Teams and Drivers
There were a total of seven teams signed up to compete in the championship through an agreement with Formula One Management, with the other four major manufacturers in the Grand Prix Manufacturers' Association (GPMA) having signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the 2006 Spanish Grand Prix. All teams in both groups have two spots each on the 2008 grid. The following teams and drivers competed in the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship:
| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | No. | Race drivers | Rounds | No. | Test driver(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari | F2008 | Ferrari 056 | B | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | All | 31 | Luca Badoer Marc Gené Michael Schumacher |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | All | |||||||
| BMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber | F1.08 | BMW P86/8 | B | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | All | 32 | Christian Klien Marko Asmer |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | All | |||||||
| ING Renault F1 Team | Renault | R28 | Renault RS27 | B | 5 | Fernando Alonso | All | 33 | Lucas di Grassi Romain Grosjean Sakon Yamamoto |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet, Jr. | All | |||||||
| AT&T WilliamsF1 Team | Williams-Toyota | FW30 | Toyota RVX-08 | B | 7 | Nico Rosberg | All | 34 | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | All | |||||||
| Red Bull Racing | Red Bull-Renault | RB4 | Renault RS27 | B | 9 | David Coulthard | All | 35 | Sébastien Buemi |
| 10 | Mark Webber | All | |||||||
| Panasonic Toyota Racing | Toyota | TF108 | Toyota RVX-08 | B | 11 | Jarno Trulli | All | 36 | Kamui Kobayashi |
| 12 | Timo Glock | All | |||||||
| Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | STR2B STR3 |
Ferrari 056 | B | 14 | Sébastien Bourdais | All | 37 | Brendon Hartley |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | All | |||||||
| Honda Racing F1 Team | Honda | RA108 | Honda RA808E | B | 16 | Jenson Button | All | 38 | Alexander Wurz Anthony Davidson Mike Conway Luca Filippi |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | All | |||||||
| Super Aguri F1 ‡ | Super Aguri-Honda | SA08 | Honda RA808E | B | 18 | Takuma Sato | 1–4 | 39 | none |
| 19 | Anthony Davidson | 1–4 | |||||||
| Force India Formula One Team | Force India-Ferrari | VJM-01 | Ferrari 056 | B | 20 | Adrian Sutil | All | 40 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
| 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | All | |||||||
| Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren-Mercedes | MP4-23 | Mercedes FO108V | B | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | All | 41 | Pedro de la Rosa Gary Paffett |
| 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | All |
- All engines were 2.4 litre V8 configuration.
- ‡ Super Aguri withdrew on 6 May from the 2008 Formula One season due to financial troubles.
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