2008 British Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 9 of 18 in the 2008 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 6 July 2008 | ||
| Official name | Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.141 km (3.194 mi) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 308.355 km (191.604 mi) | ||
| Weather | Rain, later drying | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:21.049 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Kimi Räikkönen
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Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:32.150 on lap 18 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Second | BMW Sauber | ||
| Third | Honda | ||
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The 2008 British Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 July 2008 at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, England. It was the ninth race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 60-lap race was won by Lewis Hamilton for the McLaren team after starting from fourth position on the grid. Nick Heidfeld finished second in a BMW Sauber car, with Rubens Barrichello third in a Honda.
Heikki Kovalainen started from pole position alongside Mark Webber and Kimi Räikkönen. Webber and Räikkönen were passed by Hamilton going into the first corner. Hamilton shadowed Kovalainen in the early stages of the race and passed him for the lead on lap five.
Hamilton's win tied him for the lead of the Drivers' Championship, alongside Massa and Räikkönen. In the Constructors Championship, BMW reduced the lead of Ferrari to 14 points, with McLaren a further 10 behind.
The Grand Prix was contested by 20 drivers, in ten teams of two. The teams, also known as "constructors", were Ferrari, McLaren-Mercedes, Renault, Honda, Force India-Ferrari, BMW Sauber, Toyota, Red Bull-Renault, Williams-Toyota and Toro Rosso-Ferrari.
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