F1RACE LAB
FORMULA 1, EXAMINED.
AN INDEPENDENT DATA PROJECT
04 / 2008 / CONSTRUCTOR DOSSIER

McLaren

Explore McLaren's 2008 Formula 1 results, drivers, podiums and constructor standings. Browse the team's recorded seasons.

British

18 Grands Prix · 2 drivers in the race record

CHAMPIONSHIPP2
OFFICIAL POINTS151
GRAND PRIX WINS6
PODIUM FINISHES13Across all race entries

The season in numbers.

36 CAR STARTS
BEST FINISHP1
POLE STARTS8Race grid position 1
AVERAGE GRID4.1
AVERAGE FINISH6.6
DID NOT FINISH5
FINISH RATE86.1%
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed car starts. Each car is counted separately. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed car starts.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -87

-2431 completed car starts with valid positions
GRANDS PRIX18

The drivers behind it.

Constructor driver contributions
DriverChampionship positionCar startsWinsPodiumsDNFsGP points in these results
Lewis Hamilton ↗P118510198
Heikki Kovalainen ↗P71813453

Championship position: final for completed seasons, latest available for ongoing seasons. This is the driver’s overall season classification, including results with other constructors. — = not available.

Weekend by weekend.

GRAND PRIX RESULTS
Constructor race results
Round / Grand PrixDateDriverGridFinishChangeGP pointsStatus
ROUND 01Australian16 MarLewis Hamilton11010Finished
ROUND 01Australian16 MarHeikki Kovalainen35-24Finished
ROUND 02Malaysian23 MarHeikki Kovalainen83+56Finished
ROUND 02Malaysian23 MarLewis Hamilton95+44Finished
ROUND 03Bahrain6 AprHeikki Kovalainen5504Finished
ROUND 03Bahrain6 AprLewis Hamilton313-100+1 Lap
ROUND 04Spanish27 AprLewis Hamilton53+26Finished
ROUND 04Spanish27 AprHeikki Kovalainen6R-110Accident
ROUND 05Turkish11 MayLewis Hamilton32+18Finished
ROUND 05Turkish11 MayHeikki Kovalainen212-100+1 Lap
ROUND 06Monaco25 MayLewis Hamilton31+210Finished
ROUND 06Monaco25 MayHeikki Kovalainen48-41Finished
ROUND 07Canadian8 JunHeikki Kovalainen79-20Finished
ROUND 07Canadian8 JunLewis Hamilton1R-180Collision
ROUND 08French22 JunHeikki Kovalainen104+65Finished
ROUND 08French22 JunLewis Hamilton1310+30Finished
ROUND 09British6 JulLewis Hamilton41+310Finished
ROUND 09British6 JulHeikki Kovalainen15-44+1 Lap
ROUND 10German20 JulLewis Hamilton11010Finished
ROUND 10German20 JulHeikki Kovalainen35-24Finished
ROUND 11Hungarian3 AugHeikki Kovalainen21+110Finished
ROUND 11Hungarian3 AugLewis Hamilton15-44Finished
ROUND 12European24 AugLewis Hamilton2208Finished
ROUND 12European24 AugHeikki Kovalainen54+15Finished
ROUND 13Belgian7 SeptLewis Hamilton13-26Finished
ROUND 13Belgian7 SeptHeikki Kovalainen310-70Gearbox
ROUND 14Italian14 SeptHeikki Kovalainen2208Finished
ROUND 14Italian14 SeptLewis Hamilton157+82Finished
ROUND 15Singapore28 SeptLewis Hamilton23-16Finished
ROUND 15Singapore28 SeptHeikki Kovalainen510-50Finished
ROUND 16Japanese12 OctLewis Hamilton112-110Finished
ROUND 16Japanese12 OctHeikki Kovalainen3R-140Engine
ROUND 17Chinese19 OctLewis Hamilton11010Finished
ROUND 17Chinese19 OctHeikki Kovalainen5R-130Hydraulics
ROUND 18Brazilian2 NovLewis Hamilton45-14Finished
ROUND 18Brazilian2 NovHeikki Kovalainen57-22Finished

A season in motion.

CLASSIFIED POSITIONS
P1P6P10P15P19R1R5R10R14R18Lewis Hamilton · Round 1 (Australian Grand Prix) · P1Lewis Hamilton · Round 2 (Malaysian Grand Prix) · P5Lewis Hamilton · Round 3 (Bahrain Grand Prix) · P13Lewis Hamilton · Round 4 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P3Lewis Hamilton · Round 5 (Turkish Grand Prix) · P2Lewis Hamilton · Round 6 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P1Lewis Hamilton · Round 7 (Canadian Grand Prix) · P19Lewis Hamilton · Round 8 (French Grand Prix) · P10Lewis Hamilton · Round 9 (British Grand Prix) · P1Lewis Hamilton · Round 10 (German Grand Prix) · P1Lewis Hamilton · Round 11 (Hungarian Grand Prix) · P5Lewis Hamilton · Round 12 (European Grand Prix) · P2Lewis Hamilton · Round 13 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P3Lewis Hamilton · Round 14 (Italian Grand Prix) · P7Lewis Hamilton · Round 15 (Singapore Grand Prix) · P3Lewis Hamilton · Round 16 (Japanese Grand Prix) · P12Lewis Hamilton · Round 17 (Chinese Grand Prix) · P1Lewis Hamilton · Round 18 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P5Heikki Kovalainen · Round 1 (Australian Grand Prix) · P5Heikki Kovalainen · Round 2 (Malaysian Grand Prix) · P3Heikki Kovalainen · Round 3 (Bahrain Grand Prix) · P5Heikki Kovalainen · Round 4 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P17Heikki Kovalainen · Round 5 (Turkish Grand Prix) · P12Heikki Kovalainen · Round 6 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P8Heikki Kovalainen · Round 7 (Canadian Grand Prix) · P9Heikki Kovalainen · Round 8 (French Grand Prix) · P4Heikki Kovalainen · Round 9 (British Grand Prix) · P5Heikki Kovalainen · Round 10 (German Grand Prix) · P5Heikki Kovalainen · Round 11 (Hungarian Grand Prix) · P1Heikki Kovalainen · Round 12 (European Grand Prix) · P4Heikki Kovalainen · Round 13 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P10Heikki Kovalainen · Round 14 (Italian Grand Prix) · P2Heikki Kovalainen · Round 15 (Singapore Grand Prix) · P10Heikki Kovalainen · Round 16 (Japanese Grand Prix) · P17Heikki Kovalainen · Round 17 (Chinese Grand Prix) · P18Heikki Kovalainen · Round 18 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P7

Lower position numbers are higher on the chart. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

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McLaren 2008 race form
RoundLewis HamiltonHeikki Kovalainen
Round 1P1P5
Round 2P5P3
Round 3P13P5
Round 4P3P17
Round 5P2P12
Round 6P1P8
Round 7P19P9
Round 8P10P4
Round 9P1P5
Round 10P1P5
Round 11P5P1
Round 12P2P4
Round 13P3P10
Round 14P7P2
Round 15P3P10
Round 16P12P17
Round 17P1P18
Round 18P5P7

The championship record.

OFFICIAL POINTS / ROUND

Official constructor totals after each Grand Prix, including sprint points and recorded adjustments.

How to read these statistics

All figures refer to McLaren in 2008, using this constructor’s Jolpica ID. Team renames with a different ID are separate records. Podiums, starts, DNFs and averages count race entries, not weekends. A double podium counts twice. Pole starts use the final race grid, not qualifying classification. Non-starters and disqualifications are excluded from position averages and changes as appropriate; lapped finishes count as finishes. Official championship points may differ from the sum of driver race points because of sprint scoring, historical rules and penalties. Before the constructors’ championship existed, official standings and points may be unavailable. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish separately for each completed car start with valid positive positions, using only entries for this constructor in the selected season. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and pit-lane or unknown grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible entries; zero means no net change. The tooltip retains the previous calculation as Net Positions incl. DNFs. This is not an overtake count. Shared drives can produce multiple historical entries.

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