2008 Australian Grand Prix Results

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne

March 16, 2008

Round 1

Race Winner

Lewis Hamilton

McLaren

Circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

Melbourne, Australia

Fastest Race Lap

1:27.418

Heikki Kovalainen (Lap 43)

Fastest Qualifying

1:26.714

Lewis Hamilton (Q3)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:26.572	1:25.187	1:26.714
2	88	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:26.103	1:25.315	1:26.869
3		Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1:25.664	1:25.452	1:27.079
4	19	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:25.994	1:25.691	1:27.178
5		Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:25.960	1:25.518	1:27.236
6		Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:26.427	1:26.101	1:28.527
7	6	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:26.295	1:26.059	1:28.687
8		David Coulthard	Red Bull	1:26.381	1:26.063	1:29.041
9		Timo Glock	Toyota	1:26.919	1:26.164	1:29.593
10	5	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	1:26.702	1:25.842	1:25.842
11		Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:26.369	1:26.173	1:26.173
12	14	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:26.907	1:26.188	1:26.188
13	22	Jenson Button	Honda	1:26.712	1:26.259	1:26.259
14		Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	1:26.891	1:26.413	1:26.413
15		Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:26.914	-	1:26.914
16	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:26.140	-	1:26.140
17		Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1:27.207	-	1:27.207
18		Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	1:27.446	-	1:27.446
19	99	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:27.859	-	1:27.859
20		Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	1:28.208	-	1:28.208
21		Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	1:28.330	-	1:28.330
22		Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	1:29.059	-	1:29.059

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Australian Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	58	1:34:50.616	10
2		Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	58	+5.478	8
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Williams	58	+8.163	6
4	14	Fernando Alonso	Renault	58	+17.181	5
5		Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	58	+18.014	4
6		Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	57	+1 Lap	3
7		Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	55	Engine	2
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	53	Engine	1
9	88	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	47	Collision	0
10		Timo Glock	Toyota	43	Accident	0
11		Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	32	Transmission	0
12		Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	30	Clutch	0
13	19	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	29	Engine	0
14		David Coulthard	Red Bull	25	Collision	0
15		Jarno Trulli	Toyota	19	Electrical	0
16	99	Adrian Sutil	Force India	8	Hydraulics	0
17		Mark Webber	Red Bull	0	Collision	0
18	22	Jenson Button	Honda	0	Collision	0
19		Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	0	Collision	0
20	5	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	0	Collision	0
21		Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	0	Collision	0
22		Rubens Barrichello	Honda	58	Disqualified	0

Race Statistics

Location:Melbourne, Australia

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used