2008 · Round 1
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia
Pole position
Hamilton
Converted to the win
Fastest lap
1:27.418
Heikki Kovalainen
Biggest climber
▲7
Fernando Alonso
Finishers
6/22
16 did not finish
Classification
Australian GP result
| Pos | Driver | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / status | Fastest lap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis HamiltonMcLaren | 1 | • | 58 | 1:34:50.616 | 1:27.452 | 10 |
| 2 | Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber | 5 | ▲3 | 58 | +5.478 | 1:27.739 | 8 |
| 3 | Nico RosbergWilliams | 7 | ▲4 | 58 | +8.163 | 1:28.090 | 6 |
| 4 | Fernando AlonsoRenault | 11 | ▲7 | 58 | +17.181 | 1:28.603 | 5 |
| 5 | Heikki KovalainenMcLaren | 3 | ▼2 | 58 | +18.014 | 1:27.418 | 4 |
| 6 | Kazuki NakajimaWilliams | 13 | ▲7 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1:29.639 | 3 |
| 7 | Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso | 17 | ▲10 | 55 | Engine | 1:29.534 | 2 |
| 8 | Kimi RäikkönenFerrari | 15 | ▲7 | 53 | Engine | 1:27.903 | 1 |
| DNF | Robert KubicaBMW Sauber | 2 | 47 | Collision | 1:28.753 | ||
| DNF | Timo GlockToyota | 18 | 43 | Accident | 1:29.558 | ||
| DNF | Takuma SatoSuper Aguri | 19 | 32 | Transmission | 1:30.892 | ||
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault | 20 | 30 | Clutch | 1:31.384 | ||
| DNF | Felipe MassaFerrari | 4 | 29 | Engine | 1:28.175 | ||
| DNF | David CoulthardRed Bull | 8 | 25 | Collision | 1:29.502 | ||
| DNF | Jarno TrulliToyota | 6 | 19 | Electrical | 1:29.310 | ||
| DNF | Adrian SutilForce India | 22 | 8 | Hydraulics | 1:32.021 | ||
| DNF | Mark WebberRed Bull | 14 | 0 | Collision | |||
| DNF | Jenson ButtonHonda | 12 | 0 | Collision | |||
| DNF | Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri | 21 | 0 | Collision | |||
| DNF | Sebastian VettelToro Rosso | 9 | 0 | Collision | |||
| DNF | Giancarlo FisichellaForce India | 16 | 0 | Collision | |||
| DSQ | Rubens BarrichelloHonda | 10 | 58 | Disqualified | 1:28.736 |
Grid
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis HamiltonMcLaren | 1:26.572 | 1:25.187 | 1:26.714 |
| 2 | Robert KubicaBMW Sauber | 1:26.103 | 1:25.315 | 1:26.869 |
| 3 | Heikki KovalainenMcLaren | 1:25.664 | 1:25.452 | 1:27.079 |
| 4 | Felipe MassaFerrari | 1:25.994 | 1:25.691 | 1:27.178 |
| 5 | Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber | 1:25.960 | 1:25.518 | 1:27.236 |
| 6 | Jarno TrulliToyota | 1:26.427 | 1:26.101 | 1:28.527 |
| 7 | Nico RosbergWilliams | 1:26.295 | 1:26.059 | 1:28.687 |
| 8 | David CoulthardRed Bull | 1:26.381 | 1:26.063 | 1:29.041 |
| 9 | Timo GlockToyota | 1:26.919 | 1:26.164 | 1:29.593 |
| 10 | Sebastian VettelToro Rosso | 1:26.702 | 1:25.842 | – |
| 11 | Rubens BarrichelloHonda | 1:26.369 | 1:26.173 | – |
| 12 | Fernando AlonsoRenault | 1:26.907 | 1:26.188 | – |
| 13 | Jenson ButtonHonda | 1:26.712 | 1:26.259 | – |
| 14 | Kazuki NakajimaWilliams | 1:26.891 | 1:26.413 | – |
| 15 | Mark WebberRed Bull | 1:26.914 | – | – |
| 16 | Kimi RäikkönenFerrari | 1:26.140 | – | – |
| 17 | Giancarlo FisichellaForce India | 1:27.207 | – | – |
| 18 | Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso | 1:27.446 | – | – |
| 19 | Adrian SutilForce India | 1:27.859 | – | – |
| 20 | Takuma SatoSuper Aguri | 1:28.208 | – | – |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault | 1:28.330 | – | – |
| 22 | Anthony DavidsonSuper Aguri | 1:29.059 | – | – |