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2008 FIA Formula 1 World Championship

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Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Scuderia Ferrari
Ferrari SpA
Cassella Postale 589, 41100 Modena, Italy
Via Ascari 55-57, 41053 Maranello (MO), Italy
tel: 39-536 949111, fax: 39-536 946488, e-mail: mailbox@ferrari.it
Ferrari F2008, Ferrari 056 V8, Bridgestone
Partners: FIAT, Shell V-Power, Alice, Bridgestone, AMD, Martini, Acer, Mubadala, Etihad Airways
Suppliers: Magneti Marelli, Mahle, IIR, SKF, Europcar, Iveco, NGK, Infineon, HNMeccanica, Puma, Sanbittèr, Tata, Brembo, BBS, Selex, Sabelt, TRW Automotive, Microsoft

1 Kimi Räikkönen (FIN)
Wins: 17
Pole positions: 16
Fastest laps: 35
Total points: 531
World Champion: 2007
Other championship titles: GBFR 2000
Number of GPs: 138

2 Felipe Massa (BR)
Wins: 11
Pole positions: 15
Fastest laps: 11
Total points: 298
Championship titles: BRFC 1999, FRE 2000, EURF3000 2001
Highest Championship ranking: 2nd 2008
Number of GPs: 105

R Luca Badoer (I)
Best result: 7th RSM (Imola) 1995
Championship titles: Int F3000 1992
Highest Championship ranking: -
Number of GPs: 48

T Marc Gené (E)
Best result: 5th I (Monza) 2003
Total points: 5
Championship titles: OFN 1998
Highest Championship ranking: 17th 1999
Number of GPs: 36



BMW Sauber F1 Team
BMW Sauber AG
Wildbachstrasse 9, 8340 Hinwil, Switzerland
tel: 41-1 9379000, fax: 41 1 9379001

BMW Motorsport GmbH
80788 München, Germany
tel: 49-89 38257396, fax: 49 89 38220978, e-mail: info@bmw-motorsport.com
BMW F1.08, BMW P86/8 V8, Bridgestone
Partners: Petronas, Intel, Crédit Suisse, Dell, Syntium, Puma
Technical partners: AnSys, MAN, Certina, NGK, Dalco, WMH | Walter Meier, Würth, Dupont, Sachs

3 Nick Heidfeld (D)
Best result: 2nd MC (Monte Carlo) & EUR (Nürburgring) 2005, CDN (Montreal) 2007, AUS (Melbourne), CDN (Montreal), GB (Silverstone) & B (Spa) 2008
Pole positions: 1
Fastest laps: 2
Total points: 200
Championship titles: DF3 1997, F3000 1999
Highest Championship ranking: 5th 2007
Number of GPs: 150

4 Robert Kubica (PL)
Wins: 1
Pole positions: 1
Total points: 120
Championship titles: WSR 2005
Highest Championship ranking: 4th 2008
Number of GPs: 40

R Christian Klien (A)
Best result: 5th CHN (Shanghai) 2005
Total points: 14
Highest Championship ranking: 15th 2005
Number of GPs: 46

R Marko Asmer (EST)
Best result: -
Championship titles: GBF3 2007
Number of GPs: -



ING Renault F1 Team
Renault Formula Ltd
Whiteways Technical Centre, Enstone, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 4EE, England
tel: 44-1608 678000, fax: 44-1608 678800

Renault Sport SA
1/15 Avenue du Président Kennedy, 91177 Viry-Châtillon Cédex, France
tel: 33-1 69125800, fax: 33-1 69125817
Renault R28, Renault RS27 V8, Bridgestone
Partners: ING, Elf, Mutua Madrileña, PVAXX, Hanjin, Bridgestone, Chronotech
Suppliers: 3D Systems, Altran, CD Adapco, Champion, Charmilles, DMG, Elysium, Eutelsat, Lancel, Lombardi, Magneti Marelli, Network Appliance, OZ Racing, Processia Solutions, Puma, Symantec, Tecnomatix, Vistagy, Xansa, Stellent, Phantom Works

5 Fernando Alonso (E)
Wins: 21
Pole positions: 17
Fastest laps: 11
Total points: 551
World Champion: 2005 & 2006
Other championship titles: OFN 1999
Number of GPs: 121

6 Nelson Piquet Jr (BR)
Best result: 2nd D (Hockenheim) 2008
Total points: 19
Championship titles: SudAm F3 2002, GBF3 2004
Highest Championship ranking: 12th 2008
Number of GPs: 18

R Lucas Di Grassi (BR)
Best result: -
Number of GPs: -

T Romain Grosjean (F)
Best result: -
Championship titles: EURF3 2007
Number of GPs: -

T Sakon Yamamoto (J)
Best result: 12th J (Fuji) 2007
Highest Championship ranking: -
Number of GPs: 13



AT&T Williams
WilliamsF1 Ltd
Station Road, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 0DQ, England
tel: 44-1235 777700, fax: 44-1235 777739
Williams FW30, Toyota RVX-08 V8, Bridgestone
Partners: AT&T, Lenovo, RBS, Accenture, Allianz, Battery, Bridgestone, Budweiser, FedEx, Hamleys, Mobilecast, ORIS, Petrobras, Philips, QinetiQ, Reuters, Tata, All Saints, Mydiamonds.com
Associate partners & suppliers: Castrol, DeWalt, Fluent, MAN, OZ Racing, Puma, PPG, Randstad, SKF

7 Nico Rosberg (D)
Best result: 2nd Singapore (SGP) 2008
Total points: 41
Championship titles: GP2 2005
Highest Championship ranking: 9th 2007
Number of GPs: 53

8 Kazuki Nakajima (J)
Best result: 6th AUS (Melbourne) 2008
Total points: 9
Highest Championship ranking: 15th 2008
Number of GPs: 19

R Nico Hülkenberg (D)
Best result: -
Championship titles: ADAC BMW 2005, A1GP 2006-'07
Number of GPs: -



Red Bull Racing
Red Bull Racing Ltd
The Stewart Building, Bradbourne Drive, Tilbrook, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7 8BJ, England
tel: 44-1908-279700, fax: 44-1908-279711, e-mail: info@redbullracing.com
Red Bull RB4, Renault RS27 V8, Bridgestone
Partners: Metro, Bridgestone, Rauch, UGS, Magneti Marelli

9 David Coulthard (GB)
Wins: 13
Pole positions: 12
Fastest laps: 18
Total points: 535
Championship titles: GBFF1600 1989
Highest Championship ranking: 2nd 2001
Number of GPs: 246

10 Mark Webber (AUS)
Best result: 3rd MC (Monte Carlo) 2005 & EUR (Nürburgring) 2007
Total points: 100
Highest World Championship ranking: 10th 2003 & 2005
Number of GPs: 121

R Sébastien Buemi (CH)
Best result: -
Number of GPs: -

T Karun Chandhok (IND)
Best result: -
Number of GPs: -



Panasonic Toyota Racing
Toyota Motorsport GmbH
Toyota-Allee 7, 50858 Köln, Germany
tel: 49-2234 182357, fax: 49-2234 182337
Toyota TF108, Toyota RVX-08 V8, Bridgestone
Corporate partners: Panasonic, Denso
Partners: BMC, Bridgestone, Dassault Systems, Ebbon-Dacs, EMC, KDDI, Kingfisher Airlines, Magneti Marelli, Time Inc., Alpinestars, Esprit, KTC, MAN, Nautilus, Takata

11 Jarno Trulli (I)
Wins: 1
Pole positions: 3
Total points: 214
Championship titles: DF3 1996
Highest Championship ranking: 6th 2004
Number of GPs: 199

12 Timo Glock (D)
Best result: 2nd H (Hungaroring) 2008
Total points: 27
Highest Championship ranking: 10th 2008
Number of GPs: 22

R Kamui Kobayashi (J)
Best result: -
Championship titles: FRE 2005
Number of GPs: -



Scuderia Toro Rosso
Scuderia Toro Rosso SpA
Via Spallanzani 21, 48018 Faenza (RA), Italy
tel: 39-546 696111, fax: 39-546 620998, e-mail: info@scuderiatororosso.com
STR STR02B, STR STR03, Ferrari 056 V8, Bridgestone
Partners: Red Bull, Hangar-7, VW, Bridgestone

14 Sébastien Bourdais (F)
Best result: 7th AUS (Melbourne) & B (Spa) 2008
Total points: 4
Championship titles: F3000 2002, Champ Car 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Highest Championship ranking: 17th 2008
Number of GPs: 18

15 Sebastian Vettel (D)
Wins: 1
Pole positions: 1
Total points: 41
Championship titles: FBMW 2004
Highest Championship ranking: 8th 2008
Number of GPs: 26



Honda Racing F1 Team
Honda GP Ltd
Honda Operations Centre, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 7BD, England
tel: 44-1280 844000, fax: 44-1280 844211

Honda Racing Developments
Bullbrook Building, Brants Bridge, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 9BQ, England
Honda RA108, Honda RA808 V8, Bridgestone
Partners: Bridgestone, Celerant, ENEOS, Fila, Gatorade, NGK, NTN, Ray-Ban, Seiko, Universal Media Group
Technical partners: Alcon, Avaya, Haas, Matrix, MXC, Showa, Showa Denko, PerkinElme, TüV
Suppliers: AgieCharmilles, Alpinestars, Autoglym, Barco, Cablefree Solutions, CIBER, CYTEC, DAF Trucks, Endless Advance, Glasurit, HPC, NCE, IBM, Oliver Sweeney, Pipex, Sandvik Coromant, Snap-On, STL, Takata, Tripp

16 Jenson Button (GB)
Wins: 1
Pole positions: 3
Total points: 232
Highest Championship ranking: 3rd 2004
Number of GPs: 153

17 Rubens Barrichello (BR)
Wins: 9
Pole positions: 13
Fastest laps: 15
Total points: 530
Championship titles: FOL 1990, GBF3 1991
Highest Championship ranking: 2nd 2002 & 2004
Number of GPs: 267

R Alexander Wurz (A)
Best result: 3rd GB (Silverstone) 1997, RSM (Imola) 2005 & CDN (Montreal) 2007
Fastest laps: 1
Total points: 45
Highest Championship ranking: 7th 1998
Number of GPs: 69

T Luca Filippi (I)
Best result: -
Championship titles: IF3000 2005
Number of GPs: -

T Mike Conway (GB)
Best result: -
Championship titles: GBF3 2006
Number of GPs: -



Super Aguri F1 Team
Super Aguri F1 Ltd
Leafield Technical Centre, Leafield, Witney, Oxfordshire OX8 5PF, England
tel: 44-1993 871000, fax: 44-1993 871080
Super Aguri SA08, Honda RA808E V8, Bridgestone
Partners: Four Leaf, Metris, Honda, Rodac, Bridgestone, SpeakerBus, Autobacs, Takata, Seiko, Eneos, NGK

18 Takuma Sato (J)
Best result: 3rd USA (Indianapolis) 2004
Total points: 44
Championship titles: GBF3 2001
Highest Championship ranking: 8th 2004
Number of GPs: 90

19 Anthony Davidson (GB)
Best result: 11th E (Barcelona), CDN (Montreal) & USA (Indianapolis) 2007
Championship titles: GBFF 2000
Highest Championship ranking: -
Number of GPs: 24



Force India Formula One Team
Force India F1 Ltd (Orange India Holdings Ltd)
Dadford Road, Silverstone, Northamptonshire NN12 8TJ, England
tel: 44-1327 850800, fax: 44-1327 850866, e-mail: press@spykerf1.com
Force India VJM01, Ferrari 056 V8, Bridgestone
Partners & suppliers: Kingfisher, Medion Mobile, ICICI, Reliance, Kanyan Capital, Royal Challenge, Dalmore, RotoZip, Base, Magneti Marelli

20 Adrian Sutil (D)
Best result: 8th J (Fuji) 2007
Total points: 1
Championship titles: JF3 2006
Highest Championship ranking: 19th 2007
Number of GPs: 35

21 Giancarlo Fisichella (I)
Wins: 3
Pole positions: 3
Fastest laps: 2
Total points: 267
Championship titles: IF3 1994
Highest Championship ranking: 4th 2006
Number of GPs: 211

R Vitantonio Liuzzi (I)
Best result: 6th CHN (Shanghai) 2007
Total points: 5
Championship titles: F3000 2004
Highest Championship ranking: 18th 2007
Number of GPs: 39



Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
McLaren International Ltd
McLaren Technology Centre, Chertsey Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 4YH, England
tel: 44-1483 261000, fax: 44-1483 261010

Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines Ltd
Quarry Road, Brixworth, Northamptonshire, NN6 9UB, England
tel: 44-1604 880100, fax: 44-1604 882800, e-mail: publicity@mercedes-benz-hpe.com
McLaren MP4-23, Mercedes FO108V V8, Bridgestone
Partners: Vodafone, Mercedes-Benz, Johnnie Walker, SAP, aigo, Boss, Santander, FedEx, Hilton, Schüco, TAG Heuer, Steinmetz, Olympus
Technical partners: Mobil, Bridgestone, BAE Systems
Suppliers: Henkel, Nescafé Xpress, Sonax, Advanced Composites Group, Charmilles, Enkei, GS Yuasa, Mazak, Sports Marketing Surveys, Kenwood, Sparco, SGI, Koni

22 Lewis Hamilton (GB)
Wins: 9
Pole positions: 13
Fastest laps: 3
Total points: 207
World Champion: 2008
Other championship titles: EURF3 2005, GP2 2006
Number of GPs: 35

23 Heikki Kovalainen (FIN)
Wins: 1
Pole positions: 1
Fastest laps: 2
Total points: 83
Championship titles: WSN 2004
Highest Championship ranking: 7th 2007 & 2008
Number of GPs: 35

R Pedro de la Rosa (E)
Best result: 2nd H (Hungaroring) 2006
Fastest laps: 1
Total points: 29
Championship titles: FRE 1992, JF3 1995, FNippon 1997
Highest Championship ranking: 11th 2006
Number of GPs: 71

T Gary Paffett (GB)
Best result: -
Championship titles: GBF3-S 2000, DTM 2005
Highest Championship ranking: -
Number of GPs: -