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2008 / DRIVER DOSSIER / German

SebastianVettel

Toro Rosso · No. 5

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Explore Sebastian Vettel's 2008 Formula 1 results, teams, race starts, podiums and championship statistics. Browse other seasons.

CHAMPIONSHIPP8
POINTS35
RACE WINS1
PODIUMS1

The season in numbers.

18 STARTS
BEST FINISHP1
AVERAGE GRID11
AVERAGE FINISH11.5
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. 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 races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -9

+3212 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH6
FINISH RATE66.7%
PODIUM RATE5.6%
RACE POINTS / START1.9Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1Australian16 Mar9R-110Collision
ROUND 2Malaysian23 Mar15R-30Engine
ROUND 3Bahrain6 Apr19R-30Engine
ROUND 4Spanish27 Apr18R-40Collision
ROUND 5Turkish11 May1417-30+1 Lap
ROUND 6Monaco25 May195+144Finished
ROUND 7Canadian8 Jun198+111Finished
ROUND 8French22 Jun121200Finished
ROUND 9British6 Jul8R-110Collision
ROUND 10German20 Jul98+11Finished
ROUND 11Hungarian3 Aug11R-90Overheating
ROUND 12European24 Aug6603Finished
ROUND 13Belgian7 Sept105+54Finished
ROUND 14Italian14 Sept11010Finished
ROUND 15Singapore28 Sept65+14Finished
ROUND 16Japanese12 Oct96+33Finished
ROUND 17Chinese19 Oct69-30Finished
ROUND 18Brazilian2 Nov74+35Finished
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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