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Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Lewis Hamilton won the Australian Grand Prix 2008 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 16 March 2008, starting from pole position. Nick Heidfeld finished second for BMW Sauber, with Nico Rosberg completing the podium for Williams. Heikki Kovalainen set the fastest lap with a time of 1:27.418.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 58 | 1:34:50.616 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 58 | +5.478 | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 58 | +8.163 | 6 | |
| 4 | 11 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 58 | +17.181 | 5 | |
| 5 | 3 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | McLaren | 58 | +18.014 | 4 | ⚡ 1:27.418 |
| 6 | 13 | Kazuki NakajimaNAK | Williams | 57 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 7 | 17 | Sébastien BourdaisBOU | Toro Rosso | 55 | Engine | 2 | |
| 8 | 15 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 53 | Engine | 1 | |
| R | 2 | Robert KubicaKUB | BMW Sauber | 47 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Timo GlockGLO | Toyota | 43 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Takuma SatoSAT | Super Aguri | 32 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Nelson Piquet Jr.PIQ | Renault | 30 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 29 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 25 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 19 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 8 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Anthony DavidsonDAV | Super Aguri | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Sebastian VettelVET | Toro Rosso | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Force India | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| D | 10 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 58 | Disqualified | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Lewis Hamilton
- Circuit Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
- Winning team McLaren
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.572 | 1:25.187 | 1:26.714 |
| 2 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:26.702 | 1:25.842 | - |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:26.369 | 1:26.173 | - |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:26.907 | 1:26.188 | - |
| 13 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:26.712 | 1:26.259 | - |
| 14 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:26.891 | 1:26.413 | - |
| 15 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.914 | - | - |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.140 | - | - |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:27.207 | - | - |
| 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:27.446 | - | - |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:27.859 | - | - |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:28.208 | - | - |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:28.330 | - | - |
| 22 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 1:29.059 | - | - |