2008 German F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: German Grand Prix
Track: Hockenheimring

Weather: dry, warm, sunny

Lewis HAMILTON won his 8th F1 World Championship race at the 2008 German F1 GP, delivering back-to-back victories at Silverstone and Hockenheim to establish himself as championship favourite. The McLaren driver started from pole and won at Hockenheim by 5.586 seconds from Nelsinho Piquet. It was the 160th win for the McLaren F1 team and Hamiltons 4th win of the season.

Hamilton pole, McLaren rolling

Hockenheim on 20 July 2008 opened with Lewis Hamilton taking pole with a 1:15.666 lap for McLaren, Massa second for Ferrari, Kovalainen third for McLaren, Trulli fourth for Toyota. McLaren were on top of the sport again.

Race day: Hamilton controls despite pit-stop trouble

Hamilton led 54 of the 67 laps at Hockenheim. A poorly-timed pit stop for a Timo Glock accident briefly cost him track position but he recovered by lap 60 to lead to the flag. He won by 5.586 seconds from Nelsinho Piquet, whose second place was Renaults best result of the season to that point. Massa third for Ferrari, Heidfeld fourth for BMW Sauber, Kovalainen fifth for McLaren, Raikkonen sixth for Ferrari. Heidfeld set the fastest lap on lap 52 with a 1:15.987.

Championship: Hamilton 58, Massa 54, Raikkonen 51, Kubica 48

Hamilton back at the top of the championship with 58 points, Massa 54, Raikkonen 51. Hungary in a week would be next.

Classification 2008 German F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	22	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/23Mercedes FO 108	1	67	54	1:31:20.874	10
2	6	NelsonPiquet Jr.	Renault	Renault R28Renault RS27	17	67	6	1:31:26.460+5.586s	8
3	2	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F2008Ferrari 056	2	67	3	1:31:30.213+9.339s	6
4	3	NickHeidfeld	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.08BMW P86	12	67	3	1:31:30.699+9.825s	5
5	23	HeikkiKovalainen	McLaren	McLaren MP4/23Mercedes FO 108	3	67	1	1:31:33.285+12.411s	4
6	1	KimiRäikkönen	Ferrari	Ferrari F2008Ferrari 056	6	67	0	1:31:35.277+14.403s	3
7	4	RobertKubica	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.08BMW P86	7	67	0	1:31:43.556+22.682s	2
8	15	SebastianVettel	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR3Ferrari 056	9	67	0	1:31:54.173+33.299s	1
9	11	JarnoTrulli	Toyota	Toyota TF108Toyota RVX-08	4	67	0	1:31:58.032+37.158s	0
10	7	NicoRosberg	Williams	Williams FW30Toyota RVX-08	13	67	0	1:31:58.499+37.625s	0
11	5	FernandoAlonso	Renault	Renault R28Renault RS27	5	67	0	1:31:59.474+38.600s	0
12	14	SébastienBourdais	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR3Ferrari 056	15	67	0	1:31:59.985+39.111s	0
13	9	DavidCoulthard	Red Bull	Red Bull RB4Renault RS27	10	67	0	1:32:15.845+54.971s	0
14	8	KazukiNakajima	Williams	Williams FW30Toyota RVX-08	16	67	0	1:32:20.877+1:00.003	0
15	20	AdrianSutil	Force India	Force India VJM01Ferrari 056	19	67	0	1:32:30.362+1:09.488	0
16	21	GiancarloFisichella	Force India	Force India VJM01Ferrari 056	20	67	0	1:32:44.967+1:24.093	0
17	16	JensonButton	Honda	Honda RA108Honda RA808E	14	66	0	+1 lap	0
DNF	17	RubensBarrichello	Honda	Honda RA108Honda RA808E	18	50	0	Collision	0
DNF	10	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB4Renault RS27	8	40	0	Engine	0
DNF	12	TimoGlock	Toyota	Toyota TF108Toyota RVX-08	11	35	0	Suspension	0

Fastest lap: 1:15.987 min. by Nick Heidfeld

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