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The 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 62nd season of Formula One motor racing, recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) – the governing body of motorsport – as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars.
The World Drivers' Championship is presented by the FIA to the most successful Formula One driver over the course of the season through a points system based on individual Grand Prix results. [4] The World Championship is won when it is no longer mathematically possible for another competitor to overtake their points total regardless of the ...
Danish Formula Ford Championship Kevin Magnussen: Finnish Formula Ford Championship Jukka Honkavuori New Zealand Formula Ford Championship: John Whelan F2000 Championship Series: Anders Krohn: Pacific F2000 Championship: Jeff Westphal 2008 Pacific F2000 Championship: Scottish Formula Ford Championship Graham Carroll South African Formula Ford ...
The World Championship for Drivers has been contended since 1950, [2] after the Formula One standard was agreed upon in 1946. [5] The Constructors' Championship was added for the 1958 season and has been awarded ever since. [2] Lewis Hamilton has won a record 105 Grands Prix during his career. He won 21 races with McLaren and 84 with Mercedes.
The 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix was the 18th and final round of the 2008 Formula One World Championship and was held on 2 November 2008, at the 4.309 km (2.677 mi) Autódromo José Carlos Pace, [2] [4] in São Paulo, Brazil. [5]
The 2008 Italian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander D'Italia 2008) [1] was a Formula One motor race held on 14 September 2008 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy. It was the 14th race of the 2008 Formula One World Championship .
The 2008 British Grand Prix (officially the 2008 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix) [1] [5] was a Formula One motor race held on 6 July 2008 at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, England. It was the ninth race of the 2008 Formula One World Championship. The race was held over 60 laps with a practice and qualifying round preceding the race.
The 2008 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2008) was a Formula One motor race held on 25 May 2008 at the Circuit de Monaco; contested over 76 laps, it was the sixth race of the 2008 Formula One World Championship. The race was won by the season's eventual Drivers' Champion, Lewis Hamilton, for the McLaren team.