2008· Round 1
Australian Grand Prix 2008
16 March 2008 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
The 2008 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), with Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) second and Nico Rosberg (Williams) third. Held on 16 March 2008 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne/Australia.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 🇬🇧Lewis Hamilton | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | 🇩🇪Nick Heidfeld | 8 |
| R | 2 | 🇵🇱Robert Kubica | — |
| 3 | 7 | 🇩🇪Nico Rosberg | 6 |
| R | 4 | 🇧🇷Felipe Massa | — |
| 4 | 11 | 🇪🇸Fernando Alonso | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 🇫🇮Heikki Kovalainen | 4 |
| R | 6 | 🇮🇹Jarno Trulli | — |
| 6 | 13 | 🇯🇵Kazuki Nakajima | 3 |
| 7 | 17 | 🇫🇷Sébastien Bourdais | 2 |
| 8 | 15 | 🇫🇮Kimi Räikkönen | 1 |
| R | 8 | 🇬🇧David Coulthard | — |
| R | 9 | 🇩🇪Sebastian Vettel | — |
| D | 10 | 🇧🇷Rubens Barrichello | — |
| R | 12 | 🇬🇧Jenson Button | — |
| R | 14 | 🇦🇺Mark Webber | — |
| R | 16 | 🇮🇹Giancarlo Fisichella | — |
| R | 18 | 🇩🇪Timo Glock | — |
| R | 19 | 🇯🇵Takuma Sato | — |
| R | 20 | 🇧🇷Nelson Piquet Jr. | — |
| R | 21 | 🇬🇧Anthony Davidson | — |
| R | 22 | 🇩🇪Adrian Sutil | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:26.572 | 1:25.187 | 1:26.714 |
| 2 | Robert Kubica | 1:26.103 | 1:25.315 | 1:26.869 |
| 3 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:25.664 | 1:25.452 | 1:27.079 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | 1:25.994 | 1:25.691 | 1:27.178 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | 1:25.960 | 1:25.518 | 1:27.236 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | 1:26.427 | 1:26.101 | 1:28.527 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 1:26.295 | 1:26.059 | 1:28.687 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | 1:26.381 | 1:26.063 | 1:29.041 |
| 9 | Timo Glock | 1:26.919 | 1:26.164 | 1:29.593 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:26.702 | 1:25.842 | — |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | 1:26.369 | 1:26.173 | — |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | 1:26.907 | 1:26.188 | — |
| 13 | Jenson Button | 1:26.712 | 1:26.259 | — |
| 14 | Kazuki Nakajima | 1:26.891 | 1:26.413 | — |
| 15 | Mark Webber | 1:26.914 | — | — |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:26.140 | — | — |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:27.207 | — | — |
| 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1:27.446 | — | — |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | 1:27.859 | — | — |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | 1:28.208 | — | — |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1:28.330 | — | — |
| 22 | Anthony Davidson | 1:29.059 | — | — |