British Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 6th July 2008 12:00am Local
Sun 6th July 2008 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2008

Round
Round 9

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Location

Silverstone Circuit

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The 2008 British Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton, who delivered one of the most iconic and dominant wet-weather performances in Formula 1 history. Held on 6 July 2008 at the Silverstone Circuit, the race served as the ninth round of the 2008 championship. Starting from fourth on a rain-soaked track, Hamilton mastered the treacherous conditions to claim his first-ever F1 victory on home soil. Hamilton crossed the finish line with a massive 68.5-second lead, representing the largest winning margin recorded in F1 during the 21st century.

Massa's Nightmare: Hamilton's main championship rival, Felipe Massa, endured a disastrous race, spinning his Ferrari five separate times. He finished last of the running cars in 13th place, two laps down.

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Result List

01	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Formula 1 Team	1:39:09.440
02	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+1:08.577
03	Rubens Barrichello	Honda F1	+1:22.273
04	Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1 Lap
05	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
06	Fernando Alonso	Renault F1 Team	+1 Lap
07	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1 Lap
08	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams Racing	+1 Lap
09	Nico Rosberg	Williams Racing	+1 Lap
10	Mark Webber	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+1 Lap
11	Sebastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	+1 Lap
12	Timo Glock	Toyota	+1 Lap
13	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+2 Laps
14	Robert Kubica	Sauber	DNF
15	Jenson Button	Honda F1	DNF
16	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault F1 Team	DNF
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	DNF
18	Adrian Sutil	Force India	DNF
19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	DNF
20	David Coulthard	Oracle Red Bull Racing	DNF