2008 Australian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Melbourne, 58 laps |
Round | 1 of 18 |
Race numbers | The 2008 Australian Grand Prix was the:
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Previous race | 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 58 | 1hr 34m 50.616s | 10 | |
2 | +3 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 58 | +5.478s | 8 |
3 | +4 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 58 | +8.163s | 6 |
4 | +7 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault | 58 | +17.181s | 5 |
5 | -2 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 58 | +18.014s | 4 |
DQ | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 58 | +52.453s | ||
6 | +7 | (JPN) Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 57 | +1 lap | 3 |
7 | +10 | (FRA) Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 55 | DNF | 2 |
8 | +7 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 53 | DNF | 1 |
R | (POL) Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 47 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Timo Glock | Toyota | 43 | DNF | ||
R | (JPN) Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 30 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 29 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 25 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 19 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 8 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Jenson Button | Honda | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (AUS) Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri-Honda | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Rubens Barrichello was disqualified post-race for ignoring a red light at the exit of the pit lane during the race.
- Sebastien Bourdais ended lap 55 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.
- Kimi Raikkonen ended lap 53 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | |
2 | (POL) Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | |
3 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | |
4 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Ferrari | |
5 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | |
6 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Toyota | |
7 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | |
8 | (GBR) David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | |
9 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
10 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Honda | |
11 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
12 | (GBR) Jenson Button | Honda | |
13 | (JPN) Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | |
14 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | |
15 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | |
16 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | |
17 | (FRA) Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
18 | -10 | (DEU) Timo Glock | Toyota |
19 | (JPN) Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | |
20 | (BRA) Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | |
21 | (GBR) Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri-Honda | |
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-10 | (DEU) Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari |
Notes
- Timo Glock received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change and a further five-place grid penalty for impeding Mark Webber during qualifying.
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | 10 |
2 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | 8 |
3 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | 6 |
4 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | 5 |
5 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | 4 |
6 | (JPN) Kazuki Nakajima | 3 |
7 | (FRA) Sebastien Bourdais | 2 |
8 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | McLaren-Mercedes | 14 |
2 | Williams-Toyota | 9 |
3 | BMW Sauber-BMW | 8 |
4 | Renault | 5 |
5 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 2 |
6 | Ferrari | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Sebastien Bourdais
- Nelsinho Piquet
- Force India
- Milestone race start
- 250th for Rubens Barrichello (2nd driver to start 250 races, 1st Brazilian driver)
- Wins
- 5th for Lewis Hamilton
- 157th for McLaren
- Podiums
- 13th for Lewis Hamilton
- 8th for Nick Heidfeld
- 1st for Nico Rosberg (194th different podium finisher, 11th German driver)
- 419th for McLaren
- 295th for Williams
- 5th for BMW Sauber
- Poles
- 7th for Lewis Hamilton
- 134th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 1st for Heikki Kovalainen (110th different fastest lap setter, 4th Finnish driver)
- 135th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 13th for Lewis Hamilton
- 1st for Robert Kubica (137th different front row starter, 1st Polish driver)
- Points finishes
- 1st for Kazuki Nakajima (307th different point scorer, 6th Japanese driver)
- 1st for Sebastien Bourdais (308th different point scorer, 32nd French driver)
- Pole & win
- 5th for Lewis Hamilton