Round 1 · 16 March 2008
2008 Australian Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) won the 2008 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 16 March 2008 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Australia), starting from position 1. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) and Nico Rosberg (Williams) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Heikki Kovalainen (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 1:34:50.616 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 5 | +5.478 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | +8.163 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 11 | +17.181 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 3 | +18.014 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 13 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 17 | — | 2 | Engine |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 15 | — | 1 | Engine |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 2 | — | — | Collision |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 18 | — | — | Accident |
| 11 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 19 | — | — | Transmission |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 20 | — | — | Clutch |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 8 | — | — | Collision |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 6 | — | — | Electrical |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 22 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 17 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 14 | — | — | Collision |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda | 12 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 21 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 9 | — | — | Collision |
| 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 16 | — | — | Collision |
| 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 10 | — | — | Disqualified |