2008 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 6 Jul 2008
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK
- Round
- 9 of 18
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Heikki Kovalainen (1:21.049)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 60 | 1:39:09.440 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 5 | 60 | +68.577 | 8 | |
| 3 | 17 | BARRubens Barrichello | Honda | 16 | 60 | +82.273 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | 59 | +1 Lap | 1:32.150 | 5 |
| 5 | 23 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1 | 59 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 6 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 6 | 59 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 7 | 11 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 14 | 59 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 8 | 8 | NAKKazuki Nakajima | Williams | 15 | 59 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 7 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 20q18 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 14 | BOUSébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 13 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | GLOTimo Glock | Toyota | 12 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 2 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 9 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 4 | KUBRobert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 10 | 39 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | BUTJenson Button | Honda | 17 | 38 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 6 | PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 7 | 35 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 21 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 19q20 | 16 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 20 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 18q19 | 10 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 15 | VETSebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 8 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 9 | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 11 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 3 drivers: Nico Rosberg qualified 18th, started 20th; Adrian Sutil qualified 19th, started 18th; Giancarlo Fisichella qualified 20th, started 19th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 21, 38), stints of 21, 17, 22 laps
- 2nd
- Nick Heidfeld: 2 stops (laps 22, 38), stints of 22, 16, 22 laps
- 3rd
- Rubens Barrichello: 3 stops (laps 24, 35, 46), stints of 24, 11, 11, 14 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 10 · 3 or more: 3
- First stops
- median lap 22 of 60
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 21 (26.3 s), 38 (25.6 s) | 211722 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 22 (26.6 s), 38 (25.8 s) | 221622 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 24 (26.7 s), 35 (47.5 s), 46 (26.9 s) | 24111114 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 21 (26.2 s), 30 (28.2 s) | 21929 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 19 (26.5 s), 34 (25.6 s) | 191525 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 20 (26.7 s), 26 (26.6 s) | 20633 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 26 (25.9 s), 47 (24.1 s) | 262112 |
| NAKKazuki Nakajima | 2 | 25 (25.8 s), 35 (36.2 s) | 251024 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 3 | 24 (26.8 s), 35 (29.1 s), 40 (31.5 s) | 2411519 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 18 (25.9 s), 28 (28.3 s) | 181031 |
| BOUSébastien Bourdais | 2 | 27 (30.5 s), 35 (26.9 s) | 27824 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 2 | 25 (26.3 s), 43 (24.7 s) | 251816 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 21 (26.8 s), 30 (26.7 s), 49 (24.6 s) | 219199 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 2 | 23 (27.3 s), 38 (29.4 s) | 2315 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 25 (26.4 s), 35 (48.1 s) | 25103 |
| PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | 1 | 22 (27.7 s) | 2213 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:19.957 | 1:19.597 | 1:21.049 | +0.060 Q2 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:20.982 | 1:19.710 | 1:21.554 | +0.173 Q2 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:20.370 | 1:19.971 | 1:21.706 | +0.434 Q2 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:20.288 | 1:19.537 | 1:21.835 | fastest Q2 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:21.022 | 1:19.802 | 1:21.873 | +0.265 Q2 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:20.998 | 1:19.992 | 1:22.029 | +0.455 Q2 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:20.818 | 1:20.115 | 1:22.491 | +0.578 Q2 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:20.318 | 1:20.109 | 1:23.251 | +0.572 Q2 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:20.676 | 1:20.086 | 1:23.305 | +0.549 Q2 |
| 10 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:20.444 | 1:19.788 | +0.251 Q2 | |
| 11 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:21.224 | 1:20.174 | +0.637 Q2 | |
| 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:20.893 | 1:20.274 | +0.737 Q2 | |
| 13 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:20.584 | 1:20.531 | +0.994 Q2 | |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:21.145 | 1:20.601 | +1.064 Q2 | |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:21.407 | 1:21.112 | +1.575 Q2 | |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:21.512 | +1.975 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:21.631 | +2.094 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:21.668 | +2.131 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:21.786 | +2.249 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:21.885 | +2.348 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 48 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 3 | 48 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 48 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1 | 46 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 0 | 36 |
| 6 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 0 | 11 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 5 | 96 |
| 2 | BMW Sauber | 1 | 82 |
| 3 | McLaren | 3 | 72 |
| 4 | Toyota | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Red Bull | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | Williams | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Renault | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Honda | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Force India | 0 | 0 |