2008 FIA Formula One World Championship
Drivers' Standing - After 18 Rounds
Season 2008
After 18 rounds of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship complete, the BMW Sauber F1 Team drivers were able to significantly improve on their finishing positions from last year. With one race win and a number of podium finishes this season, Polish driver Robert Kubica had an outside chance at the title right up to the Japanese Grand Prix. Nevertheless, sharing 75 points with Kimi Räikkönen right to the end, the Pole capped an incredible season in fourth position. His German teammate Nick Heidfeld, meanwhile closed out his season in sixth, after accumulating 60 points..
| Pos |
Driver |
Team
|
Nationality
|
Points
|
| 1 |
Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren Mercedes
|
British
|
98
|
| 2 |
Felipe Massa |
Ferrari
|
Brazilian
|
97
|
| 3 |
Kimi Räikkönen |
Ferrari
|
Finnish
|
75
|
| 4 |
Robert Kubica |
BMW Sauber F1 Team
|
Polish
|
75
|
| 5 |
Fernando Alonso |
|
|
61
|
| 6 |
Nick Heidfeld |
|
|
60
|
| 7 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
McLaren Mercedes
|
Finnish
|
60
|
| 8 |
Sebastian Vettel |
STR-Ferrari
|
German
|
35
|
| 9 |
Jarno Trulli |
Toyota
|
Italian
|
31
|
| 10 |
Timo Glock |
Toyota
|
German
|
25
|
| 11 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Renault
|
Australian
|
21
|
| 12 |
Nelson Piquet Jr |
Renault
|
Brazilian
|
19
|
| 13 |
Nico Rosberg |
Williams-Toyota
|
German
|
17
|
| 14 |
Rubens Barrichello |
Honda
|
Brazilian
|
11
|
| 15 |
Kazuki Nakajima |
Williams-Toyota
|
Japanese
|
9
|
| 16 |
David Coulthard |
Red Bull Renault
|
British
|
8
|
| 17 |
Sebastian Bourdais |
|
French
|
4
|
| 18 |
Jenson Button |
Honda
|
British
|
3
|
| 19 |
Giancarlo Fisichella |
Force India Ferrari
|
Italian
|
-
|
| 20 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India Ferrari
|
German
|
-
|
| 21 |
Takuma Sato |
|
Japanese
|
-
|
| 22 |
Anthony Davidson |
Super Aguri-Honda*
|
British
|
-
|
2008 FIA Formula One World Championship - Constructors' Standing
*The Super Aguri-Honda team have withdrawn from participating in the remainder of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship since round 5 (Turkish Grand Prix)..