Season 2008 · Round 10

German Grand Prix

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2008-07-20 · Hockenheimring · Germany · German Grand Prix · 67Lap · 306.458km
22 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:31:20.874
Team win 14pt P1 · P5
6 Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault +5.586
2 Felipe Massa
Ferrari +9.339
Fastest Lap
3 Nick Heidfeld
1:15.987 · L52
DNF
3
Rubens Barrichello L50 Mark Webber L40 Timo Glock L35
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 18/37 48.6%
Most DNFs · all-time P5
Closest finish · all-time P33
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Germany
67Lap 306.458km 37 races held (1970–) Lap record 1:13.780 · Kimi Räikkönen (2004)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 4 wins · GP #1
P3 Fernando Alonso 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P15 Rubens Barrichello 1 wins · → Gerhard Berger -1
Starts
P1 Rubens Barrichello 18 starts · GP #1
P5 Jenson Button 15 starts · → Graham Hill -1
P6 Fernando Alonso 14 starts · → Jenson Button -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Piquet Jr. PIQ Piquet Jr. PIQ Massa MAS Massa MAS Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Vettel VET Vettel VET Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Bourdais BOU Bourdais BOU Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Nakajima NAK Nakajima NAK Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Button BUT Button BUT Barrichello · retired L50 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Webber · retired L40 Webber WEB Webber WEB Glock · retired L35 Glock GLO Glock GLO
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1 67 1:31:20.874 10
2 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 17 67 +5.586 8
3 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 2 67 +9.339 6
4 3 Nick Heidfeld FL BMW Sauber 12 67 +9.825 5
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 3 67 +12.411 4
6 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 6 67 +14.403 3
7 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 7 67 +22.682 2
8 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 9 67 +33.299 1
9 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 4 67 +37.158
10 7 Nico Rosberg Williams 13 67 +37.625
11 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 5 67 +38.600
12 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 15 67 +39.111
13 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 10 67 +54.971
14 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 16 67 +1:00.003
15 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 19 67 +1:09.488
16 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 20 67 +1:24.093
17 16 Jenson Button Honda 14 66 +1 Lap
R 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 18 50 Collision
R 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 8 40 Engine
R 12 Timo Glock Toyota 11 35 Suspension
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:15.218 1:14.603 1:15.666 POLE Q2
2 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:14.921 1:14.747 1:15.859 +0.144 Q2
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:15.476 1:14.855 1:16.143 +0.252 Q2
4 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:15.560 1:15.122 1:16.191 +0.519 Q2
5 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:15.917 1:14.943 1:16.385 +0.340 Q2
6 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:15.201 1:14.949 1:16.389 +0.346 Q2
7 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:15.985 1:15.109 1:16.521 +0.506 Q2
8 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:15.900 1:15.481 1:17.014 +0.878 Q2
9 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:15.532 1:15.420 1:17.244 +0.817 Q2
10 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:15.975 1:15.338 1:17.503 +0.735 Q2
11 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:15.560 1:15.508 — +0.905 Q2
12 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:15.596 1:15.581 — +0.978 Q2
13 7 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:15.863 1:15.633 — +1.030 Q2
14 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:15.993 1:15.701 — +1.098 Q2
15 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:15.927 1:15.858 — +1.255 Q2
16 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:16.083 — — +1.480 Q1
17 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:16.189 — — +1.586 Q1
18 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:16.246 — — +1.643 Q1
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:16.657 — — +2.054 Q1
20 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:16.963 — — +2.360 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
22 Lewis Hamilton
2
2 Felipe Massa
3
23 Heikki Kovalainen
4
11 Jarno Trulli
5
5 Fernando Alonso
6
1 Kimi Räikkönen
7
4 Robert Kubica
8
10 Mark Webber
9
15 Sebastian Vettel
10
9 David Coulthard
11
12 Timo Glock
12
3 Nick Heidfeld
13
7 Nico Rosberg
14
16 Jenson Button
15
14 Sébastien Bourdais
16
8 Kazuki Nakajima
17
6 Nelson Piquet Jr.
18
17 Rubens Barrichello
19
20 Adrian Sutil
20
21 Giancarlo Fisichella
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 3 Nick Heidfeld 1:15.987 L52
2 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:16.039 L17
3 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:16.078 L10
4 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:16.094 L54
5 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:16.100 L11
6 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:16.141 L62
7 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:16.152 L47
8 3 Nick Heidfeld 1:16.220 L51
9 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:16.274 L63
10 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:16.274 L49
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
6
Nelson Piquet Jr.
+19
P17→P2
3
Nick Heidfeld
+16
P12→P4
1
Kimi Räikkönen
+15
P6→P6
9
David Coulthard
+14
P10→P13
7
Nico Rosberg
+13
P13→P10
21
Giancarlo Fisichella
+12
P20→P16
14
Sébastien Bourdais
+11
P15→P12
20
Adrian Sutil
+11
P19→P15
Most positions lost
Kimi Räikkönen −14 Robert Kubica −12 David Coulthard −12
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15