Hamilton won 2008 German Grand Prix, takes Lead, Piquet 2nd

In a flawless piece of driving McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 German Grand Prix from the pole to take the lead in 2008 Driver's Championship on Race Day, Sunday, 20th July, 2008 at Hockenheim. Renault's Nelson Piquet Jr drive superbly to take 1st podium of his career and Ferrari's Felippa Massa finished 3rd.

The result means Hamilton now championship leader with back to back win by 4 points with 58 points followed by Massa second on 54 points and Raikkonen 3rd on 51 points.

Nick Heidfeld finished 4th in BMW followed by Heikki Kovalainen in 2nd McLaren on 5th place. World Champion Kimi Raikkonen finished 6th in 2nd Ferrari.

BMW's Robert Kubica finished 7th and Sebastian Vettel grabbed the final point in STR-Ferrari on 8th place.

Force India F1 drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil able to finish on 14th and 16th place respectively.


Race Summary:

Top 3 Drivers at 2008 German Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton - McLaren

Nelson Piquet Jr - Renault

Felippa Mass - Ferrari


Standing after 10th Race in 2008


Driver's Championship

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) - 58 Points

Felipe Massa (Ferrari) - 54 Points

Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) - 51 Points

Robert Kubica (BMW) - 48 Points


Constructor's Championship

Ferrari - 105 Points

BMW - 89 Points

McLaren-Mercedese - 86 Points

Hamilton take Pole in 2008 German Grand Prix, Massa 2nd

British Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton grabbed 9th pole position in McLaren for Sunday,20th July Race in 2008 German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. Ferrari's Felippe Massa took 2nd position and McLaren's team mate Heikki Kovalainen finished 3rd fastest.

Toyota's Jarno Trulli will strat fron 4th followed by Renault's Fernando Alonso finished at 5th place and Kimi Raikkonen finished 6th in 2nd Ferrari.

Behind Raikkonen come BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica, with the Red Bull duo of Mark Webber and David Coulthard sandwiching the Toro Rosso of Sebastian Vettel in eighth and 10th.

No prizes for guessing the last two on the grid, with Adrian Sutil edging out his Force India team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella, leaving the veteran Italian at the rear.

2008 Driver's Championship is at interesting stage as there is 3-way tie at the top and hope for a thrilling race on Race Day on Sunday.

2008 German Grand Prix - Circuit Details, 3 way Tie for F1

2008 F1 Driver's Championship is at an interesting stage as there is a 3-way tie after 9 races as Felippe Massa, Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton tied at top position with 48 points each before heading to 2008 German Grand Prix for the Race Day on 20th July, 2008 at Hockenheim.

The reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen in a three-way tie for the lead along with Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.




2008 German Grand Prix Race, Circuit Details at Hockenheim:

Race Date: 20th July, 2008

Number of Laps: 67

Circuit Length: 4.574 km

Race Distance: 306.458 km

Lap Record: 1:13.780 - K Raikkonen (2004)

Lewis Hamilton won 2008 British Grand Prix at home

Lewis Hamilton won at home 2008 British Grand Prix in style on Sunday, 6th July 2008 at Silverstone in McLaren. Hamilton started the race from 4th position and won the race, Nick Hiedfeld finished 2nd in BMW, ahead of Honda's Ruben Barrichello.

Kimi Raikkonen in Ferrari finished 4th followed by Heikki Kovalainen in 2nd McLaren and Renault's Fernando Alonso finished 5th and 6th respectively. Jarno Trulli in Toyota finished 7th and Nakajima took the final point of the race.

2008 Formula 1 Driver's Championship is an interesting stage as their is a three-way tie, as Hamilton, Raikkonon and Mass all on 48 points, two clear of Kubica.

In the Constructor's Championship, Ferrari leading with 96 points from BMW on 82 points and McLaren 72 points.



Race Summary:

Top 3 Drivers at 2008 British Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton - McLaren

Nick Hiedfeld - BMW

Ruben Barrichello - Honda


Standing after 9th Race in 2008


Driver's Championship

Felipe Massa (Ferrari) - 48 Points

Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) - 48 Points

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) - 48 Points

Robert Kubica (BMW) - 46 Points


Constructor's Championship

Ferrari - 96 Points

BMW - 82 Points

McLaren-Mercedese - 72 Points

2008 British Grand Prix - Kovalainen takes Pole in McLaren

McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen secured the first pole position of his F1 career at the 2008 British Grand Prix, for the Race Day on Sunday, 6th July, 2008, in the 2nd last race at the Silverstone circuit. Red Bull's Mark Webber join him in the front row.

Kimi Raikkonen will start third in his Ferrari, followed by Lewis Hamilton in 2nd McLaren. However, rain will play an important role in the outcome of the race.

Raikkonen stands a point away from becoming only the seventh driver in Formula 1 history to reach the 500-point mark. he Finn is also bidding to become the first Ferrari driver since Alberto Ascari in 1952 and 1953 to win back-to-back British Grand Prix.

Renault's Fernando Alonso and the BMW Sauber of Nick Heidfeld finshed 5th and 6th, followed by the Toro Rosso of Sebastien Vettel. Championship leader Felipe Massa is ninth in his Ferrari, with his closest challenger in BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica 10th.

David Coulthard, competing in his final British Grand Prix after confirming on Thursday he will retire at the end of the season, missed out on a place in the top 10 by 0.059secs in his Red Bull.

2008 British Grand Prix - 2nd last Race at Silverstone Circuit

McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen was the fastest the way in the second official practice session ahead of the 2008 British Grand Prix, for the Race Day on Sunday, 6th July 2008. FIA has confirmed Silverstone would lose the staging rights to the British Grand Prix after next year's race, with Donington Park taking its place from 2010.

Kovalainen was the only driver to duck under the one minute 20 second barrier this afternoon with a lap of 1min 19.989secs, which was four tenths slower than the overall fastest time set by Ferrari's Felipe Massa this morning as the teams concentrating on longer runs.

Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber celebrated his new one-year contract extension with second place, half a second slower than the Finn, while Kovalainen's team-mate Lewis Hamilton popped up into third place with a late 1:20.543 effort.

British Grand Prix Silverstone Race Details:

Race Date:	06 Jul 2008
Number of Laps:	60
Circuit Length:	5.141 km
Race Distance:	308.355 km
Lap Record:	1:18.739 - M Schumacher (2004)

Felipe Massa won the 2008 French Grand Prix - Kimi 2nd

Brazillian Feilepe Massa won the third race of the season as he won the 2008 French Grand Prix, he also took over the lead of the F1 world championship for the first time. Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen who came home second at the Circuit de Nevers.

Lewis Hamilton, a drive-through penalty early on - after starting from 13th on the grid - wrecked his bid for points, with the 23-year-old finishing 10th, and he now trails Massa by 10 points. The Brazilian trailed team mate Kimi Raikkonen for the first 38 of the 70 laps.

Jarno Trulli of Toyota finished 3rd and McLarens Heikki Kovalainen finished 4th followed by Robert Kubica in BMW and Mark Webber of Renault got 5th and 6th place. Renault's Nelsinho Piquet and Fernando Alonso finished 7th and 8th respectively.

Race Summary:

Top 3 Drivers at 2008 De French Grand Prix

Feilepe Massa - Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari

Jarno Trulli - Toyota


Standing after 8th Race in 2008


Driver's Championship

Felipe Massa (Ferrari) - 48 Points

Robert Kubica (BMW) - 46 Points

Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) - 43 Points

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) - 38 Points


Constructor's Championship

Ferrari - 91 Points

BMW - 74 Points

McLaren-Mercedese - 58 Points