In 2008, the tyre regulations stipulate that the two dry tyre specifications must be visibly distinguishable from each other. At the China Grand Prix, the medium compound Bridgestone Potenza tyre was marked with a white line in the second from inside groove. The extreme wet weather tyre was also marked with a white line.

Scuderia Ferrari                 
Kimi Raikkonen           Medium    Hard      Medium
Felipe Massa             Medium    Medium    Hard

BMW Sauber F1 Team               
Nick Heidfeld            Hard      Hard      Medium
Robert Kubica            Hard      Hard      Medium

ING Renault F1 Team             
Fernando Alonso          Hard      Hard      Medium
Nelson Piquet            Hard      Hard      Medium

AT&T Williams                    
Nico Rosberg             Medium    Medium    Hard
Kazuki Nakajima          Medium    Hard

Red Bull Racing                  
David Coulthard          Medium    Hard
Mark Webber              Hard      Medium    Medium

Panasonic Toyota                 
Jarno Trulli             Hard      Hard      DNF
Timo Glock               Hard      Medium

Scuderia Toro Rosso              
Sebastien Bourdais       Hard      Medium    Medium
Sebastian Vettel         Hard      Hard      Medium

Honda Racing F1 Team             
Jenson Button            Hard      Hard      Medium
Rubens Barrichello       Hard      Hard      Medium

Force India Formula One          
Adrian Sutil             Medium    DNF
Giancarlo Fisichella     Hard      Medium

Vodafone McLaren                 
Lewis Hamilton           Hard      Hard      Medium
Heikki Kovalainen        Hard      Hard      Medium   DNF


* Teams do not necessarily change tyres at pit stops
* Includes drive-through/stop-go penalties