelona on April 16. It was later confirmed that the car would first race in [[2008 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]].
 ===Teams and drivers===
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 * DO NOT add drivers to this table without a reference. Unreferenced additions will be deleted.
-* DO NOT add drivers who tested ONCE as official test drivers.
+* DO NOT add drivers who tested ONCE as official test drivers i.e. Michael Schumacher.
-* Drivers are numbered as per the official FIA 2008 entry list. Note that there is no driver number 13 as per the historical tradition.
+* Drivers are numbered as per the official FiA 2008 entry list. Note that there is no driver number 13 as per the historical tradition.
 -->
-The following [[List of Formula One constructors|constructors]] and [[List of Formula One drivers|drivers]] are participating in the 2008 Formula One season.
+The following [[List of Formula One constructors|constructors]] and [[List of Formula One drivers|drivers]] participated in the 2008 Formula One season.
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 |-
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Ferrari]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Ferrari]] [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]]
-!rowspan="2"| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
+!rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Ferrari F2008|F2008]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Ferrari F2008|F2008]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 056
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 056
-|rowspan="2" align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+|rowspan="2" align="center"| <font color=black> {{Bridgestone}}
 | align="right" | 1
 | {{flagiconFinland}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
-|rowspan="2"| 31
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> 31
-|rowspan="2" align="left"| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Luca Badoer]]
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconItaly}} [[Luca Badoer]]<br />{{flagiconSpain}} [[Marc Gené]]
 |-
 | align="right" | 2
 | {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Felipe Massa]]
 |-
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconGermany}} [[BMW Sauber|BMW Sauber F1 Team]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> {{flagiconGermany}} [[BMW Sauber|BMW Sauber F1 Team]]
-!rowspan="2"| [[BMW Sauber]]
+!rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[BMW Sauber]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[BMW Sauber F1.08|F1.08]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[BMW Sauber F1.08|F1.08]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[BMW]] P86/8
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[BMW]] P86/8
-|rowspan="2" align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+|rowspan="2" align="center"| <font color=black> {{Bridgestone}}
 | align="right" | 3
 | {{flagiconGermany}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
-|rowspan="2"| 32
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> 32
-|rowspan="2" align="left"| {{flagiconAustria}} [[Christian Klien]] <br> {{flagiconEstonia}} [[Marko Asmer]]
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconAustria}} [[Christian Klien]]<br />{{flagiconEstonia}} [[Marko Asmer]]
 |-
 | align="right" | 4
-| {{flagiconPoland}} [[Robert Kubica]]<ref name="Heidfeld and Kubica" />
+| {{flagiconPoland}} [[Robert Kubica]]
 |-
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconFrance}} [[ING Group|ING]] [[Renault F1|Renault F1 Team]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> {{flagiconFrance}} [[ING Group|ING]] [[Renault F1|Renault F1 Team]]
-!rowspan="2"| [[Renault F1|Renault]]
+!rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Renault F1|Renault]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Renault R28|R28]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Renault R28|R28]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Renault F1|Renault]] RS27
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Renault F1|Renault]] RS27
-|rowspan="2" align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+|rowspan="2" align="center"| <font color=black> {{Bridgestone}}
 | align="right" | 5
 | {{flagiconSpain}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
-|rowspan="2"| 33
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> 33
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Lucas Di Grassi]]<br/> {{flagiconFrance}} [[Romain Grosjean]]<br/>{{flagiconJapan}} [[Sakon Yamamoto]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Lucas Di Grassi]]<br />{{flagiconFrance}} [[Romain Grosjean]]<br />{{flagiconJapan}} [[Sakon Yamamoto]]
 |-
 | align="right" | 6
 | {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]]
 |-
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconUK}} [[AT&T]] [[WilliamsF1|WilliamsF1 Team]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> {{flagiconUK}} [[AT&T]] [[WilliamsF1|WilliamsF1 Team]]
-!rowspan="2"| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]
+!rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Williams FW30|FW30]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Williams FW30|FW30]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] RVX-08
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] RVX-08
-|rowspan="2" align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+|rowspan="2" align="center"| <font color=black> {{Bridgestone}}
 | align="right" | 7
 | {{flagiconGermany}} [[Nico Rosberg]]
-|rowspan="2"| 34
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> 34
-|rowspan="2" align="left"| {{flagiconGermany}} [[Nico Hülkenberg]]
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconGermany}} [[Nico Hülkenberg]]
-|-
 |-
 | align="right" | 8
 | {{flagiconJapan}} [[Kazuki Nakajima]]
 |-
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconAustria}} [[Red Bull Racing]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> {{flagiconAustria}} [[Red Bull Racing]]
-!rowspan="2"| [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]
+!rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Red Bull RB4|RB4]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Red Bull RB4|RB4]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Renault F1|Renault]] RS27
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Renault F1|Renault]] RS27
-|rowspan="2" align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+|rowspan="2" align="center"| <font color=black> {{Bridgestone}}
 | align="right" | 9
 | {{flagiconUK}} [[David Coulthard]]
-|rowspan="2"| 35
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> 35
-|rowspan="2" align="left"| {{flagiconSwitzerland}} [[Sébastien Buemi]]
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconSwitzerland}} [[Sébastien Buemi]]
 |-
 | align="right" | 10
 | {{flagiconAustralia}} [[Mark Webber]]
 |-
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Panasonic]] [[Toyota F1|Toyota Racing]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> {{flagiconJapan}} [[Panasonic]] [[Toyota F1|Toyota Racing]]
-!rowspan="2"| [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
+!rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Toyota TF108|TF108]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Toyota TF108|TF108]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] RVX-08
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] RVX-08
-|rowspan="2" align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+|rowspan="2" align="center"| <font color=black> {{Bridgestone}}
 | align="right" | 11
 | {{flagiconItaly}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
-|rowspan="2"| 36
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> 36
-|rowspan="2" align="left" | {{flagiconJapan}} [[Kamui Kobayashi]]
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconJapan}} [[Kamui Kobayashi]]
 |-
 | align="right" | 12
 | {{flagiconGermany}} [[Timo Glock]]
 |-
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]]
-!rowspan="2"| [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]
+!rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Toro Rosso STR2|STR2B]]<sup>†</sup><br>[[Toro Rosso STR3|STR3]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Toro Rosso STR2|STR2B]]<sup>†</sup><br />[[Toro Rosso STR3|STR3]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 056
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 056
-|rowspan="2" align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+|rowspan="2" align="center"| <font color=black> {{Bridgestone}}
 | align="right" | 14
 | {{flagiconFrance}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]]
-|rowspan="2"| 37
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> 37
-|rowspan="2" align="left"| ''None''
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconNew Zealand}} [[Brendon Hartley]]
 |-
 | align="right" | 15
 | {{flagiconGermany}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
 |-
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Honda Racing F1|Honda Racing F1 Team]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> {{flagiconJapan}} [[Honda Racing F1|Honda Racing F1 Team]]
-!rowspan="2"| [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
+!rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Honda RA108|RA108]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Honda RA108|RA108]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]] RA808E
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]] RA808E
-|rowspan="2" align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+|rowspan="2" align="center"| <font color=black> {{Bridgestone}}
 | align="right" | 16
 | {{flagiconUK}} [[Jenson Button]]
-|rowspan="2"| 38
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> 38
-|rowspan="2" align="left"| {{flagiconAustria}} [[Alexander Wurz]]
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconAustria}} [[Alexander Wurz]]<br />{{flagiconUK}} [[Anthony Davidson]]<br />{{flagiconUK}} [[Mike Conway]]</ref><br />{{flagiconItaly}} [[Luca Filippi]]
 |-
 | align="right" | 17
 | {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
 |-
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Super Aguri F1]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> {{flagiconJapan}} [[Super Aguri F1]] ‡
-!rowspan="2"| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]
+!rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Super Aguri SA08|SA08]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Super Aguri SA08|SA08]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]] RA808E
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]] RA808E
-|rowspan="2" align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+|rowspan="2" align="center"| <font color=black> {{Bridgestone}}
 | align="right" | 18
 | {{flagiconJapan}} [[Takuma Sato]]
-|rowspan="2"| 39
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> 39
-|rowspan="2" align="left"| ''None''
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> ''none''
 |-
 | align="right" | 19
 | {{flagiconUK}} [[Anthony Davidson]]
 |-
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconIndia}} [[Force India|Force India Formula One Team]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> {{flagiconIndia}} [[Force India|Force India Formula One Team]]
-!rowspan="2"| [[Force India]]
+!rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Force India]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Spyker F8-VII|VJM-01]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Force India VJM-01|VJM-01]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 056
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
-|rowspan="2" align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+|rowspan="2" align="center"| <font color=black> {{Bridgestone}}
-<!--
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-DO NOT change the numbers of Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil without a cite. Adrian is #20 and Fisi is #21, according to F1 official website. Any edit without ANY cites will be given a warning.
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 | align="right" | 20
 | {{flagiconGermany}} [[Adrian Sutil]]
-|rowspan="2"| 40
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> 40
-|rowspan="2" align="left"| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]]
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconItaly}} [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]]
 |-
 | align="right" | 21
 | {{flagiconItaly}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
 |-
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconUK}} [[Vodafone]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] [[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> {{flagiconUK}} [[Vodafone]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]&ndash;[[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]]
-!rowspan="2"| [[McLaren]]
+!rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[McLaren]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[McLaren MP4-23|MP4-23]]
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[McLaren MP4-23|MP4-23]]
-|rowspan="2"| [[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]] FO108V
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> [[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]] FO108V
-|rowspan="2" align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+|rowspan="2" align="center"| <font color=black> {{Bridgestone}}
 | align="right" | 22
 | {{flagiconUK}} [[Lewis Hamilton]]
-|rowspan="2"| 41
+|rowspan="2"| <font color=black> 41
-|rowspan="2" align="left"| {{flagiconSpain}} [[Pedro de la Rosa]]<br/>{{flagiconUK}} [[Gary Paffett]]
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <br />{{flagiconUK}} [[Gary Paffett]]<br />{{flagiconUK}} [[Paul di Resta]]
 |-
 | align="right" | 23
 | {{flagiconFinland}} [[Heikki Kovalainen]]
 |}
-† [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]] started 2008 with a modified version of their 2007 car, labelled the STR2B. The Italian team plan to introduce the new STR3 around the fourth or fifth round of the 2008 championship.
+† [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]] started 2008 with a modified version of their 2007 car, labelled the STR2B. The Italian team originally planned to introduce the new STR3 around the fourth or fifth round of the 2008 championship, but it finally made its debut in the sixth round, the [[2008 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]].
+‡ [[Super Aguri]] withdrew on 6 May from the 2008 Formula One season due to [[financial]] troubles.
+was the first season where no driver was replaced during the course of the season. Usually some drivers are replaced either for an injury, a lack of performance or sponsorship related issues.
 ==2008 race schedule==
-The [[FIA|FIA World Council]] approved the 2008 schedule on [[October 24]], [[2007]].
+The [[FIA|FIA World Council]] approved the 2008 schedule on 24 October 2007. Singapore was Formula One's first ever night race.
-{| border=3 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=3 style="font-size: 95%"
+{| border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=4 style="float:center; margin:0 0 .5em 1em; width:800px; background:#505050; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile"
-|- BGCOLOR="darkred"
+|- style="text-align:center; background:#505050;"
+|- tr BGCOLOR=darkred
 !rowspan="2"| Round
-!rowspan="2"| Official Race Title
+!rowspan="2"| Official race title
 !rowspan="2"| [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Grand Prix]]
-!rowspan="2"| [[List of Formula One circuits|Circuit]]
+!rowspan="2"|  [[List of Formula One circuits|Circuit]]
 !rowspan="2"| City / Location
-!rowspan="2"| Date
+!rowspan="2"|  Date
-!colspan="2"| Time
+!colspan="2"|  Time
 |-
 ! [[Local time|Local]]
-! [[UTC]]
+! [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]
 |-
 ! 1
@@ Line 315: / Line 316: @@
 | [[Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit|Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit]]
 | [[Melbourne]]
-| [[March 16]]
+| 16 March
 | 15:30
 | 04:30
@@ Line 324: / Line 325: @@
 | [[Sepang International Circuit]]
 | [[Kuala Lumpur]]
-| [[March 23]]
+| 23 March
 | 15:00
 | 07:00
@@ Line 333: / Line 334: @@
 | [[Bahrain International Circuit]]
 | [[Manama|Sakhir, Manama]]
-| [[April 6]]
+| 6 April
 | 14:30
 | 11:30
@@ Line 341: / Line 342: @@
 | [[Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish GP]]
 | [[Circuit de Catalunya]]
-| [[Barcelona]]
+| [[Montmeló]]
-| [[April 27]]
+| 27 April
 | 14:00
 | 12:00
@@ Line 351: / Line 352: @@
 | [[Istanbul Park]]
 | [[Istanbul]]
-| [[May 11]]
+| 11 May
 | 15:00
 | 12:00
@@ Line 360: / Line 361: @@
 | [[Circuit de Monaco]]
 | [[Monte-Carlo]]
-| [[May 25]]
+| 25 May
 | 14:00
 | 12:00
@@ Line 369: / Line 370: @@
 | [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]]
 | [[Montreal]]
-| [[June 8]]
+| 8 June
 | 13:00
 | 17:00
@@ Line 378: / Line 379: @@
 | [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours]]
 | [[Magny Cours]]
-| [[June 22]]
+| 22 June
 | 14:00
 | 12:00
@@ Line 387: / Line 388: @@
 | [[Silverstone Circuit]]
 | [[Silverstone]]
-| [[July 6]]
+| 6 July
 | 13:00
 | 12:00
@@ Line 396: / Line 397: @@
 | [[Hockenheimring]]
 | [[Hockenheim]]
-| [[July 20]]
+| 20 July
 | 14:00
 | 12:00
 |-
 ! 11
-| {{flagiconHungary}} [[ING Group|ING]] [[Hungarian Grand Prix|Magyar Nagydij]]
+| {{flagiconHungary}} [[ING Group|ING]] [[Hungarian Grand Prix|Magyar Nagydíj]]
 | [[Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungarian GP]]
 | [[Hungaroring]]
 | [[Budapest]]
-| [[August 3]]
+| 3 August
 | 14:00
 | 12:00
 |-
 ! 12
-| {{flagiconEurope}} [[European Grand Prix|Grand Prix of Europe]] [[Telefónica]]
+| {{flagiconEurope}} [[Telefónica]] [[European Grand Prix|Grand Prix of Europe]]
 | [[European Grand Prix|European GP]]
 | [[Valencia Street Circuit]]<sup>†</sup>
 | [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]]
-| [[August 24]]
+| 24 August
 | 14:00
 | 12:00
@@ Line 423: / Line 424: @@
 | [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]]
 | [[Spa, Belgium|Spa]]
-| [[September 7]]
+| 7 September
 | 14:00
 | 12:00
@@ Line 432: / Line 433: @@
 | [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Autodromo Nazionale di Monza]]
 | [[Monza]]
-| [[September 14]]
+| 14 September
 | 14:00
 | 12:00
 |-
 ! 15
-| {{flagiconSingapore}} [[Singapore Telecommunications|SingTel]] [[Singapore Grand Prix]]
+| {{flagiconSingapore}} [[Singapore Telecommunications|SingTel]] [[Singapore Grand Prix]]<sup>‡</sup>
 | [[Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore GP]]
-| [[Singapore Street Circuit]]<sup>†</sup>
+| [[Marina Bay Street Circuit]]<sup>†</sup>
-| [[Singapore]]
+| [[Marina Bay, Singapore|Marina Bay]]
-| [[September 28]]
+| 28 September
 | 20:00
 | 12:00
@@ Line 450: / Line 451: @@
 | [[Fuji Speedway]]
 | [[Oyama, Shizuoka|Oyama]]
-| [[October 12]]
+| 12 October
 | 13:30
 | 04:30
@@ Line 459: / Line 460: @@
 | [[Shanghai International Circuit]]
 | [[Shanghai]]
-| [[October 19]]
+| 19 October
 | 15:00
 | 07:00
@@ Line 468: / Line 469: @@
 | [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace]]
 | [[São Paulo]]
-| [[November 2]]
+| 2 November
-| TBC
+| 15:00<!-- Official website has time as 14:00 (http://www.gpbrasil.com.br/sitegpe/programacao.asp), Formula1.com has start time as 15:00 (http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/brazil_804/)-->
-| TBC
+| 17:00
 |-
 |}
-† New Circuits
+† New circuits<br />
+‡ Night Race
 ==Changes==
 ===Rule changes===
 ====ECU====
-*A standard [[Electronic Control Unit]] (ECU) supplied by [[McLaren Electronic Systems]] (badged as [[Microsoft]]).
+* A standard [[Electronic Control Unit]] (ECU) was supplied by Microsoft MES, a joint venture between [[Microsoft]] and [[McLaren Electronic Systems]].
-*[[Traction control]] and [[Launch control (automotive)|launch control]] banned along with several other electronic aids including engine braking.
+* [[Traction control]] and [[Launch control (automotive)|launch control]] banned along with several other electronic aids including engine braking.
 ====Engine and gearbox====
-*[[Max Mosley]] proposed an engine freeze for ten years. Later, all teams agreed to shorten the engine freeze to five years.
+* [[Max Mosley]] proposed an engine freeze for ten years. Later, all teams agreed to shorten the engine freeze to five years.
-*Rev-limited engines, limited to 19,000 rpm in accordance with sporting code 5.1.3.
+* The first unscheduled engine change of the season for each car did not lead to the usual 10 place grid penalty.
-*The first unscheduled engine change of the season for each car will not lead to the usual 10 place grid penalty.
+* Fuel of the cars must have been made up of at least 5.75% biological materials.
-*An engine must last two consecutive race meetings, if an engine is changed before the start of qualifying, a ten place grid penalty is applied. If an engine is changed after the start of qualifying, the driver must start the race from the back of the grid. On Friday practice, teams are free to use another engine unit; should the engine coming from the previous race be used, it must be used since Saturday free practice, qualifying and then Sunday race.
+* [[Gearbox]]es to last four races, 5 place grid penalty for a gear box change. If a driver did not finish a race, he was allowed to change the gearbox for the next race without receiving a penalty.
-*Fuel of the cars must be made up of at least 5.75% biological materials, for cars to comply with the European law on fuel composition.
-*[[Gearbox]]es to last four races, 5 place grid penalty for a gear box change. If a driver does not finish a race, he is allowed to change the gearbox for the next race without receiving a penalty.
 ====Cars====
-*Improved cockpit protection.
+* Improved cockpit protection.
-*The use of a spare car has been restricted. Each competing team will not be allowed to have more than two cars available for use at any time. In this context, a car is considered as such if it is a partially assembled survival cell, fitted with an engine, any front suspension, bodywork, radiators, oil tanks or heat exchangers.
+* The use of a spare car was restricted. Each competing team would not be allowed to have more than two cars available for use at any time. In this context, a car was considered as such if it was a partially assembled survival cell, fitted with an engine, any front suspension, bodywork, radiators, oil tanks or heat exchangers.
-*The weight of the car can not be less than 605kg (approximately 1,334 lbs.) at any time during the Grand Prix.
 ====Tyres====
-*No driver may use more than two sets of each type of dry-weather tyre during Friday practice.
+* [[Bridgestone]] will be the official tyre supplier for the 2008-2010 seasons.
-*During a Grand Prix, no driver may use more than 14 sets of dry-weather tyres, four sets of wet-weather tyres and three sets of extreme-weather tyres.
-*[[Bridgestone]] will be the official tyre supplier for the 2008-2010 seasons.
 ====Qualifying====
-*The first part of qualifying lengthened to 20 minutes, and final part of qualifying shortened to 10 minutes. Teams taking part in Q3 will no longer be allowed to add fuel back to the car after qualifying to eliminate 'fuel-burn' phase.
+* The first part of qualifying lengthened to 20 minutes, and final part of qualifying shortened to 10 minutes. Teams taking part in Q3 would no longer be allowed to add fuel back to the car after qualifying to eliminate 'fuel-burn' phase.
-*A minimum lap time for each qualifying session has been implemented from Round 3 in Bahrain to stop cars coasting back to the pits at dangerously low speeds as seen in Round 2 in Malaysia. Both Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen were put back five grid places after the stewards decided that they had impeded Nick Heidfeld and Fernando Alonso. The minimum lap time will be different for each race. For example, it was 1:39 in Bahrain.
+* A minimum lap time for each qualifying session was implemented from Round 3 in Bahrain to stop cars coasting back to the pits at dangerously low speeds as seen in Round 2 in Malaysia. Both Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen were demoted five grid places after the stewards decided that they had impeded Nick Heidfeld and Fernando Alonso. The minimum lap time was different for each race. For example, it was 1:39 in Bahrain.
+* From 8 May 2008, the FIA announced that, following [[Super Aguri]]'s departure from Formula One, the qualifying procedures changed. Rather than six drivers being eliminated at the end of Q1, only the five lowest-qualified drivers would be eliminated. This increased the likelihood that one of the midfield contenders would drop out, as only the top 15 drivers would go through to Q2. The Q2-Q3 transition remained unchanged.
 ====Testing====
-*No competing team is allowed to carry out more than 30,000km (~18,640mi) of testing during the 2008 calendar year.
+* No competing team was allowed to carry out more than 30,000&nbsp;km (18,641mi) of testing during the 2008 calendar year.
 ===Driver changes===
-[[Image:Rschumacher2006.jpg|thumb|215px|After competing in the sport for ten years, [[Ralf Schumacher]] will not take part in the 2008 season. He has been replaced at [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] by [[2007 GP2 Series season|2007 GP2 Champion]], [[Timo Glock]].]]
+[[Image:Rschumacher2006.jpg|thumb|After competing in the sport for ten years, [[Ralf Schumacher]] did not take part in the 2008 season. He was replaced at [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] by [[2007 GP2 Series season|2007 GP2 Champion]], [[Timo Glock]].]]
-* [[Sebastian Vettel]] replaced [[Scott Speed]] from the [[2007 Hungarian Grand Prix]] onwards at [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]] and was confirmed as driver for 2008. Team-mate [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]] is to be replaced by [[Champ Car World Series]] four time world champion [[Sébastien Bourdais]] for 2008.
-* On [[October 1]], [[Ralf Schumacher]] announced that he would leave [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] at the end of the 2007 season.
-* On [[October 7]], it was reported that [[Alexander Wurz]] had decided to retire from racing.  He is staying on as test driver for Honda.
-* On [[November 2]], [[Fernando Alonso]] and [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] announced that both parties agreed to a ‘mutual parting of ways’.
-* On [[November 7]] [[2007]], [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] announced that [[Kazuki Nakajima]] would partner [[Nico Rosberg]] for the 2008 season.
-* On [[November 19]] [[2007]], [[Timo Glock]] was confirmed as the replacement driver for [[Ralf Schumacher]] by [[Toyota F1|Toyota]].
-* On [[December 7]] [[2007]], After testing for [[Force India]], Ralf Schumacher says it is unlikely he will return to Formula One.
-* On [[December 10]] [[2007]], [[Renault F1|Renault]] confirmed that [[Fernando Alonso]] will drive for them next season. He is partnered by rookie [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]]
-* On [[December 14]] [[2007]], [[McLaren]] confirmed [[Heikki Kovalainen]] will partner [[Lewis Hamilton]].
-* On [[January 10]] [[2008]], [[Force India]] confirmed [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] as first driver and [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]] as a test driver. [[Adrian Sutil]] had already been confirmed as the team's second driver.
-* On [[January 10]] [[2008]], [[Alexander Wurz]] was announced as the reserve driver for [[Honda F1|Honda]] after leaving [[Williams F1|Williams]] just before the [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil GP]].
-* On [[February 2]] [[2008]], [[BMW Sauber F1|BMW]] announced that [[Christian Klien]] has been contracted as their test and reserve driver for the 2008 season. He will work alongside [[Marko Asmer]] who will become the team’s junior tester.
-* On [[February 4]] [[2008]], [[Renault F1|Renault]] signed Japanese driver [[Sakon Yamamoto]] as a test development driver for the 2008 season.
-===Team changes===
+'''Changed teams'''
-*Rumours about the possible sale of the [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]/[[Spyker]] team had been abundant in the paddock throughout the last few months of the 2007 season. Only a year after Spyker bought the team from [[MF1|Midland]], Indian billionaire [[Vijay Mallya]] bought the team for [[Euro|€]]88 million, several million more than Spyker paid. On [[October 24]] [[2007]], Mallya was granted permission to change the team's name to [[Force India]]. He also said he would like to keep German driver [[Adrian Sutil]] for 2008. Force India had a driver announcement ceremony in January 2008 where it was revealed that Sutil would be second driver partnered by first driver [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] and test driver [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]].
+* [[Fernando Alonso]]: [[McLaren]] → [[Renault F1]]
+* [[Heikki Kovalainen]]: [[Renault F1]] → [[McLaren]]
+* [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]: [[Renault F1]] → [[Force India]]
+* [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]]: [[Renault F1]] (test driver) → [[Renault F1]] (race seat)
+* [[Timo Glock]]: [[GP2 Series]]/[[BMW Sauber F1]] (test driver) → [[Toyota F1]] (race seat)
+* [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]]: [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]] → [[Force India]] (test driver)
+* [[Kazuki Nakajima]]: [[GP2 Series]]/[[WilliamsF1]] (test driver) → [[WilliamsF1]] (race seat)
+* [[Alexander Wurz]]: [[WilliamsF1]] → [[Honda Racing F1]] (test driver)
+* [[Christian Klien]]: [[Honda Racing F1]] (test driver) → [[BMW Sauber]] (test driver)
+* [[Sakon Yamamoto]]: [[Spyker F1]] → [[Renault F1]] (test development driver)
-*On [[28 April]] [[2006]], rallying and motorsports technology firm [[Prodrive]] were officially granted entry to Formula One when the [[FIA]] announced the list of entrants to the 2008 Formula One World Championship. While a total of 21 teams applied for entry, the FIA had always maintained that, only 12 teams would be granted entry, meaning only one new team would line up on the grid in 2008. FIA president [[Max Mosley]] revealed that Prodrive had found the finances to support their bid. Also, Prodrive's chief executive, [[David Richards]], has experience as a Formula One team principal". Richards has previously acted as team principal of the [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] and [[British American Racing]] teams. However on [[23 November]] [[2007]], after lengthy negotiations between FIA president [[Max Mosley]] regarding customer cars, Richards announced that [[Prodrive F1]] would not compete in the 2008 Formula One World Championship, as the legal situation left no time for the team to be set up.
+'''Entered F1'''
+* [[Sébastien Bourdais]]: [[Champ Car|Champ Car World Series]] → [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]]
+* [[Marko Asmer]]: [[British Formula Three Championship]] → [[BMW Sauber]] (test driver)<sup>†</sup>
-*On [[December 31]] [[2007]], [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] announced that they would end their sponsorship deal with [[Kingfisher Airlines]] due to the fact that Kingfisher Airliners' owner Dr. Vijay Mallya wants to focus on the new F1 team [[Force India]] which was formed after Dr. Mallya's 2007 acquisition of [[Spyker F1|Spyker F1 team]]. Although the team had a two year deal with the Indian airline company, both parties agreed to terminate the deal by 'mutual consent'.
+'''Exited F1'''
+* [[Ralf Schumacher]]: [[Toyota F1]] → [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM Touring Cars series]]
-*On [[March 10]] [[2008]], [[Super Aguri]] announced that a major deal had been made with Magma Group to solve the team's financial problems, the details of which have not been released.
+'''Notes'''
+<br />
+† [[Marko Asmer]] also drove in the [[GP2 Series]] with the [[Fisichella Motor Sport|FMS International]] team in [[2008 GP2 Series season|2008]].
-===Race changes===
+====More information====
-[[Image:Singapore street circuit v2.svg|thumb|right|200px|The new [[Singapore Street Circuit]] which will host the [[Singapore Grand Prix]] at night.]]
+* [[Sebastian Vettel]] replaced [[Scott Speed]] from the [[2007 Hungarian Grand Prix]] onwards at [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]] and was confirmed as driver for 2008. Team-mate [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]] was replaced by four time [[Champ Car World Series|Champ Car]] champion [[Sébastien Bourdais]] for 2008.
-*It has been confirmed that [[Singapore]] will host a Grand Prix from 2008 for the next five years.  It will be a street circuit, with the route designed by [[Hermann Tilke]].  It has been confirmed that the Grand Prix will be a night race, with a start time of 20:00 local time and run in an anti-clockwise direction to enhance safety. It has also been revealed that practice sessions and qualifying will take place at night.
+* On 1 October, [[Ralf Schumacher]] announced that he would leave [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] at the end of the 2007 season. He has since joined the German [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM Touring Cars series]].
+* On 7 October, it was reported that [[Alexander Wurz]] had decided to retire from racing.
+* On 2 November, [[Fernando Alonso]] and [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] announced that both parties agreed to a ‘mutual parting of ways’.
+* On 7 November 2007, [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] announced that [[Kazuki Nakajima]] would partner [[Nico Rosberg]] for the 2008 season.
+* On 19 November 2007, [[Timo Glock]] was confirmed as the replacement driver for [[Ralf Schumacher]] by [[Toyota F1|Toyota]].
+* On 7 December 2007, after testing for [[Force India]], Ralf Schumacher said it was unlikely he would return to Formula One.
+* On 10 December 2007, [[Renault F1|Renault]] confirmed that [[Fernando Alonso]] would drive for them this season. He was partnered by rookie [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]].
+* On 14 December 2007, [[McLaren]] confirmed that [[Heikki Kovalainen]] would partner [[Lewis Hamilton]]
+* On 10 January 2008, [[Force India]] confirmed [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] as first driver and [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]] as a test driver. [[Adrian Sutil]] had already been confirmed as the team's second driver.
+* On 10 January 2008, [[Alexander Wurz]] was announced as the reserve driver for [[Honda F1|Honda]] after leaving [[Williams F1|Williams]] just before the [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil GP]].
+* On 2 February 2008, [[BMW Sauber F1|BMW]] announced that [[Christian Klien]] had been contracted as their test and reserve driver for the 2008 season. He worked alongside [[Marko Asmer]] who became the team’s junior tester.
+* On 4 February 2008, [[Renault F1|Renault]] signed Japanese driver [[Sakon Yamamoto]] as a test development driver for the 2008 season.
-*The [[European Grand Prix]] will take place at the [[Valencia Street Circuit]] in 2008, changing from the [[Nürburgring]] which hosted the event up until 2007.  Because both German circuits share the right to host an F1 race, the [[German Grand Prix]] will take place at [[Hockenheimring|Hockenheim]] in 2008.  It will continue to alternate between these two circuits yearly.
+===Team changes===
+* Rumours about the possible sale of the [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]/[[Spyker F1|Spyker]] team had been abundant in the paddock throughout the last few months of the 2007 season. Only a year after Spyker bought the team from [[MF1|Midland]], Indian billionaire [[Vijay Mallya]] bought the team for [[Euro|€]]88 million, several million more than Spyker paid. On 24 October 2007, Mallya was granted permission to change the team's name to [[Force India]]. He also said he would like to keep German driver [[Adrian Sutil]] for 2008. Force India had a driver announcement ceremony in January 2008 where it was revealed that Sutil would be second driver partnered by first driver [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] and test driver [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]].
+* On 28 April 2006, rallying and motorsports technology firm [[Prodrive]] were officially granted entry to Formula One when the [[FIA]] announced the list of entrants to the 2008 Formula One World Championship. While a total of 21 teams applied for entry, the FIA had always maintained that only 12 teams would be granted entry, meaning only one new team would line up on the grid in 2008. FIA president [[Max Mosley]] revealed that Prodrive had found the finances to support their bid. Also, Prodrive's chief executive, [[David Richards (racing)|David Richards]], has experience as a Formula One team principal". Richards has previously acted as team principal of the [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] and [[British American Racing]] teams. However on 23 November 2007, after lengthy negotiations between FIA president [[Max Mosley]] regarding customer cars, Richards announced that [[Prodrive F1]] would not compete in the 2008 Formula One World Championship, as the legal situation left no time for the team to be set up.
+* On 31 December 2007, [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] announced that they would end their sponsorship deal with [[Kingfisher Airlines]] due to the fact that Kingfisher Airliners' owner Dr. Vijay Mallya wants to focus on the new F1 team [[Force India]] which was formed after Dr. Mallya's 2007 acquisition of [[Spyker F1|Spyker F1 team]]. Although the team had a two year deal with the Indian airline company, both parties agreed to terminate the deal by 'mutual consent'.
+* During the 2008 season on May 6, the [[Super Aguri]] team folded and withdrew from Formula One. The team was in dire financial straits at the end of {{F1|2007}} as the team did not receive a payment on a sponsorship deal. This has led to them becoming the poorest team in Formula One. Super Aguri rejected a buyout offer in January 2008 from an Indian consortium led by the CEO of the Spice Group on the cond. Despite this Super Aguri were unable to sign any contracts until agreements had been reached with their sponsors. Sato and Davidson were confirmed on 10 March. <br />[[GP2 series]] driver [[Luca Filippi]] was linked to race for the team in 2008, however he instead stayed with the GP2 series for [[2008 GP2 Series season|2008]]. [[Super Aguri]] announced that a major deal had been made with Magma Group to solve the team's financial problems, however this fell through, supposedly because of Magma Group's unwillingness to invest money in a team with poor results. On 6 May 2008, Super Aguri withdrew from the Formula 1 World Championship<. It affirmed a prediction at the start of the season by [[Max Mosley]] saying the team would not make it to the final race in [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]].
-*It has been confirmed that the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] will not hold a Grand Prix in 2008; however, a possible return to Indianapolis in the future has not been completely ruled out.
+===Race changes===
+[[Image:Singapore street circuit v2.png|thumb|right|The new [[Marina Bay Street Circuit]] which hosted the [[Singapore Grand Prix]] at night.]]
+* It had been confirmed that [[Singapore]] would host a Grand Prix from 2008 for the next five years. It would be a street circuit, with the route designed by [[KBR (company)|KBR]]. It had been confirmed that the Grand Prix would be a [[Night game#Motorsports|night race]], with a start time of 20:00 local time (12:00 GMT) and run in an anti-clockwise direction to enhance safety by avoiding a bottle neck at the end of the start finish straight. It had also been revealed that practice sessions and qualifying would take place at night.
+* The [[European Grand Prix]] would take place at the [[Valencia Street Circuit]] in 2008, changing from the [[Nürburgring]] which hosted the event up until 2007. Because both German circuits share the right to host an F1 race, the [[German Grand Prix]] took place at [[Hockenheimring]] in 2008. It will continue to alternate between these two circuits yearly.
+* It had been confirmed that the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] would not hold a Grand Prix in 2008; however, a possible return to Indianapolis in the future has not been completely ruled out.
+* In the run up to the [[2007 French Grand Prix|2007 French GP]] it was reported that it would be the last Grand Prix to be held at [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|Magny-Cours]]. Some alternatives suggested for the [[French Grand Prix]] included Paul Ricard or a new circuit near [[Disneyland Paris]] or [[Charles de Gaulle airport]]. However on 24 July 2007 it was reported that [[Bernie Ecclestone]] had "agreed in principle to maintain the race at Magny-Cours in 2008, and even 2009, if there were no other alternatives."
+* The 2008 season also saw changes to the race start times for [[Chinese Grand Prix|China]], moved to 15:00 and [[Australian Grand Prix|Australia]], moved from its traditional 14:00 slot to 15:30.
-*The [[2007 French Grand Prix|2007 French GP]] was said to be the last to be held at [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|Magny-Cours]]. Alternatives for the [[French Grand Prix]] included Paul Ricard or a new circuit near [[Disneyland Paris]] or [[Charles de Gaulle airport]] likely to host the event from 2009. However on 24 July 2007 it was reported that [[Bernie Ecclestone]] had "agreed in principle to maintain the race at Magny-Cours in 2008, and even 2009, if there were no other alternative."
+===Other changes===
+* On 7 March, the official Formula One tyre supplier [[Bridgestone]] announced that they would be marking their extreme wet weather tyres with a white line in the central groove to differentiate it from the softer wet weather tyre compound. This was so spectators could differentiate between the tyres in the same way they could with the dry compounds.
-*The 2008 season also sees changes to the race start times for [[Chinese Grand Prix|China]], moved to 15:00 and [[Australian Grand Prix|Australia]], moved from its traditional 14:00 slot to 15:30.
+==TV coverage==
+All broadcasters of Formula One worldwide take what is known as the world feed for the majority of their race coverage. The host broadcaster which produces the world feed has access to trackside, onboard and pitlane cameras. Timing, position and other graphics are also added to the world feed before it is provided to the broadcasters. For the 2008 season, [[Formula One Management]], owner of the commercial rights to the sport acted as host broadcaster for 16 of the 18 rounds of the championship.
+* In the Arab world, practice, qualifications and races were broadcast exclusively by [[Al Jazeera Sports]].
+* In [[Australia]], qualification was aired early in the morning on the race day. The race had recently been shown live on [[Ten HD]]. If it started at 10:00pm AEST, it would be shown later on [[Network Ten]], however if at a different time, it would be shown live.
+* In [[Brazil]], all races and qualifications were broadcast by [[Rede Globo]].
+* In France, both qualifications and races were broadcast by [[TF1]].
+* In [[Greece]] ALPHA TV broadcast the Grands Prix live.
+* In India, all races were broadcast by ESPNStar alliance, primarily on Star Sports.
+* In [[Japan]], [[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]] broadcast all the races and qualifications, digests in [[Terrestrial television|terrestrial channel]] and live in [[Satellite television|satellite channel]] (Fuji CS721) via [[SKY Perfect|SKY PerfecTV]]. In parallel with the two channels, the company started broadcasting [[High-definition television|high-definition]] live program in HD satellite channel  (Fuji CSHD) after the [[2008 Bahrain Grand Prix]].
+*In Mexico, all races were broadcast live on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Sports]], and by [[Televisa]]'s [[XHTV]] Canal 4 a few hours later using a tape delay broadcast.
+* In Sweden, the qualification was broadcast in both [[TV6 (Sweden)|TV 6]] and [[Viasat Sport|Viasat Motor]] simultaneously, although Viasat Motor did not have commercials.
+* In the [[United Kingdom]], [[ITV]] provided the coverage for the last time before the [[BBC]] takes over in 2009.
+* In the [[United States]], all races were broadcast live on [[Speed Channel|Speed]] except for four races broadcast by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]: the [[2008 Canadian Grand Prix]], [[2008 French Grand Prix]], [[2008 British Grand Prix]] and the [[2008 German Grand Prix]]. However, only the [[2008 Canadian Grand Prix]] was televised live, and others were tape delayed.
+* In [[Turkey]], the races were shown on [[CNN Turk]].
+* In [[Canada]], the races were shown on [[The Sports Network|TSN]], although in [[Quebec]], it also aired on [[Réseau des sports|RDS]].
+*In [[Venezuela]], all races were broadcast live on [[Televen]], and by [[Meridiano Televisión]] a few hours later using a tape delay broadcast.
+*In [[Malaysia]], the race is broadcast live on Pay-TV Astro's ESPNStar Star-Sport's channel. Free TV channel [[RTM]]'s shows the race delayed, and takes the [[ITV]] commentary feed.
-===Other Changes===
+==Results and standings==
-* On [[March 7]] it was announced that [[Mercedes-AMG]] would provide new [[Pace Car|Safety Cars]] and Medical Cars for the 2008 season. Mercedes-AMG, the high performance arm of the [[Mercedes-Benz]] brand will supply Safety Cars based on the [[Mercedes-Benz SL-Class|SL63 AMG]] and Medical Cars based on the [[Mercedes-Benz C-Class|C63 AMG Estate]]. [[Bernd Mayländer]] will continue as the Safety Car driver.
-* On [[March 7]], the official Formula One tyre supplier [[Bridgestone]] announced that they will mark their extreme wet weather tyres with a white line in the central groove to differentiate it with the softer wet weather tyre compound. They will continue to the same with their dry compounds.
-==Results and Standings==
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 ! [[2008 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{flagiconMalaysia}}
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 ! [[2008 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{flagiconChina}}
 ! [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{flagiconBrazil}}
-!valign="middle"| Pts
+!valign="middle"| <font color=black> [[List of Formula One World Championship pointscoring systems|Points]]
 |-
 ! 1
-| {{flagiconFinland}} [[Kimi Räikkönen|Räikkönen]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconUK}} [[Lewis Hamilton]]
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8<sup>†</sup>
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''1'''
-|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''''1'''
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> '''Ret'''
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
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+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''1'''
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> '''5'''
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+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> '''3'''
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+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> '''12'''
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''''1'''''
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+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|align="right"| '''29'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''98'''
 |-
 ! 2
-| {{flagiconUK}} [[Lewis Hamilton|Hamilton]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Felipe Massa]]
-|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''1'''
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> '''Ret'''
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 13
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
-|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''1'''
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+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> '''3'''
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+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
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+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17<sup>†</sup>
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''''1'''''
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+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> '''13'''
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+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> ''7''
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''''1'''''
-|align="right"| '''20'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''97'''
 |-
 ! 3
-| {{flagiconPoland}} [[Robert Kubica|Kubica]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconFinland}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8<sup>†</sup>
-|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
-|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| '''3'''
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''''1'''''
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> ''3''
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> ''9''
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> ''Ret''
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> '''''2'''''
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> ''4''
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> ''3''
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> ''18''<sup>†</sup>
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> ''9''
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> ''15''<sup>†</sup>
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|align="right"| '''19'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''75'''
 |-
 ! 4
-| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Felipe Massa|Massa]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconPoland}} [[Robert Kubica]]
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| '''Ret'''
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> '''3'''
-|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|align="right"| '''18'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''75'''
 |-
 ! 5
-| {{flagiconGermany}} [[Nick Heidfeld|Heidfeld]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconSpain}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
-|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ''6''
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 9
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
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+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|align="right"| '''16'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''61'''
 |-
 ! 6
-| {{flagiconFinland}} [[Heikki Kovalainen|Kovalainen]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconGermany}} [[Nick Heidfeld]]
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ''5''
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> ''6''
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ''5''
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> ''4''
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|align="right"| '''14'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''60'''
 |-
 ! 7
-| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Jarno Trulli|Trulli]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconFinland}} [[Heikki Kovalainen]]
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> ''5''
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> ''5''
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> '''5'''
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10<sup>†</sup>
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|align="right"| '''9'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''53'''
 |-
 ! 8
-| {{flagiconAustralia}} [[Mark Webber|Webber]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconGermany}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''1'''
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|align="right"| '''8'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''35'''
 |-
 ! 9
-| {{flagiconGermany}} [[Nico Rosberg|Rosberg]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconItaly}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
-|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 14
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|align="right"| '''7'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''31'''
 |-
 ! 10
-| {{flagiconSpain}} [[Fernando Alonso|Alonso]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconGermany}} [[Timo Glock]]
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 10
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|align="right"| '''6'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''25'''
 |-
 ! 11
-| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Kazuki Nakajima|Nakajima]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconAustralia}} [[Mark Webber]]
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 14
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|align="right"| '''5'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''21'''
 |-
 ! 12
-| {{flagiconUK}} [[Jenson Button|Button]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]]
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 10
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|align="right"| '''3'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''19'''
 |-
 ! 13
-| {{flagiconFrance}} [[Sébastien Bourdais|Bourdais]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconGermany}} [[Nico Rosberg]]
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7<sup>†</sup>
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 15
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|align="right"| '''2'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''17'''
 |-
 ! 14
-| {{flagiconGermany}} [[Timo Glock|Glock]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="black" style="color:white"| <font color=white> DSQ
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 9
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|align="right"| '''0'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''11'''
 |-
 ! 15
-| {{flagiconUK}} [[David Coulthard|Coulthard]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconJapan}} [[Kazuki Nakajima]]
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 9
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 18
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 12
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
-|align="right"| '''0'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''9'''
 |-
 ! 16
-| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella|Fisichella]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconUK}} [[David Coulthard]]
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 12
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 12
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 18
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 10
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|align="right"| '''0'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''8'''
 |-
 ! 17
-| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Rubens Barrichello|Barrichello]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconFrance}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]]
-|bgcolor="black" style="color:white"| DSQ
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7<sup>†</sup>
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 13
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 18
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 18
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|align="right"| '''0'''
+| align="right"| <font color=black> '''4'''
 |-
 ! 18
-| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Nelson Piquet Jr.|Piquet]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconUK}} [[Jenson Button]]
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|align="right"| '''0'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''3'''
 |-
 ! 19
-| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Takuma Sato|Sato]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconItaly}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 13
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 18
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 18
-|align="right"| '''0'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''0'''
 |-
 ! 20
-| {{flagiconUK}} [[Anthony Davidson|Davidson]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconGermany}} [[Adrian Sutil]]
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 15
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 19
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 19
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 19
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|align="right"| '''0'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''0'''
 |-
 ! 21
-| {{flagiconGermany}} [[Adrian Sutil|Sutil]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconJapan}} [[Takuma Sato]]
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 19
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffff"| <font color=black> WD
+<!-- Leave the rest of the Takuma Sato boxes blank (after Turkey). The situation may be discussed further on the talk page. -->
 |
 |
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 |
 |
-|align="right"| '''0'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''0'''
 |-
-! —
+! 22
-| {{flagiconGermany}} [[Sebastian Vettel|Vettel]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconUK}} [[Anthony Davidson]]
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffff"| <font color=black> WD
+<!-- Leave the rest of the Anthony Davidson boxes blank (after Turkey). The situation may be discussed further on the talk page. -->
 |
 |
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 |
 |
-|align="right"| '''0'''
+|align="right"| <font color=black> '''0'''
 |- valign="top"
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+!valign="middle"| <font color=black> Pos
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 ! [[2008 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{flagiconAustralia}}
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 ! [[2008 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{flagiconChina}}
 ! [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{flagiconBrazil}}
-!valign="middle"| Pts
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 |}
-|valign="top"|
+|valign="top"| <font color=black>
-{{F1 driver results legend}}
+{{F1 driver results legend 2}}
 <span style="font-size: 85%">'''Bold''' - Pole<br />
 ''Italics'' - Fastest Lap</span>
 |}
+<!-- Do NOT change the current arrangement to do with Super Aguri's withdrawal. Do not put WD or DNP or anything similar in the rest of SA's races. Any comment may be made on the talk page. -->
 † Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
 ===Constructors===
+<!-- Leave the rest of the Super Aguri Boxes blank (after Turkey). The situation may be discussed further on the talk page. -->
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 |
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+{| border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=4 style="float:center; margin:0 0 .5em 1em; width:800px; background:#505050; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile"
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-!valign="middle"| Pos
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-!valign="middle"| Constructor
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 ! [[2008 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{flagiconAustralia}}
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 ! [[2008 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{flagiconChina}}
 ! [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{flagiconBrazil}}
-!valign="middle"| Pts
+!valign="middle"| <font color=black> [[List of Formula One World Championship pointscoring systems|Pts]]
+|- style="border-top:2px solid #aaaaaa"
-|-
+!rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> 1
-!rowspan="2"| 1
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
 | 1
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8<sup>†</sup>
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8<sup>†</sup>
-|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
-|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''''1'''''
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''''1'''''
-|
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-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> ''9''
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> ''Ret''
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> '''''2'''''
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> ''4''
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> ''3''
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> ''18''<sup>†</sup>
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> ''9''
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> ''15''<sup>†</sup>
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|align="right" rowspan="2"| '''47'''
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 |-
 | 2
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| '''Ret'''
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> '''Ret'''
-|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
-|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''1'''
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> '''3'''
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17<sup>†</sup>
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''''1'''''
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black>'''13'''
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> ''7''
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''''1'''''
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+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconUK}} [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]]
+| 22
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''1'''
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> '''Ret'''
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''1'''
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> '''5'''
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> '''3'''
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> '''12'''
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''''1'''''
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
+|align="right" rowspan="2"| <font color=black> '''151'''
 |-
-!rowspan="2"| 2
+| 23
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconGermany}} [[BMW Sauber]]
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> ''5''
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+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> '''5'''
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
+|- style="border-top:2px solid #aaaaaa"
+!rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> 3
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconGermany}} [[BMW Sauber]]
 | 3
-|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ''6''
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> ''6''
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 9
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> ''4''
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|align="right" rowspan="2"| '''35'''
+|align="right" rowspan="2"| <font color=black> '''135'''
 |-
 | 4
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| '''3'''
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> '''3'''
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
+|- style="border-top:2px solid #aaaaaa"
+!rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> 4
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconFrance}} [[Renault F1|Renault]]
+| 5
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> 1
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
+|align="right" rowspan="2"| <font color=black> '''80'''
 |-
-!rowspan="2"| 3
+| 6
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconUK}} [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-| 22
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''1'''
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 13
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|- style="border-top:2px solid #aaaaaa"
-|
+!rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> 5
-|align="right" rowspan="2"| '''34'''
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconJapan}} [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
-|-
-| 23
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ''5''
-|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ''5''
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
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-|
-|
-|
-|
-|-
-!rowspan="2"| 4
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconUK}} [[Williams F1|Williams]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
-| 7
-|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 14
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|align="right" rowspan="2"| '''12'''
-|-
-| 8
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 14
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
-|
-|
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-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
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-|
-|
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-|
-|
-|-
-!rowspan="2"| 5
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
 | 11
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|align="right" rowspan="2"| '''9'''
+|align="right" rowspan="2"| <font color=black> '''56'''
 |-
 | 12
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 9
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
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-|
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-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
-|
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+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
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+!rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> 6
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
+| 14
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7<sup>†</sup>
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
+|align="right" rowspan="2"| <font color=black> '''39'''
 |-
-!rowspan="2"| 6
+| 15
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconAustria}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
+|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| <font color=black> '''1'''
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 5
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 4
+|- style="border-top:2px solid #aaaaaa"
+!rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> 7
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconAustria}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
 | 9
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 9
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 18
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 18
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 12
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
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+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
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+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|align="right" rowspan="2"| '''8'''
+|align="right" rowspan="2"| <font color=black> '''29'''
 |-
 | 10
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
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+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
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-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
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+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
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+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
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+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
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+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconUK}} [[Williams F1|Williams]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
+| 7
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
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+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
+|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| <font color=black> 2
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
+|align="right" rowspan="2"| <font color=black> '''26'''
 |-
-!rowspan="2"| 7
+| 8
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconFrance}} [[Renault F1|Renault]]
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-| 5
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 10
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-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
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+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
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+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 8
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
-|
+|- style="border-top:2px solid #aaaaaa"
-|
+!rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> 9
-|align="right" rowspan="2"| '''6'''
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconJapan}} [[Honda F1|Honda]]
-|-
-| 6
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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-!rowspan="2"| 8
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Honda F1|Honda]]
 | 16
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 10
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
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-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
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+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 9
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|align="right" rowspan="2"| '''3'''
+|align="right" rowspan="2"| <font color=black> '''14'''
 |-
 | 17
-|bgcolor="black" style="color:white"| DSQ
+|bgcolor="black" style="color:white"| <font color=white> DSQ
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 13
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 6
-|
+|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| <font color=black> 7
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 14
-|
+|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| <font color=black> 3
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 17
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 11
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
+|- style="border-top:2px solid #aaaaaa"
-|-
+!rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> 10
-!rowspan="2"| 9
+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconIndia}} [[Force India]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
-| 14
-|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7<sup>†</sup>
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 15
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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-| 15
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-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
-|
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-|
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-!rowspan="2"| 10
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconIndia}} [[Force India]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
 | 20
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 19
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 19
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 19
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 15
-|
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-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 13
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 19
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 16
-|align="right" rowspan="2"| '''0'''
+|align="right" rowspan="2"| <font color=black> '''0'''
 |-
 | 21
-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 12
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 12
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 12
-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 10
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 10
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
+|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| <font color=black> 18
-|
+|bgcolor="#efcfff"| <font color=black> Ret
-|
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-|
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-|
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-|
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-|
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-|
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-|
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-|
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-|
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-|-
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+|rowspan="2" align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconJapan}} [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]‡
-|rowspan="2"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
 | 18
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-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
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+<!-- Leave the rest of the Super Aguri boxes blank (after Turkey). The situation may be discussed further on the talk page. -->
 |
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 |-
 | 19
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-|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 15
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-|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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-|
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+<!-- Leave the rest of the Super Aguri boxes blank (after Turkey). The situation may be discussed further on the talk page. -->
 |
 |
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 |
 |
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+!valign="middle"| <font color=black> Constructor
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+!valign="middle"| <font color=black> Car<br />No.
 ! [[2008 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{flagiconAustralia}}
 ! [[2008 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{flagiconMalaysia}}
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 ! [[2008 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{flagiconChina}}
 ! [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{flagiconBrazil}}
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-{{F1 driver results legend}}
+{{F1 driver results legend 2}}
 <span style="font-size: 85%">'''Bold''' - Pole<br />
 ''Italics'' - Fastest Lap</span>
 |}
+<!-- Leave the rest of the Super Aguri Boxes blank (after Turkey). The situation may be discussed further on the talk page. -->
 † 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, with immediate effect. The company went into administration a day later.
 ==Statistics==
 ===Drivers===
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-| 3
+| 10
-| 1
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 | 1
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 |-
 ! 2
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-| 1
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 |-
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+| 9
 | 2
-| 1
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-| 0
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 |-
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 | 1
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 | 1
 | 0
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+| 18
+| 2
+| 3
 | 0
-| 1
 | 0
-| 1
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-| '''16'''
 |-
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+| 18
+| 0
 | 4
-| 0
-| 1
 | 0
 | 2
-| '''14'''
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 |-
 ! 7
-|align="left"| {{flagiconItaly}} {{sortname|Jarno|Trulli}}
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-|align="left"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
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-| 0
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-| 0
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-| 0
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 |-
 ! 8
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-| 4
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+| 1
+| 1
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 | 0
-| 0
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-| 0
-| 0
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 |-
 ! 9
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 | 0
 | 1
 | 0
 | 0
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 |-
 ! 10
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-| 0
 | 0
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 | 0
 | 0
-| '''6'''
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 |-
 ! 11
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-| 4
+| 18
 | 0
 | 0
 | 0
 | 0
-| '''5'''
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 |-
 ! 12
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 | 0
+| 1
 | 0
 | 0
-| 0
+| '''19'''
-| '''3'''
 |-
 ! 13
-|align="left"| {{flagiconFrance}} {{sortname|Sébastien|Bourdais}}
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconGermany}} [[Nico Rosberg]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
-| 4
+| 18
-| 0
 | 0
+| 2
 | 0
 | 0
-| '''2'''
+| '''17'''
 |-
 ! 14
-|align="left"| {{flagiconGermany}} {{sortname|Timo|Glock}}
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Honda F1|Honda]]
-| 4
+| 18
-| 0
 | 0
+| 1
 | 0
 | 0
-| '''0'''
+| '''11'''
 |-
 ! 15
-|align="left"| {{flagiconUK}} {{sortname|David|Coulthard}}
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconJapan}} [[Kazuki Nakajima]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconAustria}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
-| 4
+| 18
 | 0
 | 0
 | 0
 | 0
-| '''0'''
+| '''9'''
 |-
 ! 16
-|align="left"| {{flagiconItaly}} {{sortname|Giancarlo|Fisichella}}
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconUK}} [[David Coulthard]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconIndia}} [[Force India F1|Force India]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
-| 4
+| 18
 | 0
+| 1
 | 0
 | 0
-| 0
+| '''8'''
-| '''0'''
 |-
 ! 17
-|align="left"| {{flagiconBrazil}} {{sortname|Rubens|Barrichello}}
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconFrance}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Honda F1|Honda]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
-| 4
+| 18
 | 0
 | 0
 | 0
 | 0
-| '''0'''
+| '''4'''
 |-
 ! 18
-|align="left"| {{flagiconBrazil}} {{sortname|Nelson|Piquet Jr.}}
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconUK}} [[Jenson Button]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconFrance}} [[Renault F1|Renault]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Honda F1|Honda]]
-| 4
+| 18
 | 0
 | 0
 | 0
 | 0
-| '''0'''
+| '''3'''
 |-
 ! 19
-|align="left"| {{flagiconJapan}} {{sortname|Takuma|Sato}}
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconItaly}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Force India F1|Force India]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
-| 4
+| 18
 | 0
 | 0
@@ Line 2,027: / Line 2,029: @@
 | 0
 | '''0'''
 |-
 ! 20
-|align="left"| {{flagiconUK}} {{sortname|Anthony|Davidson}}
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconGermany}} [[Adrian Sutil]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Force India F1|Force India]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
-| 4
+| 18
 | 0
 | 0
@@ Line 2,038: / Line 2,039: @@
 | 0
 | '''0'''
 |-
 ! 21
-|align="left"| {{flagiconGermany}} {{sortname|Adrian|Sutil}}
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconJapan}} [[Takuma Sato]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconIndia}} [[Force India F1|Force India]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
 | 4
 | 0
@@ Line 2,049: / Line 2,049: @@
 | 0
 | '''0'''
 |-
-! —
+! 22
-|align="left"| {{flagiconGermany}} {{sortname|Sebastian|Vettel}}
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconUK}} [[Anthony Davidson]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
 | 4
 | 0
@@ Line 2,063: / Line 2,062: @@
 ===Constructors===
+{| border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=4 style="float:center; margin:0 0 .5em 1em; width:800px; background:#505050; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile"
-{| border=3 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=3 style="font-size: 95%"
+|- style="text-align:center; background:#505050;"
-|- BGCOLOR="darkred"
+|- tr BGCOLOR=darkred
 ! Pos
 ! Constructor
 ! Chassis
 ! Engine
-! Tyre
 ! Starts
 ! Wins
@@ Line 2,077: / Line 2,075: @@
 ! F.laps
 ! Points
 |-
 ! 1
-|align="left"| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
-|align="left"| [[Ferrari F2008|F2008]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Ferrari F2008|F2008]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
-|align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+| 36
-| 4
+| 8
-| 3
+| 19
-| 5
+| 8
-| 2
+| 13
-| 1
+| '''172'''
-| '''47'''
 |-
 ! 2
-|align="left"| {{flagiconGermany}} [[BMW Sauber]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconUK}} [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]
-|align="left"| [[BMW Sauber F1.08|F1.08]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[McLaren MP4-23|MP4-23]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconGermany}} [[BMW]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]]
-|align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+| 36
-| 4
+| 6
-| 0
+| 13
+| 8
 | 3
-| 1
+| '''151'''
-| 1
-| '''35'''
 |-
 ! 3
-|align="left"| {{flagiconUK}} [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconGermany}} [[BMW Sauber]]
-|align="left"| [[McLaren MP4-23|MP4-23]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[BMW Sauber F1.08|F1.08]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconGermany}} [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[BMW]]
-|align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+| 36
-| 4
 | 1
-| 3
+| 11
 | 1
 | 2
-| '''34'''
+| '''135'''
 |-
 ! 4
-|align="left"| {{flagiconUK}} [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconFrance}} [[Renault F1|Renault]]
-|align="left"| [[Williams FW30|FW30]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Renault R28|R28]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Renault F1|Renault]]
-|align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+| 36
+| 2
 | 4
-| 0
-| 1
 | 0
 | 0
-| '''12'''
+| '''80'''
 |-
 ! 5
-|align="left"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconJapan}} [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
-|align="left"| [[Toyota TF108|TF108]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Toyota TF108|TF108]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
-|align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+| 36
-| 4
 | 0
+| 2
 | 0
 | 0
-| 0
+| '''56'''
-| '''9'''
 |-
 ! 6
-|align="left"| {{flagiconAustria}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]
-|align="left"| [[Red Bull RB4|RB4]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Toro Rosso STR2|STR2B]], [[Toro Rosso STR3|STR3]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconFrance}} [[Renault F1|Renault]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
-|align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+| 36
-| 4
+| 1
-| 0
+| 1
-| 0
+| 1
-| 0
 | 0
-| '''8'''
+| '''39'''
 |-
 ! 7
-|align="left"| {{flagiconFrance}} [[Renault F1|Renault]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconAustria}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]
-|align="left"| [[Renault R28|R28]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Red Bull RB4|RB4]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconFrance}} [[Renault F1|Renault]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Renault F1|Renault]]
-|align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+| 36
-| 4
 | 0
+| 1
 | 0
 | 0
-| 0
+| '''29'''
-| '''6'''
 |-
 ! 8
-|align="left"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Honda F1|Honda]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconUK}} [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]
-|align="left"| [[Honda RA108|RA108]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Williams FW30|FW30]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Honda F1|Honda]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
-|align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+| 36
-| 4
 | 0
+| 2
 | 0
 | 0
-| 0
+| '''26'''
-| '''3'''
 |-
 ! 9
-|align="left"| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconJapan}} [[Honda F1|Honda]]
-|align="left"| [[Toro Rosso STR2|STR2B]], [[Toro Rosso STR3|STR3]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Honda RA108|RA108]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Honda F1|Honda]]
-|align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+| 36
-| 4
 | 0
+| 1
 | 0
 | 0
-| 0
+| '''14'''
-| '''2'''
 |-
 ! 10
-|align="left"| {{flagiconIndia}} [[Force India F1|Force India]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconIndia}} [[Force India F1|Force India]]
-|align="left"| [[Force India VJM-01|VJM-01]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Force India VJM-01|VJM-01]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
-|align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+| 36
-| 4
 | 0
 | 0
@@ Line 2,207: / Line 2,185: @@
 | 0
 | '''0'''
 |-
 ! 11
-|align="left"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> {{flagiconJapan}} [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]
-|align="left"| [[Super Aguri SA08|SA08]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Super Aguri SA08|SA08]]
-|align="left"| {{flagiconJapan}} [[Honda F1|Honda]]
+|align="left"| <font color=black> [[Honda F1|Honda]]
-|align="center"| {{Bridgestone}}
+| 8
-| 4
 | 0
 | 0
@@ Line 2,222: / Line 2,198: @@
 |}
-==Rumours and speculation==
-===Super Aguri rumours===
-* At the end of {{F1|2007}}, [[Super Aguri]] did not receive a payment on a sponsorship deal. This has led to them becoming the poorest team in Formula One. [[Max Mosley]] has said he has doubts that Super Aguri will make it to the final race in [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]]. It was reported in the last week of January that an Indian consortium led by the CEO of the Spice Group is willing to buy out the team but they have said they want Indian driver [[Narain Karthikeyan]] in the line-up, meaning one of the 2007 drivers would have to drop out of a race drive role. However, Super Aguri have said that they want to keep their 2007 Driver line-up of [[Takuma Sato]] and [[Anthony Davidson]]. Despite this Super Aguri have been unable to sign any contracts until agreements have been reached with their sponsors. [[GP2 series|GP2]] driver [[Luca Filippi]] was once linked to Super Aguri for a possible race seat in 2008, however he has since signed with the [[ART Grand Prix|ART Team]] for [[2008 GP2 Series season|2008]]. Sato and Davidson were confirmed on [[10 March]].
-===Spanish Grands Prix rumours===
-*The FIA threatened the cancellation of the [[2008 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish GP]] and the [[2008 European Grand Prix|European GP]] if racism continued in Spain after hearing of the racist abuse directed at [[McLaren]]'s [[Lewis Hamilton]] whilst he was testing the [[McLaren MP4-23|MP4-23]] at [[Circuit de Catalunya|Barcelona]].
-Both GP's, however, will continue with the Spanish GP completed and the European GP sold out.
 ==External links==
-* [http://f1gmap.googlepages.com/f12008.html 2008 F1 Tracks on Google Maps]
+* [http://www.motorsport.com/photos/series.asp?S=F1&Y=0 2008 Formula One images] Retrieved from www.motorsport.com on 13 November 2008
+* [http://www.yubby.com/c/formula1-2008-review 2008 Formula One videos] Season review videos retrieved from several video sites
-==References==
 {{2008 Formula One teams}}
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 [[Category:Formula One seasons]]
 [[Category:2008 in Formula One]]
-[[Category:2008 in motorsport|Formula One]]