For the first time this season, all drivers bar two stayed on the wet and extreme wet weather Bridgestone tyres throughout the 53-lap race. Adrian Sutil and Rubens Barrichello were the only drivers to try out the dry tyres, when they switched to the medium compound with ten laps to go in an attempt to salvage something from the weekend. In the end, the track proved to be too wet. Here is the full list of tyre strategies for all 20 drivers.

Ferrari
Kimi Räikkönen: Extreme wet / Extreme wet / Wet
Felipe Massa: Extreme wet / Extreme wet / Wet

BMW Sauber-BMW
Nick Heidfeld: Extreme wet / Wet
Robert Kubica: Extreme wet / Wet

Renault
Fernando Alonso: Extreme wet / Wet
Nelson Piquet: Extreme wet / Wet

Williams-Toyota
Nico Rosberg: Extreme wet / Extreme wet / Wet
Kazuki Nakajima: Extreme wet / Wet

Red Bull-Renault
David Coulthard: Extreme wet / Wet / Wet
Mark Webber: Extreme wet / Extreme wet / Wet

Toyota
Jarno Trulli: Extreme wet / Extreme wet / Wet
Timo Glock: Extreme wet / Extreme wet / Wet

Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Sébastien Bourdais: Extreme wet / Extreme wet / Wet
Sebastian Vettel: Extreme wet / Extreme wet / Wet

Honda
Jenson Button: Extreme wet / Wet / Wet
Rubens Barrichello: Extreme wet / Wet / Medium

Force India-Ferrari
Adrian Sutil: Extreme wet / Extreme wet / Wet / Medium
Giancarlo Fisichella: Extreme wet / DNF

McLaren-Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: Extreme wet / Extreme wet / Wet
Heikki Kovalainen: Extreme wet / Extreme wet / Wet

* Teams do not necessarily change tyres at pitstops