Round 10 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2008-07-20
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) took pole for the 2008 German Grand Prix with a 1:15.666 lap.
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.193s shy of pole, with Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) third on the grid. David Coulthard (Red Bull) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Timo Glock (Toyota) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.837s — pole to P10 — with David Coulthard (Red Bull) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:15.218 | 1:14.603 | 1:15.666 | 1:15.666 |
| 2 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:14.921 | 1:14.747 | 1:15.859 | +0.193 |
| 3 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:15.476 | 1:14.855 | 1:16.143 | +0.477 |
| Jarno Trulli |
| Toyota |
| 1:15.560 |
| 1:15.122 |
| 1:16.191 |
| +0.525 |
| 5 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:15.917 | 1:14.943 | 1:16.385 | +0.719 |
| 6 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:15.201 | 1:14.949 | 1:16.389 | +0.723 |
| 7 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:15.985 | 1:15.109 | 1:16.521 | +0.855 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:15.900 | 1:15.481 | 1:17.014 | +1.348 |
| 9 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:15.532 | 1:15.420 | 1:17.244 | +1.578 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:15.975 | 1:15.338 | 1:17.503 | +1.837 |
| 11 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:15.560 | 1:15.508 | — | — |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:15.596 | 1:15.581 | — | — |
| 13 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:15.863 | 1:15.633 | — | — |
| 14 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 1:15.993 | 1:15.701 | — | +0.035 |
| 15 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:15.927 | 1:15.858 | — | +0.192 |
| 16 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:16.083 | — | — | +0.417 |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:16.189 | — | — | +0.523 |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:16.246 | — | — | +0.580 |
| 19 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:16.657 | — | — | +0.991 |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:16.963 | — | — | +1.297 |