.:: 2008 Formula 1 Championship Final Standings ::.

2008 DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP:

1. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren, 98 pts.)
2. Felipe Massa (Ferrari, 97 pts.)
3. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari, 75 pts.)
4. Robert Kubica (BMW, 75 pts.)
5. Fernando Alonso (Renault, 61 pts.)
6. Nick Heidfeld (BMW, 60 pts.)
7. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren, 53 pts.)
8. Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso, 35 pts.)
9. Jarno Trulli (Toyota, 31 pts.)
10. Timo Glock (Toyota, 25 pts.)
11. Mark Webber (Red Bull, 21 pts.)
12. Nelson Piquet Jnr. (Renault, 19 pts.)
13. Nico Rosberg (Williams, 17 pts.)
14. Rubens Barrichello (Honda, 11 pts.)
15. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams, 9 pts.)
16. David Coulthard (Red Bull, 8 pts.)
17. Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso, 4 pts.)
18. Jenson Button (Honda, 3 pts.)

2008 CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP:

1. Ferrari (172 pts.)
2. McLaren (151 pts.)
3. BMW (135 pts.)
4. Renault (80 pts.)
5. Toyota (56 pts.)
6. Toro Rosso (39 pts.)
7. Red Bull (29 pts.)
8. Williams (26 pts.)
9. Honda (14 pts.)

I sure hope BMW-Sauber maintains its form for the rest of the year. A 3-way title fight makes for some good racing. Hopefully there won't be any more spy scandals to mess it up.

McLaren!!!:lol:

Prediction: Ferrari runs away with the championship...DeathStar17

I hope they run away with it. Like in 2002 and 2004. Hey a pattern. Ferrari kicks out kick ass cars in years that are powers of two. So the next kick ass Ferrari we will see will be piloted by Kyle Busch (NASCAR's transferee to F1) in 2016. Right?

So Khoo, reckon McLaren are going to challenge Ferrari in he standings after Monaco?KimisApprentice

Well in the driver's championship, for the time being, yes. Forget about the Constructors though :lol:

and haha! McLaren & BMW separated by 1 point, Williams & Red Bull tied, Renault & Toyota tied, Toro Rosso & Honda tied!

So Khoo, reckon McLaren are going to challenge Ferrari in he standings after Monaco?KimisApprentice

yes, but McLaren need Kovaleinen back to the podium first... His performancein the McLaren is so dissapointing...

According to James Allen (so we know how reliable this is...) this is the first time since Villeneuve in '97 that a driver NOT in a Ferrari, McLaren or Renault had lead the World Championship.

As for Heikki, he does have a reason in the past 4 races as to why he's only scored 1 point really.

Spain - That shunt
Turkey - The Puncture
Monaco - The wheel
Canada - Bad timing with the pit stops

Hopefully his luck will finally turn around soon because it's costing McLaren big time. But still, given he has a good day, Kova is impressive.

This will need to be changed due to Hamilton's penalty

Alonso makes it 2 in-a-row as Massa cuts the lead to Lewis by a point. Kubica gets himself down to just 12 points behind as Raikkonen and Heidfeld now fall out of contention for the title. Lewis now needs to score 16 points in the last 2 races to secure the title.

EDIT: Table updated after Bourdais' penalty.

He was just 20 seconds away from losing the title yet again, but thanks to a bad decision by Timo Glock, Lewis Hamilton becomes the 30th F1 World Champion, and the youngest in history.

Massa's win alone was enough to seal the Constructor's Title for Ferrari, so for the first time since 1999 the two titles do NOT go the same direction.