Mark Webber won the German grand prix, after starting his race from the pole., being the first formula one win in his career. The Australian had a contact with Rubens Barrichello while fighting for the first place at the start of the race, which gave him a drive-through penalty. Barrichello took the lead for a while, but in the end Mark Webber finished first. Teammate Sebastian Vettel came 2nd, closing the gap between him and Jenson Button.

Felipe Massa's 3rd place was unexpected, as a Ferrari is rarely in the podium this season. Nico Rosberg was 4th with the Brawn's being in 5th and 6th place. Barrichello was in front of Button almost during all the race but one of the usual "strategic mistakes" made him finish behind behind Jenson Button in the 6th place. Fernando Alonso was 7th and Heikki Kovalainen took the last point.

Lewis Hamilton made a spectacular start and almost got the first place in the first turn but a mistake made and a mechanical problem after that made him lose a lot of time and finally finished in 18th place. Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Bourdais did not finish the race.

Results:
01 M. Webber Red Bull 1:36:43.310
02 S. Vettel Red Bull + 9.252
03 F. Massa Ferrari + 15.906
04 N. Rosberg Williams + 21.099
05 J. Button Brawn GP + 23.609
06 R. Barrichello Brawn GP + 24.468
07 F. Alonso Renault + 24.888
08 H. Kovalainen McLaren + 58.692
09 T. Glock Toyota + 1:01.457
10 N. Heidfeld BMW + 1:01.925
11 K. Nakajima Williams + 1:02.327
12 G. Fisichella Force India F1 + 1:02.876
13 N. Piquet jr. Renault + 1:08.328
14 R. Kubica BMW + 1:09.555
15 A. Sutil Force India F1 + 1:11.941
16 S. Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso + 1:30.225
17 J. Trulli Toyota + 1:30.970
18 L. Hamilton McLaren + 1 laps
Retired
19 K. Räikkönen Ferrari + 26 laps
20 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso + 42 laps