Season 2008 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

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2008-03-16 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 58Lap · 307.574km
22 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:34:50.616
Team win 14pt P1 · P5
3 Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber +5.478
7 Nico Rosberg
Williams +8.163
Fastest Lap
23 Heikki Kovalainen
1:27.418 · L43
DNF
13
Robert Kubica L47 Timo Glock L43 Takuma Sato L32 Nelson Piquet Jr. L30 Felipe Massa L29 David Coulthard L25 Jarno Trulli L19 Adrian Sutil L8 Mark Webber L0 Jenson Button L0 +3
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 13/29 44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Australia
58Lap 307.574km 29 races held (1996–) Lap record 1:19.813 · Charles Leclerc (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Jenson Button 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P2 Sebastian Vettel 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 Lewis Hamilton 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 21 starts · GP #1
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P4 Lewis Hamilton 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Nakajima NAK Nakajima NAK Bourdais · stopped L55 · classified P7 Bourdais BOU Bourdais BOU Räikkönen · stopped L53 · classified P8 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Kubica · retired L47 Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Glock · retired L43 Glock GLO Glock GLO Sato · retired L32 Sato SAT Sato SAT Piquet Jr. · retired L30 Piquet Jr. PIQ Piquet Jr. PIQ Massa · retired L29 Massa MAS Massa MAS Coulthard · retired L25 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Trulli · retired L19 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Sutil · retired L8 Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Webber · retired L0 Webber WEB Webber WEB Button · retired L0 Button BUT Button BUT Davidson · retired L0 Davidson DAV Davidson DAV Vettel · retired L0 Vettel VET Vettel VET Fisichella · retired L0 Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1 58 1:34:50.616 10
2 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 5 58 +5.478 8
3 7 Nico Rosberg Williams 7 58 +8.163 6
4 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 11 58 +17.181 5
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen FL McLaren 3 58 +18.014 4
6 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 13 57 +1 Lap 3
7 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 17 55 Engine 2
8 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 15 53 Engine 1
R 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 2 47 Collision
R 12 Timo Glock Toyota 18 43 Accident
R 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 19 32 Transmission
R 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 20 30 Clutch
R 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 4 29 Engine
R 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 8 25 Collision
R 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 6 19 Electrical
R 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 22 8 Hydraulics
R 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 14 0 Collision
R 16 Jenson Button Honda 12 0 Collision
R 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 21 0 Collision
R 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 9 0 Collision
R 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 16 0 Collision
D 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 10 58 Disqualified
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:26.572 1:25.187 1:26.714 POLE Q2
2 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:26.103 1:25.315 1:26.869 +0.128 Q2
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:25.664 1:25.452 1:27.079 +0.265 Q2
4 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:25.994 1:25.691 1:27.178 +0.504 Q2
5 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:25.960 1:25.518 1:27.236 +0.331 Q2
6 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:26.427 1:26.101 1:28.527 +0.914 Q2
7 7 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:26.295 1:26.059 1:28.687 +0.872 Q2
8 9 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:26.381 1:26.063 1:29.041 +0.876 Q2
9 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:26.919 1:26.164 1:29.593 +0.977 Q2
10 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:26.702 1:25.842 — +0.655 Q2
11 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:26.369 1:26.173 — +0.986 Q2
12 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:26.907 1:26.188 — +1.001 Q2
13 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:26.712 1:26.259 — +1.072 Q2
14 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:26.891 1:26.413 — +1.226 Q2
15 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:26.914 — — +1.727 Q1
16 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:26.140 — — +0.953 Q1
17 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:27.207 — — +2.020 Q1
18 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:27.446 — — +2.259 Q1
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:27.859 — — +2.672 Q1
20 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:28.208 — — +3.021 Q1
21 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:28.330 — — +3.143 Q1
22 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 1:29.059 — — +3.872 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
22 Lewis Hamilton
2
4 Robert Kubica
3
23 Heikki Kovalainen
4
2 Felipe Massa
5
3 Nick Heidfeld
6
11 Jarno Trulli
7
7 Nico Rosberg
8
9 David Coulthard
9
15 Sebastian Vettel ▲1
10
17 Rubens Barrichello ▲1
11
5 Fernando Alonso ▲1
12
16 Jenson Button ▲1
13
8 Kazuki Nakajima ▲1
14
10 Mark Webber ▲1
15
1 Kimi Räikkönen ▲1
16
21 Giancarlo Fisichella ▲1
17
14 Sébastien Bourdais ▲1
18
12 Timo Glock ▼9
19
18 Takuma Sato ▲1
20
6 Nelson Piquet Jr. ▲1
21
19 Anthony Davidson ▲1
22
20 Adrian Sutil ▼3
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 23 Heikki Kovalainen 1:27.418 L43
2 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:27.452 L39
3 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:27.484 L17
4 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:27.494 L41
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen 1:27.578 L44
6 23 Heikki Kovalainen 1:27.587 L19
7 23 Heikki Kovalainen 1:27.588 L42
8 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:27.590 L16
9 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:27.593 L35
10 22 Lewis Hamilton 1:27.677 L38
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
14
Sébastien Bourdais
+14
P17→P7
5
Fernando Alonso
+13
P11→P4
8
Kazuki Nakajima
+13
P13→P6
17
Rubens Barrichello
+13
P10→P—
1
Kimi Räikkönen
+11
P15→P8
2
Felipe Massa
+10
P4→P—
7
Nico Rosberg
+8
P7→P3
4
Robert Kubica
+8
P2→P—
Most positions lost
Robert Kubica −12 Rubens Barrichello −12 Kimi Räikkönen −10
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
12 Timo Glock Grid penalty ▼9 (P9 → P18)
▼9 (P9 → P18)
20 Adrian Sutil Grid penalty ▼3 (P19 → P22)
▼3 (P19 → P22)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15