Australian Grand Prix
2008 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix
Podium
HEIBMW Sauber
2
HAMMcLaren
1
ROSWilliams
3
Key facts
WinnerHAM1:34:50.616 from P1
PoleHAM1:26.714
Fastest lapKOV1:27.418 on lap 43
Pit stops27recorded stops
Finishers8 / 22classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | – | 58 | 1:34:50.616 | 10 | 1:27.452 | 2 |
| 2 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 5 | ▲3 | 58 | +5.478s | 8 | 1:27.739 | 2 |
| 3 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | ▲4 | 58 | +8.163s | 6 | 1:28.090 | 2 |
| 4 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 11 | ▲7 | 58 | +17.181s | 5 | 1:28.603 | 2 |
| 5 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 3 | ▼2 | 58 | +18.014s | 4 | 1:27.418 | 2 |
| 6 | NAKKazuki Nakajima | Williams | 13 | ▲7 | 57 | +1 lap | 3 | 1:29.639 | 3 |
| 7 | BOUSébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 17 | ▲10 | 55 | +3 laps | 2 | 1:29.534 | 2 |
| 8 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 15 | ▲7 | 53 | +5 laps | 1 | 1:27.903 | 1 |
| DNF | KUBRobert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 2 | 47 | Collision | 1:28.753 | 2 | ||
| DNF | GLOTimo Glock | Toyota | 18 | 43 | Accident | 1:29.558 | 1 | ||
| DNF | SATTakuma Sato | Super Aguri | 19 | 32 | Transmission | 1:30.892 | 1 | ||
| DNF | PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 20 | 30 | Collision damage | 1:31.384 | 1 | ||
| DNF | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 29 | Engine | 1:28.175 | 2 | ||
| DNF | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 8 | 25 | Collision | 1:29.502 | 1 | ||
| DNF | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 6 | 19 | Electrical | 1:29.310 | |||
| DNF | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | PL | 8 | Hydraulics | 1:32.021 | |||
| DNF | VETSebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 9 | 0 | Collision | – | |||
| DNF | BUTJenson Button | Honda | 12 | 0 | Collision | – | |||
| DNF | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 14 | 0 | Collision | – | |||
| DNF | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 16 | 0 | Collision | – | |||
| DNF | DAVAnthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 21 | 0 | Collision | – | |||
| DSQ | BARRubens Barrichello | Honda | 10 | 58 | Ignored red light | 1:28.736 | 3 |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEI | 44 | 22.4s |
| 2 | BAR | 45 | 22.4s |
| 3 | PIQ | 30 | 22.5s |
| 4 | ROS | 43 | 22.9s |
| 5 | HEI | 21 | 22.9s |
| 6 | MAS | 2 | 22.9s |
| 7 | BAR | 23 | 23.2s |
| 8 | KUB | 29 | 23.9s |
| 9 | KUB | 16 | 24.0s |
| 10 | ROS | 21 | 24.1s |
| 11 | HAM | 43 | 24.3s |
| 12 | ALO | 47 | 24.3s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 27 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.572 | 1:25.187 | 1:26.714 | |
| 2 | KUBRobert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:26.103 | 1:25.315 | 1:26.869 | +0.155s |
| 3 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:25.664 | 1:25.452 | 1:27.079 | +0.365s |
| 4 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.994 | 1:25.691 | 1:27.178 | +0.464s |
| 5 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:25.960 | 1:25.518 | 1:27.236 | +0.522s |
| 6 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:26.427 | 1:26.101 | 1:28.527 | +1.813s |
| 7 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 1:26.295 | 1:26.059 | 1:28.687 | +1.973s |
| 8 | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:26.381 | 1:26.063 | 1:29.041 | +2.327s |
| 9 | GLOTimo Glock | Toyota | 1:26.919 | 1:26.164 | 1:29.593 | +2.879s |
| 10 | VETSebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:26.702 | 1:25.842 | – | +-0.872s |
| 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:26.369 | 1:26.173 | – | +-0.541s |
| 12 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 1:26.907 | 1:26.188 | – | +-0.526s |
| 13 | BUTJenson Button | Honda | 1:26.712 | 1:26.259 | – | +-0.455s |
| 14 | NAKKazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:26.891 | 1:26.413 | – | +-0.301s |
| 15 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.914 | – | – | +0.200s |
| 16 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.140 | – | – | +-0.574s |
| 17 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:27.207 | – | – | +0.493s |
| 18 | BOUSébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:27.446 | – | – | +0.732s |
| 19 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 1:27.859 | – | – | +1.145s |
| 20 | SATTakuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:28.208 | – | – | +1.494s |
| 21 | PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:28.330 | – | – | +1.616s |
| 22 | DAVAnthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 1:29.059 | – | – | +2.345s |
Albert Park Circuit
Previous winners here
| 2007 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
| 2006 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 2005 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2003 | David Coulthard | McLaren |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2001 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2000 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 1999 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
| 1998 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
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