Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix 2008 at Hockenheimring on 20 July 2008, starting from pole position. Nelson Piquet Jr. finished second for Renault, with Felipe Massa completing the podium for Ferrari. Nick Heidfeld set the fastest lap with a time of 1:15.987.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 67 | 1:31:20.874 | 10 | |
| 2 | 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr.PIQ | Renault | 67 | +5.586 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 67 | +9.339 | 6 | |
| 4 | 12 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 67 | +9.825 | 5 | ⚡ 1:15.987 |
| 5 | 3 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | McLaren | 67 | +12.411 | 4 | |
| 6 | 6 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 67 | +14.403 | 3 | |
| 7 | 7 | Robert KubicaKUB | BMW Sauber | 67 | +22.682 | 2 | |
| 8 | 9 | Sebastian VettelVET | Toro Rosso | 67 | +33.299 | 1 | |
| 9 | 4 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 67 | +37.158 | 0 | |
| 10 | 13 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 67 | +37.625 | 0 | |
| 11 | 5 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 67 | +38.600 | 0 | |
| 12 | 15 | Sébastien BourdaisBOU | Toro Rosso | 67 | +39.111 | 0 | |
| 13 | 10 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 67 | +54.971 | 0 | |
| 14 | 16 | Kazuki NakajimaNAK | Williams | 67 | +1:00.003 | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 67 | +1:09.488 | 0 | |
| 16 | 20 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Force India | 67 | +1:24.093 | 0 | |
| 17 | 14 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 50 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Timo GlockGLO | Toyota | 35 | Suspension | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:15.218 | 1:14.603 | 1:15.666 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:14.921 | 1:14.747 | 1:15.859 |
| 3 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:15.476 | 1:14.855 | 1:16.143 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:15.560 | 1:15.122 | 1:16.191 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:15.917 | 1:14.943 | 1:16.385 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:15.201 | 1:14.949 | 1:16.389 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:15.985 | 1:15.109 | 1:16.521 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:15.900 | 1:15.481 | 1:17.014 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:15.532 | 1:15.420 | 1:17.244 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:15.975 | 1:15.338 | 1:17.503 |
| 11 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:15.560 | 1:15.508 | - |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:15.596 | 1:15.581 | - |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:15.863 | 1:15.633 | - |
| 14 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:15.993 | 1:15.701 | - |
| 15 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:15.927 | 1:15.858 | - |
| 16 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:16.083 | - | - |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:16.189 | - | - |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:16.246 | - | - |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:16.657 | - | - |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:16.963 | - | - |