British GP result:
1. L Hamilton (McLaren)
2. N Heidfeld (BMW)
3. R Barrichello (Honda)
4. K Raikkonen (Ferrari)
5. H Kovalainen (McLaren)
6. F Alonso (Renault)
7. J Trulli (Toyota)
8. K Nakajima (Williams)
The race starts in spectacular fashion as Hamilton (left) leaps from fourth to second and almost overtakes McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen on lap one
Red Bull's Mark Webber (centre) who began on the front row suffers a poor start and drops back the field
Briton Hamilton attempts to take McLaren team-mate and race leader Kovalainen on the outside..
... and the man from Stevenage manages to do so opting not to break in the wet while taking a corner
BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld holds off Renault's Fernando Alonso and eventually finishes second