- Winner
- Heikki Kovalainen
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Heikki Kovalainen, Timo Glock, and Kimi Räikkönen
- Race date
- August 3, 2008
- Pole
- Lewis Hamilton
- Fastest lap
- Kimi Räikkönen
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Hungaroring
The decisive result
Heikki Kovalainen finished first for McLaren. Timo Glock is listed 2 for Toyota, with Kimi Räikkönen 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Nick Heidfeld from P15 to P10 (+5), Nelson Piquet Jr. from P10 to P6 (+4), and Timo Glock from P5 to P2 (+3) 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 11 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 1 +2 laps, 1 +3 laps, and 1 Brakes. Kimi Räikkönen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:21.195 on lap 61. 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.