← Calendar
Silverstone Circuit Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix 2008 at Silverstone Circuit on 6 July 2008, starting from P4 on the grid. Nick Heidfeld finished second for BMW Sauber, with Rubens Barrichello completing the podium for Honda. Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest lap with a time of 1:32.150.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 60 | 1:39:09.440 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 60 | +1:08.577 | 8 | |
| 3 | 16 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 60 | +1:22.273 | 6 | |
| 4 | 3 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 59 | +1 Lap | 5 | ⚡ 1:32.150 |
| 5 | 1 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | McLaren | 59 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 6 | 6 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 59 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 7 | 14 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 59 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 8 | 15 | Kazuki NakajimaNAK | Williams | 59 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 20 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 13 | Sébastien BourdaisBOU | Toro Rosso | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | Timo GlockGLO | Toyota | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Robert KubicaKUB | BMW Sauber | 39 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 38 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Nelson Piquet Jr.PIQ | Renault | 35 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Force India | 16 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 10 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Sebastian VettelVET | Toro Rosso | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 11 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Lewis Hamilton
- Pole Heikki Kovalainen
- Circuit Silverstone Circuit
- Winning team McLaren
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:19.957 | 1:19.597 | 1:21.049 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:20.982 | 1:19.710 | 1:21.554 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:20.370 | 1:19.971 | 1:21.706 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:20.288 | 1:19.537 | 1:21.835 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:21.022 | 1:19.802 | 1:21.873 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:20.998 | 1:19.992 | 1:22.029 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:20.818 | 1:20.115 | 1:22.491 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:20.318 | 1:20.109 | 1:23.251 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:20.676 | 1:20.086 | 1:23.305 |
| 10 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:20.444 | 1:19.788 | - |
| 11 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:21.224 | 1:20.174 | - |
| 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:20.893 | 1:20.274 | - |
| 13 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:20.584 | 1:20.531 | - |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:21.145 | 1:20.601 | - |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:21.407 | 1:21.112 | - |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:21.512 | - | - |
| 17 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:21.631 | - | - |
| 18 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:21.668 | - | - |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:21.786 | - | - |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:21.885 | - | - |