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German Grand Prix

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Sun 20th July 2008 12:00am Local
Sun 20th July 2008 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2008

Round
Round 10

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Location
Hockenheimring

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Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 German Grand Prix for McLaren-Mercedes after executing a dramatic comeback from a mid-race tactical setback. The race took place on 20 July 2008 at the Hockenheimring, serving as the 10th round of that year's Formula One World Championship. Renault rookie Nelson Piquet Jr. claimed an astonishing second place, while Ferrari's Felipe Massa rounded out the podium in third.
Hamilton dominated the event early on from pole position. However, a severe crash by Toyota's Timo Glock triggered a safety car period on lap 36. McLaren made a strategic error by leaving Hamilton out on track while his primary rivals pitted. This mistake dropped him to fifth after his subsequent pit stop, forcing him to hunt down and overtake both Massa and Piquet Jr. in the closing laps to reclaim the victory.
This victory was Hamilton's second consecutive win following his famous wet-weather triumph at Silverstone. It broke a tight multi-driver deadlock at the top of the standings, allowing him to pull into a clear four-point lead over Felipe Massa in the Drivers' Championship.


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01			Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Formula 1 Team	1:31:20.874
02			Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault F1 Team	+0:05.586
03			Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:09.339
04			Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+0:09.825
05			Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:12.411
06			Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:14.403
07			Robert Kubica	Sauber	+0:22.682
08			Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	+0:33.299
09			Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+0:37.158
10			Nico Rosberg	Williams Racing	+0:37.625
11			Fernando Alonso	Renault F1 Team	+0:38.600
12			Sebastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	+0:39.111
13			David Coulthard	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+0:54.971
14			Kazuki Nakajima	Williams Racing	+1:00.003
15			Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1:09.488
16			Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	+1:24.093
17			Jenson Button	Honda F1	+1 Lap
18			Rubens Barrichello	Honda F1	DNF
19			Mark Webber	Oracle Red Bull Racing	DNF
20			Timo Glock	Toyota	DNF

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