Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 German Grand Prix
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Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has won the FIA Formula One 2008 Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany. The last time a McLaren driver won the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim was 10 years ago when the Finn Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 race. Rookie Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr., son of three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet, came second after starting 17th on the grid. Timo Glock Toyota crashed due to a sudden rear suspension failure. Piquet even took the lead for a short time
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has won the FIA Formula One 2008 Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany. The last time a McLaren driver won the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim was 10 years ago when the Finn Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 race.
Rookie Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr., son of three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet, came second after starting 17th on the grid. Timo Glock Toyota crashed due to a sudden rear suspension failure. Piquet even took the lead for a short time in the last part of the race, but his Renault was unable to compete with Hamilton's pace. Hamilton was able to regain the lead after losing it through a mis-timed pit-stop.
Another Brazilian, Ferrari driver, Felipe Massa came third.
Nick Heidfeld finished 4th for BMW Sauber from his twelfth position on the starting grid.
Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) dropped from third to fifth, finishing in front of another Finn Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari).
Robert Kubica's kept 7th place throughout the race, but was beaten by his BMW teammate Heidfeld.
The young German driver Sebastian Vettel racing for Toro Rosso, and who has signed for Red Bull team for the next season, scored one point. He finished ahead of Jarno Trulli (Toyota) and Fernando Alonso (Renault).
Official standings:
1Lewis Hamilton(McLaren-Mercedes)1:31:20.8742Nelson Piquet Jr.(Renault)+5.5863Felipe Massa(Ferrari)+9.3394Nick Heidfeld(BMW Sauber)+9.8255Heikki Kovalainen(McLaren-Mercedes)+12.4116Kimi Räikkönen(Ferrari)+14.4037Robert Kubica(BMW Sauber)+22.6828Sebastian Vettel(Toro Rosso-Ferrari)+33.2999Jarno Trulli(Toyota)+37.15810Nico Rosberg(Williams-Toyota)+37.62511Fernando Alonso(Renault)+38.60012Sébastien Bourdais(Toro Rosso-Ferrari)+39.11113David Coulthard(Red Bull-Renault)+54.97114Giancarlo Fisichella(Force India-Ferrari)+59.09315Kazuki Nakajima(Williams-Toyota)+1:00.00316Adrian Sutil(Force India-Ferrari)+1:09.48817Jenson Button(Honda)+1 Lap Rubens Barrichello(Honda)Collision Mark Webber(Red Bull-Renault)Engine Timo Glock(Toyota)Suspension
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