← 2008 Season
Round 1 · GP · 2008
Australian Grand Prix
16 Mar 2008Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitAustraliafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 58 | Finished | 10 | — |
| P2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 5 | 58 | Finished | 8 | — |
| P3 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | 58 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 11 | 58 | Finished | 5 | — |
| P5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 3 | 58 | Finished | 4 | ● |
| P6 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 13 | 57 | +1 Lap | 3 | — |
| P7 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 17 | 55 | Engine | 2 | — |
| P8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 15 | 53 | Engine | 1 | — |
| P9 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 2 | 47 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 18 | 43 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P11 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 19 | 32 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| P12 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 20 | 30 | Clutch | 0 | — |
| P13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 29 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 8 | 25 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P15 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 6 | 19 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| P16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 22 | 8 | Hydraulics | 0 | — |
| P17 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P18 | Jenson Button | Honda | 12 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P19 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 21 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P20 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 16 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P22 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 10 | 58 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.572 | 1:25.187 | 1:26.714 |
| P2 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:26.103 | 1:25.315 | 1:26.869 |
| P3 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:25.664 | 1:25.452 | 1:27.079 |
| P4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.994 | 1:25.691 | 1:27.178 |
| P5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:25.960 | 1:25.518 | 1:27.236 |
| P6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:26.427 | 1:26.101 | 1:28.527 |
| P7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:26.295 | 1:26.059 | 1:28.687 |
| P8 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:26.381 | 1:26.063 | 1:29.041 |
| P9 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:26.919 | 1:26.164 | 1:29.593 |
| P10 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:26.702 | 1:25.842 | — |
| P11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:26.369 | 1:26.173 | — |
| P12 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:26.907 | 1:26.188 | — |
| P13 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:26.712 | 1:26.259 | — |
| P14 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:26.891 | 1:26.413 | — |
| P15 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.914 | — | — |
| P16 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.140 | — | — |
| P17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:27.207 | — | — |
| P18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:27.446 | — | — |
| P19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:27.859 | — | — |
| P20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:28.208 | — | — |
| P21 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:28.330 | — | — |
| P22 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 1:29.059 | — | — |