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2008 Australian Grand Prix

Round
1/18
Date
Mar 16, 2008 at 00:00 CET
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Circuit length
5.303 m
Race distance
307.574 km (58 laps)
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:34:50.616 1st 58 10
2 #3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber +5.478 5th 58 8
3 #7 Nico Rosberg Williams +8.163 7th 58 6
4 #5 Fernando Alonso Renault +17.181 11th 58 5
5 #23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren +18.014 3rd 58 4
6 #8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams +1 lap 13th 57 3
7 #14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso Engine 17th 55 2
8 #1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari Engine 15th 53 1
DNF #4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber Collision 2nd 47
DNF #12 Timo Glock Toyota Accident 18th 43
DNF #18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri Transmission 19th 32
DNF #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault Collision damage 20th 30
DNF #2 Felipe Massa Ferrari Engine 4th 29
DNF #9 David Coulthard Red Bull Collision 8th 25
DNF #11 Jarno Trulli Toyota Electrical 6th 19
DNF #20 Adrian Sutil Force India Hydraulics PL 8
DNF #15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso Collision 9th 0
DNF #16 Jenson Button Honda Collision 12th 0
DNF #10 Mark Webber Red Bull Collision 14th 0
DNF #21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India Collision 16th 0
DNF #19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri Collision 21st 0
DSQ #17 Rubens Barrichello Honda Ignored red light 10th 58
Pos. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Gap Laps
1 #22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:26.572 1:25.187 1:26.714 14
2 #4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:26.103 1:25.315 1:26.869 +0.155 15
3 #23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:25.664 1:25.452 1:27.079 +0.365 13
4 #2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:25.994 1:25.691 1:27.178 +0.464 12
5 #3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:25.960 1:25.518 1:27.236 +0.522 16
6 #11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:26.427 1:26.101 1:28.527 +1.813 17
7 #7 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:26.295 1:26.059 1:28.687 +1.973 21
8 #9 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:26.381 1:26.063 1:29.041 +2.327 18
9 #12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:26.919 1:26.164 1:29.593 +2.879 17
10 #15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:26.702 1:25.842 18
11 #17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:26.369 1:26.173 13
12 #5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:26.907 1:26.188 10
13 #16 Jenson Button Honda 1:26.712 1:26.259 13
14 #8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:26.891 1:26.413 13
15 #10 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:26.914 8
16 #1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:26.140 3
17 #21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:27.207 9
18 #14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:27.446 10
19 #20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:27.859 9
20 #18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:28.208 9
21 #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:28.330 6
22 #19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 1:29.059 9
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Laps
1 #4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:25.613 18
2 #3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:25.950 +0.337 16
3 #5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:26.082 +0.469 14
4 #7 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:26.171 +0.558 17
5 #9 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:26.385 +0.772 14
6 #10 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:26.407 +0.794 17
7 #16 Jenson Button Honda 1:26.502 +0.889 18
8 #15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:26.663 +1.050 18
9 #21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:26.682 +1.069 18
10 #11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:26.882 +1.269 11
11 #2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.020 +1.407 19
12 #22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:27.084 +1.471 14
13 #12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:27.162 +1.549 15
14 #1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:27.163 +1.550 17
15 #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:27.284 +1.671 13
16 #17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:27.333 +1.720 18
17 #20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:27.489 +1.876 18
18 #14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:27.578 +1.965 17
19 #8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:27.601 +1.988 15
20 #23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:27.992 +2.379 15
21 #18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:28.363 +2.750 13
22 #19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 1:28.912 +3.299 15
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Laps
1 #22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:26.559 33
2 #10 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:27.473 +0.914 27
3 #2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.640 +1.081 29
4 #23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:27.683 +1.124 29
5 #9 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:28.037 +1.478 26
6 #1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:28.208 +1.649 28
7 #11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:28.292 +1.733 22
8 #7 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:28.352 +1.793 31
9 #21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:28.469 +1.910 32
10 #12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:28.582 +2.023 28
11 #16 Jenson Button Honda 1:28.632 +2.073 30
12 #3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:28.731 +2.172 33
13 #5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:28.779 +2.220 37
14 #17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:28.849 +2.290 28
15 #4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:28.860 +2.301 35
16 #8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:29.077 +2.518 33
17 #20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:29.161 +2.602 32
18 #15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:29.193 +2.634 40
19 #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:29.518 +2.959 14
20 #14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:29.605 +3.046 11
21 #18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:30.663 +4.104 16
22 #19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 1:31.527 +4.968 8
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Laps
1 #1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:26.461 25
2 #22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:26.948 +0.487 21
3 #2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:26.958 +0.497 25
4 #23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:27.114 +0.653 19
5 #10 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:28.263 +1.802 18
6 #5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:28.360 +1.899 22
7 #4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:28.579 +2.118 12
8 #12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:28.913 +2.452 16
9 #15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:28.957 +2.496 22
10 #11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:29.014 +2.553 23
11 #16 Jenson Button Honda 1:29.124 +2.663 25
12 #21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:29.230 +2.769 24
13 #9 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:29.301 +2.840 5
14 #14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:29.363 +2.902 32
15 #17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:29.533 +3.072 17
16 #3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:29.561 +3.100 7
17 #20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:30.155 +3.694 13
18 #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:30.357 +3.896 21
19 #18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:31.048 +4.587 7
20 #19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 1:31.771 +5.310 7
21 #8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:35.053 +8.592 3
22 #7 Nico Rosberg Williams 3
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:27.418 43
2 #22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:27.452 +0.034 39
3 #3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:27.739 +0.321 41
4 #1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:27.903 +0.485 20
5 #7 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:28.090 +0.672 41
6 #2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:28.175 +0.757 23
7 #5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:28.603 +1.185 58
8 #17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:28.736 +1.318 44
9 #4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:28.753 +1.335 15
10 #11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:29.310 +1.892 18
11 #9 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:29.502 +2.084 21
12 #14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:29.534 +2.116 22
13 #12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:29.558 +2.140 23
14 #8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:29.639 +2.221 50
15 #18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:30.892 +3.474 24
16 #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:31.384 +3.966 20
17 #20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:32.021 +4.603 8

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1 1 10
2 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 0 1 8 -2
3 Nico Rosberg Williams 0 1 6 -4
4 Fernando Alonso Renault 0 0 5 -5
5 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0 0 4 -6
6 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0 0 3 -7
7 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 0 0 2 -8
8 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0 0 1 -9
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 McLaren Mercedes 1 1 14
2 Williams Toyota 0 1 9 -5
3 BMW Sauber BMW 0 1 8 -6
4 Renault Renault 0 0 5 -9
5 Toro Rosso Ferrari 0 0 2 -12
6 Ferrari Ferrari 0 0 1 -13

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2005 #6 Giancarlo Fisichella Rubens Barrichello Fernando Alonso 1:25.683 - Fernando Alonso Giancarlo Fisichella
2004 #1 Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello Fernando Alonso 1:24.125 - Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher
2003 #5 David Coulthard Juan Pablo Montoya Kimi Räikkönen 1:27.724 - Kimi Räikkönen Michael Schumacher
2002 #1 Michael Schumacher Juan Pablo Montoya Kimi Räikkönen 1:28.541 - Kimi Räikkönen Rubens Barrichello
2001 #1 Michael Schumacher David Coulthard Rubens Barrichello 1:28.214 - Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher
2000 #3 Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello Ralf Schumacher 1:31.481 - Rubens Barrichello Mika Häkkinen
1999 #4 Eddie Irvine Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ralf Schumacher 1:32.112 - Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen
1998 #8 Mika Häkkinen David Coulthard Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:31.649 - Mika Häkkinen Mika Häkkinen
1997 #10 David Coulthard Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen 1:30.585 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jacques Villeneuve
1996 #5 Damon Hill Jacques Villeneuve Eddie Irvine 1:33.421 - Jacques Villeneuve Jacques Villeneuve
1995 #5 Damon Hill Olivier Panis Gianni Morbidelli 1:17.943 - Damon Hill Damon Hill
1994 #2 Nigel Mansell Gerhard Berger Martin Brundle 1:17.140 - Michael Schumacher Nigel Mansell
1993 #8 Ayrton Senna Alain Prost Damon Hill 1:15.381 - Damon Hill Ayrton Senna
1992 #2 Gerhard Berger Michael Schumacher Martin Brundle 1:16.078 - Michael Schumacher Nigel Mansell
1991 #1 Ayrton Senna Nigel Mansell Gerhard Berger 1:41.141 - Gerhard Berger Ayrton Senna
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1988 #11 Alain Prost Ayrton Senna Nelson Piquet 1:21.216 - Alain Prost Ayrton Senna
1987 #28 Gerhard Berger Michele Alboreto Thierry Boutsen 1:20.416 - Gerhard Berger Gerhard Berger
1986 #1 Alain Prost Nelson Piquet Stefan Johansson 1:20.787 - Nelson Piquet Nigel Mansell
1985 #6 Keke Rosberg Jacques Laffite Philippe Streiff 1:23.758 - Keke Rosberg Ayrton Senna
The 2008 Australian Grand Prix started Mar 16, 2008 on Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Robert Kubica next to him. Heikki Kovalainen started from third place.

In 1 hour, 34 minutes and 50 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Nick Heidfeld in second and Nico Rosberg in third place.

After the 2008 Australian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 10 points. Hamilton is 2 points ahead of Nick Heidfeld.