German Grand Prix

Round 10 · Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany

2008-07-20

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)

Lewis Hamilton

McLaren

Nelson Piquet Jr.

Renault · +5.586

Felipe Massa

Ferrari · +9.339

Who won the 2008 German Grand Prix?

The 2008 German Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for McLaren, starting from pole position. Nelson Piquet Jr. finished second, +5.586 behind, with Felipe Massa completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Nick Heidfeld with a time of 1:15.987. 3 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 10 of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Nelson Piquet Jr. was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 15 positions from P17 to finish P2.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1	—	1:31:20.874	Finished	10
2	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	17	▲15	+5.586	Finished	8
3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	2	▼1	+9.339	Finished	6
4	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	12	▲8	+9.825	Finished	5
5	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	3	▼2	+12.411	Finished	4
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	6	—	+14.403	Finished	3
7	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	7	—	+22.682	Finished	2
8	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	9	▲1	+33.299	Finished	1
9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	4	▼5	+37.158	Finished	0
10	Nico Rosberg	Williams	13	▲3	+37.625	Finished	0
11	Fernando Alonso	Renault	5	▼6	+38.600	Finished	0
12	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	15	▲3	+39.111	Finished	0
13	David Coulthard	Red Bull	10	▼3	+54.971	Finished	0
14	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	16	▲2	+1:00.003	Finished	0
15	Adrian Sutil	Force India	19	▲4	+1:09.488	Finished	0
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	20	▲4	+1:24.093	Finished	0
17	Jenson Button	Honda	14	▼3	—	+1 Lap	0
R	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	18	—	—	Collision	0
R	Mark Webber	Red Bull	8	—	—	Engine	0
R	Timo Glock	Toyota	11	—	—	Suspension	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:15.218	1:14.603	1:15.666
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:14.921	1:14.747	1:15.859
3	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1:15.476	1:14.855	1:16.143
4	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:15.560	1:15.122	1:16.191
5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:15.917	1:14.943	1:16.385
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:15.201	1:14.949	1:16.389
7	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:15.985	1:15.109	1:16.521
8	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:15.900	1:15.481	1:17.014
9	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	1:15.532	1:15.420	1:17.244
10	David Coulthard	Red Bull	1:15.975	1:15.338	1:17.503
11	Timo Glock	Toyota	1:15.560	1:15.508	—
12	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:15.596	1:15.581	—
13	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:15.863	1:15.633	—
14	Jenson Button	Honda	1:15.993	1:15.701	—
15	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	1:15.927	1:15.858	—
16	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	1:16.083	—	—
17	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	1:16.189	—	—
18	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:16.246	—	—
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:16.657	—	—
20	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1:16.963	—	—

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	L60	L65	Final
Hamilton	P1	P1	P1	P3	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P3	P1	P1	P1
Piquet Jr.	P18	P18	P18	P17	P15	P13	P13	P3	P3	P3	P1	P2	P2	P2
Massa	P2	P2	P2	P1	P2	P2	P2	P4	P4	P4	P2	P3	P3	P3
Heidfeld	P11	P11	P11	P8	P5	P11	P11	P2	P2	P2	P4	P4	P4	P4
Kovalainen	P3	P3	P3	P2	P4	P3	P3	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2008 German Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2008 German Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) won the 2008 German Grand Prix on 2008-07-20 at Hockenheimring.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2008 German Grand Prix?+

P1: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren). P2: Nelson Piquet Jr. (Renault), +5.586 behind. P3: Felipe Massa (Ferrari), +9.339 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2008 German Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2008 German Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2008 German Grand Prix?+

Nick Heidfeld set the fastest lap of the 2008 German Grand Prix with a time of 1:15.987.

Which team won the 2008 German Grand Prix?+

McLaren won the 2008 German Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking victory.