2008 Season - Round 9 - 2008-07-06
Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 British Grand Prix for McLaren, with Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) second and Rubens Barrichello (Honda) third. The win came from P4 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren), who could not convert it into the win.
Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:32.150. Rubens Barrichello (Honda) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P3 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2008 British Grand Prix, completing round 9 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 1:32.817 | 10 |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 5 | Finished | 1:32.719 | 8 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 16 | Finished | 1:33.386 | 6 |
| 4 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | +1 Lap | 1:32.150 | 5 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1 | +1 Lap | 1:33.130 | 4 |
| 6 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 6 | +1 Lap | 1:33.133 | 3 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:33.808 | 2 |
| 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:34.277 | 1 |
| 9 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:34.797 | 0 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | +1 Lap | 1:32.952 | 0 |
| 11 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:33.367 | 0 |
| 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:34.610 | 0 |
| 13 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 9 | +2 Laps | 1:33.257 | 0 |
| 14 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 10 | Spun off | 1:33.539 | 0 |
| 15 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 17 | Spun off | 1:33.376 | 0 |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 7 | Spun off | 1:33.203 | 0 |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 19 | Spun off | 1:34.930 | 0 |
| 18 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 18 | Spun off | 1:38.160 | 0 |
| 19 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 8 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 11 | Collision | 0 |