2008 Season

World Champion: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)

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Champion at the final corner

Hamilton passed Glock at the last corner of the last lap in Brazil to snatch the title from Massa by one point.
Vettel's Monza win in a Toro Rosso made him F1's youngest winner at the time.
The first night race ran in Singapore — later infamous for 'Crashgate'.

Calendar

Completed races link to full results.

2008 race calendar
Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit	Mar 16, 2008
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit	Mar 23, 2008
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit	Apr 6, 2008
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	Apr 27, 2008
5	Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park	May 11, 2008
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	May 25, 2008
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Jun 8, 2008
8	French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	Jun 22, 2008
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	Jul 6, 2008
10	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Jul 20, 2008
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring	Aug 3, 2008
12	European Grand Prix	Valencia Street Circuit	Aug 24, 2008
13	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Sep 7, 2008
14	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 14, 2008
15	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit	Sep 28, 2008
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Speedway	Oct 12, 2008
17	Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit	Oct 19, 2008
18	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Nov 2, 2008

Final driver standings

2008 driver standings
Pos	Driver	Team	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	98
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	97
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	75