Round 9 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2008-07-06
Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) took pole for the 2008 British Grand Prix with a 1:21.049 lap.
Mark Webber (Red Bull) joined the front row, 0.505s shy of pole, with Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) third on the grid. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while David Coulthard (Red Bull) missed the cut by 0.386s.
Q3 was settled inside —s — pole to P10 — with Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:19.957 | 1:19.597 | 1:21.049 | 1:21.049 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:20.982 | 1:19.710 | 1:21.554 | +0.505 |
| 3 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:20.370 | 1:19.971 | 1:21.706 | +0.657 |
| 4 |
| 44Lewis Hamilton |
| McLaren |
| 1:20.288 |
| 1:19.537 |
| 1:21.835 |
| +0.786 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:21.022 | 1:19.802 | 1:21.873 | +0.824 |
| 6 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:20.998 | 1:19.992 | 1:22.029 | +0.980 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:20.818 | 1:20.115 | 1:22.491 | +1.442 |
| 8 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:20.318 | 1:20.109 | 1:23.251 | +2.202 |
| 9 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:20.676 | 1:20.086 | 1:23.305 | +2.256 |
| 10 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:20.444 | 1:19.788 | — | — |
| 11 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:21.224 | 1:20.174 | — | — |
| 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:20.893 | 1:20.274 | — | — |
| 13 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:20.584 | 1:20.531 | — | — |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:21.145 | 1:20.601 | — | — |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:21.407 | 1:21.112 | — | +0.063 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:21.512 | — | — | +0.463 |
| 17 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 1:21.631 | — | — | +0.582 |
| 18 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:21.668 | — | — | +0.619 |
| 19 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:21.786 | — | — | +0.737 |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:21.885 | — | — | +0.836 |