Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) remporte le Grand Prix d’Allemagne, devant Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) et Mark Webber (Red Bull). Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) termine 4e. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) est 5e.
| 1 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 60 | 1:37:30.334 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 60 | +3.9 secs | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 60 | +9.7 secs | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 60 | +47.9 secs | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 60 | +52.2 secs | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 60 | +86.2 secs | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 59 | +1 Lap | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 59 | +1 Lap | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 59 | +1 Lap | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 59 | +1 Lap | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 59 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
| 12 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 59 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 13 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 59 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 14 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 59 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 15 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 59 | +1 Lap | 24 | |
| 16 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 58 | +2 Laps | 18 | |
| 17 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 57 | +3 Laps | 19 | |
| 18 | 25 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 57 | +3 Laps | 21 | |
| 19 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT-Cosworth | 57 | +3 Laps | 22 | |
| 20 | 21 | Karun Chandhok | Lotus-Renault | 56 | +4 Laps | 20 | |
| Ret | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 37 | Electrical | 23 | |
| Ret | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 35 | Hydraulics | 7 | |
| Ret | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 16 | Oil leak | 14 | |
| Ret | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | Accident | 11 |
Meilleur tour: Lewis Hamilton au 59e tour en 1.34:302