The 2008 Australian Grand Prix started March 16th, 2008 at 05:30 on Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Robert Kubica next to him. Heikki Kovalainen started from third place.
After 1 hour, 34 minutes and 50 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Nick Heidfeld in second and Nico Rosberg in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Heikki Kovalainen in a time of 1:27.418.
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.
After 1 hour, 34 minutes and 50 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Nick Heidfeld in second and Nico Rosberg in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Heikki Kovalainen in a time of 1:27.418.
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.
Circuit
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Date
March 16th, 2008 at 05:30
Round
1/18
Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Winning time
1:34:50.616
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Heikki Kovalainen 1:27.418
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:34:50.616 | 1 | 58 | 10 |
| 2 3 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | +5.478 | 5 | 58 | 8 |
| 3 4 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | +8.163 | 7 | 58 | 6 |
| 4 7 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | +17.181 | 11 | 58 | 5 |
| 5 2 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | +18.014 | 3 | 58 | 4 |
| 6 7 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | +1 Lap | 13 | 57 | 3 |
| 7 10 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Engine | 17 | 55 | 2 |
| 8 7 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Engine | 15 | 53 | 1 |
| - | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | DNF (Collision) | 2 | 47 | 0 |
| - | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | DNF (Accident) | 18 | 43 | 0 |
| - | #18 Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | DNF (Transmission) | 19 | 32 | 0 |
| - | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | DNF (Clutch) | 20 | 30 | 0 |
| - | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| - | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | DNF (Collision) | 8 | 25 | 0 |
| - | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | DNF (Electrical) | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| - | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | DNF (Hydraulics) | 22 | 8 | 0 |
| - | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | DNF (Collision) | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | DNF (Collision) | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #19 Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | DNF (Collision) | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | DNF (Collision) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | DNF (Collision) | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | Disqualified | 10 | 58 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.572 | 1:25.187 | 1:26.714 | |
| 2 | #4 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:26.103 | 1:25.315 | 1:26.869 | +0.155 |
| 3 | #23 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:25.664 | 1:25.452 | 1:27.079 | +0.365 |
| 4 | #2 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.994 | 1:25.691 | 1:27.178 | +0.464 |
| 5 | #3 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:25.960 | 1:25.518 | 1:27.236 | +0.522 |
| 6 | #11 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:26.427 | 1:26.101 | 1:28.527 | +1.813 |
| 7 | #7 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:26.295 | 1:26.059 | 1:28.687 | +1.973 |
| 8 | #9 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:26.381 | 1:26.063 | 1:29.041 | +2.327 |
| 9 | #12 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:26.919 | 1:26.164 | 1:29.593 | +2.879 |
| 10 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:26.702 | 1:25.842 | ||
| 11 | #17 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:26.369 | 1:26.173 | ||
| 12 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:26.907 | 1:26.188 | ||
| 13 | #16 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:26.712 | 1:26.259 | ||
| 14 | #8 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:26.891 | 1:26.413 | ||
| 15 | #10 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.914 | |||
| 16 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.140 | |||
| 17 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:27.207 | |||
| 18 | #14 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:27.446 | |||
| 19 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:27.859 | |||
| 20 | #18 Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:28.208 | |||
| 21 | #6 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:28.330 | |||
| 22 | #19 Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 1:29.059 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | 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 | Car | Time | Delta | 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 | Car | Time | Delta | 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 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1 | 8 | -2 | |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 6 | -4 | |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 5 | -5 | ||
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 4 | -6 | ||
| 6 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 3 | -7 | ||
| 7 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 2 | -8 | ||
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1 | -9 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | Williams | 1 | 9 | -5 | |
| 3 | BMW Sauber | 1 | 8 | -6 | |
| 4 | Renault | 5 | -9 | ||
| 5 | Toro Rosso | 2 | -12 | ||
| 6 | Ferrari | 1 | -13 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Charles Leclerc | Lando Norris | Max Verstappen | |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | 1:20.235 - Sergio Pérez | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sergio Pérez | George Russell | 1:20.260 - Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | 1:25.580 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:25.945 - Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:26.538 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | 1:28.997 - Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:30.945 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Kevin Magnussen | Jenson Button | 1:32.478 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2013 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:29.274 - Kimi Räikkönen | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2012 | #3 Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | 1:29.187 - Jenson Button | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2011 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Vitaly Petrov | 1:28.947 - Felipe Massa | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #1 Jenson Button | Robert Kubica | Felipe Massa | 1:28.358 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #22 Jenson Button | Rubens Barrichello | Jarno Trulli | 1:27.706 - Nico Rosberg | Jenson Button |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | 1:25.235 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher | 1:26.045 - Kimi Räikkönen | Jenson Button |
| 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 | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Ralf Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #10 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #5 Damon Hill | Olivier Panis | Gianni Morbidelli | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #2 Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Damon Hill | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1992 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #5 Thierry Boutsen | Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Michele Alboreto | Thierry Boutsen | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1986 | #1 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1985 | #6 Keke Rosberg | Jacques Laffite | Philippe Streiff | Ayrton Senna |