- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Nelson Piquet Jr., and Felipe Massa
- Race date
- July 20, 2008
- Pole
- Lewis Hamilton
- Fastest lap
- Nick Heidfeld
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring
The decisive result
Lewis Hamilton finished first for McLaren. Nelson Piquet Jr. is listed 2 for Renault, with Felipe Massa 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Nelson Piquet Jr. from P17 to P2 (+15), Nick Heidfeld from P12 to P4 (+8), and Adrian Sutil from P19 to P15 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 16 Finished, 1 +1 lap, 1 Collision damage, 1 Oil leak, and 1 Suspension. Nick Heidfeld holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:15.987 on lap 52. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.