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2008 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 6 Jul 2008
- Name
- 2008 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
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Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
2008 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix · Silverstone Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2008 Formula 1 World Championship · round 9
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:39:09.440 · 60 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:40:18.017 · 60 laps · bmw | 8 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:40:31.713 · 60 laps · honda | 6 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 59 laps · ferrari | 5 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Time not recorded · 59 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Time not recorded · 59 laps · renault | 3 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Time not recorded · 59 laps · toyota | 2 |
| 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Time not recorded · 59 laps · toyota | 1 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Time not recorded · 59 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Time not recorded · 59 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 59 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Time not recorded · 59 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 58 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Spun off · Time not recorded · 39 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jenson Button | Honda | Spun off · Time not recorded · 38 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Spun off · Time not recorded · 35 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Spun off · Time not recorded · 26 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Spun off · Time not recorded · 10 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Q1 1:19.957 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:20.982 · 16 laps · renault | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:20.370 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:20.288 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:21.022 · 16 laps · bmw | |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Q1 1:20.998 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:20.818 · 19 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:20.318 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:20.676 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:20.444 · 12 laps · bmw | |
| 11 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Q1 1:21.224 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Q1 1:20.893 · 14 laps · toyota | |
| 13 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:20.584 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Q1 1:21.145 · 13 laps · toyota | |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Q1 1:21.407 · 14 laps · toyota | |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | Q1 1:21.512 · 9 laps · honda | |
| 17 | Jenson Button | Honda | Q1 1:21.631 · 11 laps · honda | |
| 18 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Q1 1:21.668 · 6 laps · toyota | |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:21.786 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Q1 1:21.885 · 8 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:21.049 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:21.554 · renault | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:21.706 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:21.835 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:21.873 · bmw | |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:22.029 · renault | |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:22.491 · renault | |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:23.251 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:23.305 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Time not recorded · bmw | |
| 11 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:20.174 · renault | |
| 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:20.274 · toyota | |
| 13 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:20.531 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:20.601 · toyota | |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:21.112 · toyota | |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:21.512 · honda | |
| 17 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:21.631 · honda | |
| 18 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:21.786 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:21.885 · ferrari | |
| PL | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:21.668 · toyota |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 48 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 48 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 48 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 46 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 36 |
| 6 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 13 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 16 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 17 | Sébastien Bourdais | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 18 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Anthony Davidson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 1 | 1:19.575 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 1:19.587 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:19.623 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:19.948 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 5 | 1:20.367 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 6 | 1:20.436 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 7 | 1:20.588 |
| freePractice1Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 8 | 1:20.653 |
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 9 | 1:20.698 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 10 | 1:20.744 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 11 | 1:20.892 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 12 | 1:21.102 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 13 | 1:21.107 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 14 | 1:21.166 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 15 | 1:21.265 |
| freePractice1Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 16 | 1:21.282 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 17 | 1:21.901 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 18 | 1:22.169 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 19 | 1:22.219 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 20 | 1:24.123 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 1:19.989 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 2 | 1:20.520 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:20.543 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 4 | 1:20.589 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 5 | 1:20.748 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 6 | 1:20.805 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 7 | 1:20.929 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 8 | 1:20.943 |
| freePractice2Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 9 | 1:20.985 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 10 | 1:21.002 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 11 | 1:21.023 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 12 | 1:21.275 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 13 | 1:21.453 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 14 | 1:21.472 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 15 | 1:21.511 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 16 | 1:21.520 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 17 | 1:21.634 |
| freePractice2Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 18 | 1:21.642 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 19 | 1:21.756 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 20 | 1:22.196 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 1 | 1:20.740 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 2 | 1:20.988 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 3 | 1:21.266 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:21.277 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 1:21.668 |
| freePractice3Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 6 | 1:21.786 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 7 | 1:22.059 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 8 | 1:22.183 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 9 | 1:22.355 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 10 | 1:22.387 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 11 | 1:22.440 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 12 | 1:22.461 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 13 | 1:22.544 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 14 | 1:22.556 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 15 | 1:22.916 |
| freePractice3Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 16 | 1:23.028 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 17 | 1:23.049 |
| freePractice3Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 18 | 1:23.112 |
| freePractice3Results | Robert Kubica | 19 | 1:23.282 |
| freePractice3Results | David Coulthard | 20 | 1:32.119 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Webber | 1 | 18 | 25.861 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 19 | 26.529 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 20 | 26.703 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 21 | 26.340 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 21 | 26.242 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 21 | 26.770 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 22 | 26.562 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1 | 22 | 27.714 |
| Robert Kubica | 1 | 23 | 27.349 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 24 | 26.681 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 24 | 26.842 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 25 | 26.280 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 25 | 26.439 |
| Kazuki Nakajima | 1 | 25 | 25.817 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 26 | 25.926 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 26 | 26.558 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 1 | 27 | 30.488 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 28 | 28.312 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 30 | 28.218 |
| Felipe Massa | 2 | 30 | 26.680 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 34 | 25.595 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 35 | 47.461 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 35 | 48.083 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 35 | 29.122 |
| Kazuki Nakajima | 2 | 35 | 36.232 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 2 | 35 | 26.850 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 38 | 25.638 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 2 | 38 | 25.783 |
| Robert Kubica | 2 | 38 | 29.443 |
| Nico Rosberg | 3 | 40 | 31.520 |
| Timo Glock | 2 | 43 | 24.726 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 3 | 46 | 26.864 |
| Jarno Trulli | 2 | 47 | 24.088 |
| Felipe Massa | 3 | 49 | 24.643 |