Pit Lane F1
2008 Season - Round 1 - 2008-03-16
Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 Australian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) and Nico Rosberg (Williams) home for McLaren.
Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:27.418. SĂ©bastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P7 at the flag â a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2008 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 1:27.452 | 10 |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 5 | Finished | 1:27.739 | 8 |
| 3 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | Finished | 1:28.090 | 6 |
| 4 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 11 | Finished | 1:28.603 | 5 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 1:27.418 | 4 |
| 6 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:29.639 | 3 |
| 7 | SĂ©bastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 17 | Engine | 1:29.534 | 2 |
| 8 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 15 | Engine | 1:27.903 | 1 |
| 9 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 2 | Collision | 1:28.753 | 0 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 18 | Accident | 1:29.558 | 0 |
| 11 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 19 | Transmission | 1:30.892 | 0 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 20 | Clutch | 1:31.384 | 0 |
| 13 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 1:28.175 | 0 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 8 | Collision | 1:29.502 | 0 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 6 | Electrical | 1:29.310 | 0 |
| 16 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 22 | Hydraulics | 1:32.021 | 0 |
| 17 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 14 | Collision | 0 |
| 18 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 12 | Collision | 0 |
| 19 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 21 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 9 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 16 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 10 | Disqualified | 1:28.736 | 0 |
