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2008 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHockenheim, 67 laps
Round10 of 18
Race numbers

The 2008 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 795th World Championship race
  • 55th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 31st World Championship race at Hockenheim
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes671hr 31m 20.874s10
2+15(BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault67+5.586s8
3-1(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari67+9.339s6
4+8(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW67+9.825s5
5-2(FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes67+12.411s4
6 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari67+14.483s3
7 (POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW67+22.603s2
8+1(DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari67+33.282s1
9-5(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota67+37.199s 
10+3(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota67+37.658s 
11-6(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault67+38.625s 
12+3(FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari67+39.111s 
13-3(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault67+54.971s 
14+2(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota67+1m 00.003s 
15+4(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari67+1m 09.488s 
16+4(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari67+1m 24.093s (25.000s) 
17-3(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda66+1 lap 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda50DNF 
R (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault40DNF 
R (DEU) Timo GlockToyota35DNF 

Notes

  • Giancarlo Fisichella received a 25-second time penalty for pitting under safety car conditions before the pit lane opened. He originally finished P14.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes
2(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari
3(FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes
4(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota
5(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault
6(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
7(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW
8(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault
9(DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari
10(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault
11(DEU) Timo GlockToyota
12(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW
13(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota
14(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda
15(FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari
16(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota
17(BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault
18(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda
19(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari
20(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:15.666 
2(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:15.8590.193
3(FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes1:16.1430.477
4(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota1:16.1910.525
5(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault1:16.3850.719
6(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:16.3890.723
7(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW1:16.5210.855
8(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:17.0141.348
9(DEU) Sebastian VettelToro Rosso-Ferrari1:17.2441.578
10(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Renault1:17.5031.837
Q2
11(DEU) Timo GlockToyota1:15.508 
12(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:15.581 
13(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota1:15.633 
14(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda1:15.701 
15(FRA) Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso-Ferrari1:15.858 
Q1
16(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota1:16.083 
17(BRA) Nelsinho PiquetRenault1:16.189 
18(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:16.246 
19(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Ferrari1:16.657 
20(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaForce India-Ferrari1:16.963 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton58
2(BRA) Felipe Massa54
3(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen51
4(POL) Robert Kubica48
5(DEU) Nick Heidfeld41
6(FIN) Heikki Kovalainen28
7(ITA) Jarno Trulli20
8(AUS) Mark Webber18
9(ESP) Fernando Alonso13
10(BRA) Rubens Barrichello11
11(BRA) Nelsinho Piquet10
12(DEU) Nico Rosberg8
13(JPN) Kazuki Nakajima8
14(GBR) David Coulthard6
15(DEU) Sebastian Vettel6
16(DEU) Timo Glock5
17(GBR) Jenson Button3
18(FRA) Sebastien Bourdais2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari105
2BMW Sauber-BMW89
3McLaren-Mercedes86
4Toyota25
5Red Bull-Renault24
6Renault23
7Williams-Toyota16
8Honda14
9Toro Rosso-Ferrari8

Stats & milestones

Wins
8th for Lewis Hamilton
160th for McLaren
Podiums
23rd for Felipe Massa
18th for Lewis Hamilton
1st and only for Nelsinho Piquet (195th different podium finisher, 9th Brazilian driver)
614th for Ferrari
425th for McLaren
91st for Renault
Poles
9th for Lewis Hamilton
137th for McLaren
Fastest laps
2nd and last for Nick Heidfeld
2nd and last for BMW Sauber
Front row starts
20th for Felipe Massa (35th driver to achieve 20 front row starts, 4th Brazilian driver)
15th for Lewis Hamilton
Pole & win
6th for Lewis Hamilton