Australian Grand Prix

Round 1 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia

2008-03-16

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)

Lewis Hamilton

McLaren

Nick Heidfeld

BMW Sauber · +5.478

Nico Rosberg

Williams · +8.163

Who won the 2008 Australian Grand Prix?

The 2008 Australian Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for McLaren, starting from pole position. Nick Heidfeld finished second, +5.478 behind, with Nico Rosberg completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Heikki Kovalainen with a time of 1:27.418. It was an attrition-heavy race with 16 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 1 of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Sébastien Bourdais was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 10 positions from P17 to finish P7.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1	—	1:34:50.616	Finished	10
2	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	5	▲3	+5.478	Finished	8
3	Nico Rosberg	Williams	7	▲4	+8.163	Finished	6
4	Fernando Alonso	Renault	11	▲7	+17.181	Finished	5
5	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	3	▼2	+18.014	Finished	4
6	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	13	▲7	—	+1 Lap	3
7	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	17	▲10	—	Engine	2
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	15	▲7	—	Engine	1
R	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	2	—	—	Collision	0
R	Timo Glock	Toyota	18	—	—	Accident	0
R	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	19	—	—	Transmission	0
R	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	20	—	—	Clutch	0
R	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	4	—	—	Engine	0
R	David Coulthard	Red Bull	8	—	—	Collision	0
R	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	6	—	—	Electrical	0
R	Adrian Sutil	Force India	22	—	—	Hydraulics	0
R	Mark Webber	Red Bull	14	—	—	Collision	0
R	Jenson Button	Honda	12	—	—	Collision	0
R	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	21	—	—	Collision	0
R	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	9	—	—	Collision	0
R	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	16	—	—	Collision	0
D	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	10	—	—	Disqualified	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:26.572	1:25.187	1:26.714
2	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:26.103	1:25.315	1:26.869
3	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1:25.664	1:25.452	1:27.079
4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:25.994	1:25.691	1:27.178
5	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:25.960	1:25.518	1:27.236
6	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:26.427	1:26.101	1:28.527
7	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:26.295	1:26.059	1:28.687
8	David Coulthard	Red Bull	1:26.381	1:26.063	1:29.041
9	Timo Glock	Toyota	1:26.919	1:26.164	1:29.593
10	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	1:26.702	1:25.842	—
11	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:26.369	1:26.173	—
12	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:26.907	1:26.188	—
13	Jenson Button	Honda	1:26.712	1:26.259	—
14	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	1:26.891	1:26.413	—
15	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:26.914	—	—
16	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:26.140	—	—
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1:27.207	—	—
18	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	1:27.446	—	—
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:27.859	—	—
20	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	1:28.208	—	—
21	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	1:28.330	—	—
22	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	1:29.059	—	—

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Hamilton	P1	P1	P1	P4	P1	P1	P1	P1	P2	P1	P1	P1
Heidfeld	P5	P5	P5	P3	P5	P4	P3	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2
Rosberg	P4	P4	P4	P2	P7	P5	P4	P4	P5	P3	P3	P3
Alonso	P10	P10	P10	P9	P6	P9	P8	P8	P8	P5	P5	P4
Kovalainen	P3	P3	P3	P1	P2	P2	P2	P2	P1	P6	P6	P5

2008 Australian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2008 Australian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) won the 2008 Australian Grand Prix on 2008-03-16 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2008 Australian Grand Prix?+

P1: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren). P2: Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber), +5.478 behind. P3: Nico Rosberg (Williams), +8.163 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2008 Australian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2008 Australian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2008 Australian Grand Prix?+

Heikki Kovalainen set the fastest lap of the 2008 Australian Grand Prix with a time of 1:27.418.

Which team won the 2008 Australian Grand Prix?+

McLaren won the 2008 Australian Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking victory.