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06 Jul 2008

Flawless Hamilton triumphant at sodden Silverstone

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Your driver of the day in Sunday's British Grand Prix?

Barrichello
start point start point start point 53.51%
Heidfeld
start point start point start point 15.23%
Hamilton
start point start point start point 31.25%

GALLERY

British Grand Prix - Sunday at Silverstone

  • Elisabetta Gregoraci (ITA) wife of Flavio Briatore (ITA) Renault F1 Managing Director. Formula One World Championship, Rd 9, British Grand Prix, Race, Silverstone, England, Sunday, 6 July 2008
  • Pre-race band. Formula One World Championship, Rd 9, British Grand Prix, Race, Silverstone, England, Sunday, 6 July 2008
  • Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) McLaren MP4/23 and Fernando Alonso (ESP) Renault R28 battle for position. Formula One World Championship, Rd 9, British Grand Prix, Race, Silverstone, England, Sunday, 6 July 2008
  • Sachin Tendulker (IND) Cricketer on the grid. Formula One World Championship, Rd 9, British Grand Prix, Race, Silverstone, England, Sunday, 6 July 2008
  • (L to R): Brian McFadden (GBR) Singer and Michael Carrick (GBR) Footballer on the grid. Formula One World Championship, Rd 9, British Grand Prix, Race, Silverstone, England, Sunday, 6 July 2008
  • Stirling Moss (GBR). Formula One World Championship, Rd 9, British Grand Prix, Race, Silverstone, England, Sunday, 6 July 2008

BRITISH GP AT DONINGTON PARK

New venue from 2010 for historic race

The FIA confirms the British Grand Prix will be retained on the Formula One calendar - and that it will move from Silverstone to a new home...

COULTHARD CALLS TIME

Scot to retire at end of 2008

Red Bull's David Coulthard has announced he is to quit Formula One racing to become a testing and development consultant for the team...

GALLERY

British Grand Prix atmosphere

  • Timo Glock (GER), Toyota, Toyota TF108, British Grand Prix 2008, Silverstone, Saturday, 5 July 2008. © Martin Trenkler / Reporter Images
  • Jenson Button (GBR), Honda, Honda RA108, British Grand Prix 2008, Silverstone, Saturday, 5 July 2008. © Martin Trenkler / Reporter Images
  • Mark Webber (AUS), Red Bull Racing, Red Bull Racing RB4, British Grand Prix 2008, Silverstone, Saturday, 5 July 2008. © Martin Trenkler / Reporter Images

WHERE SPEED IS KING

The allure of Silverstone

Jarno Trulli, Timo Glock and the Toyota team explain what makes the second-fastest circuit on the Formula One calendar so special...

BRITAIN '07 FLASHBACK

Raikkonen's renaissance continues

Ferrari's Finnish star arrived at Silverstone last year knowing he had to deliver a win. Despite losing out on pole, the Iceman did not disappoint...

CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:43:43
Heidfeld takes second place in the BMW Sauber
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:46:02
Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:10:11
Rosberg collides with the rear of Glock and ends his Grand Prix
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:09:39
Kubica gets caught out by the slippery conditions
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:07:25
Webber spins in the rain but manages to get back on track
CAPTURED SUN Race at 14:02:04
Torrential rain causes mayhem
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:46:59
Fisichella gets stuck in the gravel and ends Force India's Grand Prix
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:43:34
Onboard with Glock with Alonso in the background
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:41:30
Nakajima spins for the second time
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:37:06
Hamilton just stays ahead of Raikkonen as they both pit
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:34:06
A thermal image of Kovalainen's pit stop
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:30:40
Massa works his way up the field and prepares to overtake Fisichella
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:27:22
Webber overtakes Button
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:22:02
Bourdais' view of Sutil sliding off track
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:21:52
Sutil flies off track
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:20:13
Kovalainen spins and loses second place to Raikkonen
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:17:48
Sutil with Bourdais and Webber hot on his heels
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:05:41
An early finish for Vettel as he slides into the gravel
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:05:37
Coulthard bogged down in the gravel and out of the British Grand Prix
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:08:17
Nakajima ends up in the gravel but manages to get back on track
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:06:13
Hamilton and Kovalainen jostle for position
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:04:50
Massa spins in the wet but manages to battle on
CAPTURED SUN Race at 13:03:21
Just before the start of the British Grand Prix
CAPTURED SUN Race at 12:58:32
An aerial view of Silverstone
CAPTURED SUN Race at 12:03:58
The Red Arrows pay a visit to Silverstone

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LAST RACE

France
01 F.Massa 1:31:50.245
02 K.Räikkönen +17.9 secs
03 J.Trulli +28.2 secs
Fastest Lap
K.Räikkönen 1:16.630
Pole Position
K.Räikkönen 1:16.449

DRIVER STANDINGS

01 Lewis Hamilton 48
02 Felipe Massa 48
03 Kimi Räikkönen 48
04 Robert Kubica 46
05 Nick Heidfeld 36
06 Heikki Kovalainen 24
07 Jarno Trulli 20
08 Mark Webber 18
09 Fernando Alonso 13
10 Rubens Barrichello 11

CONSTRUCTOR STANDINGS

01 Ferrari 96
02 BMW Sauber 82
03 McLaren-Mercedes 72
04 Toyota 25
05 Red Bull-Renault 24
06 Williams-Toyota 16
07 Renault 15
08 Honda 14
09 STR-Ferrari 7
10 Force India-Ferrari 0