Australian Grand Prix 2008
Round 1 · 
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · 16 Mar 2008
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Time / Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton | 1:34:50.616 | 10 |
| 2 |  Nick Heidfeld | +5.478 | 8 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | +8.163 | 6 |
| 4 |  Fernando Alonso | +17.181 | 5 |
| 5 |  Heikki Kovalainen | +18.014 FL | 4 |
| 6 |  Kazuki Nakajima | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 7 |  Sébastien Bourdais | Engine | 2 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Engine | 1 |
| R |  Robert Kubica | Collision | 0 |
| R | Timo Glock | Accident | 0 |
| R | Takuma Sato | Transmission | 0 |
| R |  Nelson Piquet Jr. | Clutch | 0 |
| R | Felipe Massa | Engine | 0 |
| R | David Coulthard | Collision | 0 |
| R |  Jarno Trulli | Electrical | 0 |
| R | Adrian Sutil | Hydraulics | 0 |
| R | Mark Webber | Collision | 0 |
| R | Jenson Button | Collision | 0 |
| R | Anthony Davidson | Collision | 0 |
| R | Sebastian Vettel | Collision | 0 |
| R | Giancarlo Fisichella | Collision | 0 |
| D | Rubens Barrichello | Disqualified | 0 |
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 | – | – |
About the Grand Prix
The 2008 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 16 March 2008 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia. It was the first race of the 2008 Formula One season. In qualifying for the event, Lewis Hamilton for the McLaren team started from pole position ahead of Robert Kubica in the BMW Sauber by 0.15 seconds.
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