06 Jul 2008 British Grand Prix
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in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2008 British Grand Prix was Round 9 of the 2008 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom on Sunday, 6 July 2008. Heikki Kovalainen started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and his team-mate Lewis Hamilton was the race winner.
2008 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:39:09.440 | - | - | 1:32.817 | 16 | 186.585 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:40:18.017 | +1:08.577 | +1:08.577 | 1:32.719 | 21 | 184.459 | 8 |
| 3 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Honda | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:40:31.713 | +1:22.273 | +13.696 | 1:33.386 | 21 | 184.040 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:39:15.496 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:32.150 | 18 | 183.287 | 5 |
| 5 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:39:22.910 | 1 lap | +7.414 | 1:33.130 | 17 | 183.060 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:39:25.831 | 1 lap | +2.921 | 1:33.133 | 17 | 182.970 | 3 |
| 7 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:39:26.912 | 1 lap | +1.081 | 1:33.808 | 22 | 182.937 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | NAK | Japan | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:39:28.098 | 1 lap | +1.186 | 1:34.277 | 21 | 182.900 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:39:28.990 | 1 lap | +0.892 | 1:34.797 | 21 | 182.873 | |
| 10 | 10 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:39:42.269 | 1 lap | +13.279 | 1:32.952 | 17 | 182.467 | |
| 11 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | BOU | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:39:53.350 | 1 lap | +11.081 | 1:33.367 | 21 | 182.130 | |
| 12 | 12 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Toyota | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:40:19.115 | 1 lap | +25.765 | 1:34.610 | 19 | 181.350 | |
| 13 | 2 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:39:45.994 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:33.257 | 19 | 179.262 | |
| DNF | 4 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 39 | 1:05:06.696 | 1:33.539 | 22 | 184.662 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Honda | Bridgestone | 38 | 1:03:32.678 | 1:33.376 | 21 | 184.361 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | PIQ | Brazil | Renault | Bridgestone | 35 | 57:10.832 | 1:33.203 | 21 | 188.697 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Force India Ferrari | Bridgestone | 26 | 43:12.620 | 1:34.930 | 21 | 185.457 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Ferrari | Bridgestone | 10 | 16:59.400 | 1:38.160 | 5 | 181.183 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 9 | David Coulthard | COU | Great Britain | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone |