2008 Formula One Season

The 2008 Formula One season is the 59th season of Formula One motor racing. The championship was contested over a ten race series that commenced on 30th March and ended on 28th September. This season saw the debut of the personal driver number system.
Following a 5.5 magnitude earthquake in Monaco, the grand prix weekend was cancelled, causing the calendar to be shortened to only eleven grand prix weekends instead of the original twelve. That same year fears of a massive typhoon cancelled what would have been the first Singapore Grand Prix, shortening the calendar to just ten grand prix weekends.
This was the last season for Honda as a constructor, who left due to an ongoing world financial crisis.
Georgina Hill went into the season as the defending Drivers' Champion, with McLaren as the Constructors' Champions.
Stine Olander won her first Drivers' Championship. McLaren won the Constructors' Championship.
==Season Summary==
==Results and Standings==
Rnd	Race 	Date 	Circuit 	Pole Position 	Fastest Lap 	Race Winner 	Constructor
1 	Australian Grand Prix	30th March 	Albert Park 	David Dwyer 	David Dwyer 	Saskia Klöden 	Toyota
2 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	13th April 	Bahrain International	Josef Steinbacher 	Andres Arrigondiaga	Josef Steinbacher	Renault
3 	Canadian Grand Prix 	27th April 	Île Notre-Dame 	Eric Flynn 	Eric Flynn 	Eric Flynn 	McLaren
4 	British Grand Prix 	11th May 	Silverstone 	Georgina Hill 	Marco Zimmermann 	Georgina Hill 	McLaren
5 	Monaco Grand Prix 	18th May 	Circuit de Monaco 	- 	- 	- 	-
6 	Austrian Grand Prix 	25th May 	A1-Ring 	Georgina Hill 	David Dwyer 	David Dwyer 	Red Bull
7 	German Grand Prix 	1st June 	Hockenheim 	Andres Arrigondiaga	Stine Olander 	Stine Olander 	BMW Sauber
8 	Belgian Grand Prix 	15th June 	Spa-Francorchamps 	Stine Olander 	Stine Olander 	Stine Olander 	BMW Sauber
9 	Italian Grand Prix 	6th July 	Monza 	Stine Olander 	Saskia Klöden 	Stine Olander 	BMW Sauber
10 	Singapore Grand Prix 	17th August 	Singapore 	- 	- 	- 	-
11 	Japanese Grand Prix 	14th September	Suzuka 	Mark Muller 	Josef Steinbacher 	Georgina Hill 	McLaren
12 	Brazilian Grand Prix 	28th September	Interlagos 	Georgina Hill 	Saskia Klöden 	Stine Olander 	BMW Sauber
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