Round 9 · 6 July 2008
2008 British Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) won the 2008 British Grand Prix, round 9 of the championship, held on 6 July 2008 at Silverstone Circuit (UK), starting from position 4. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) and Rubens Barrichello (Honda) completed the podium. Pole position went to Heikki Kovalainen. The fastest lap was set by Kimi Räikkönen (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 1:39:09.440 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 5 | +68.577 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 16 | +82.273 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | +1 Lap | 5 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 6 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 14 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 15 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 9 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 10 | — | — | Spun off |
| 15 | Jenson Button | Honda | 17 | — | — | Spun off |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 7 | — | — | Spun off |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 19 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 18 | — | — | Spun off |
| 19 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 8 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 11 | — | — | Collision |