Robert Józef Kubica is a Polish racing and rally driver, competing for AF Corse in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship. He previously competed for Team WRT where he won the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMP2 class. He was the first and so far holds a record as of 2023, for being the only Polish racing driver to compete and win a race in Formula One which was the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix, making his latest appearance in the 2021 Italian Grand Prix.
Kubica with the Epsilon Euskadi racing team
Kubica as BMW Sauber's third driver at the 2006 United States Grand Prix
Kubica driving for BMW Sauber at the 2007 British Grand Prix
The 2008 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 June 2008 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the 7th race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 70-lap race was won by Robert Kubica for the BMW Sauber team after starting from second position. Kubica’s teammate Nick Heidfeld finished second with David Coulthard third in a Red Bull; taking the final podium of his F1 career. Lewis Hamilton, who started from pole position, failed to finish the race, retiring on lap 19 after crashing into the back of Kimi Räikkönen's Ferrari car in the pit lane.
Felipe Massa, seen here correcting oversteer, set the fastest lap time in the first free practice session on Friday.
Lewis Hamilton took pole position for McLaren.
Resurfaced sections of the track began to break up in practice and qualifying and had to be repaired on numerous occasions.
Lewis Hamilton leads Robert Kubica, Kimi Räikkönen and the rest of the field at the start of the race.