Pit Lane F1
Round 1 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2008-03-16
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) took pole for the 2008 Australian Grand Prix with a 1:26.714 lap.
Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) joined the front row, 0.155s shy of pole, with Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) third on the grid. Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Rubens Barrichello (Honda) missed the cut by 0.331s.
Q3 was settled inside —s — pole to P10 — with Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.572 | 1:25.187 | 1:26.714 | 1:26.714 |
| 2 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:26.103 | 1:25.315 | 1:26.869 | +0.155 |
| 3 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:25.664 | 1:25.452 | 1:27.079 | +0.365 |
| 19Felipe Massa |
| Ferrari |
| 1:25.994 |
| 1:25.691 |
| 1:27.178 |
| +0.464 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:25.960 | 1:25.518 | 1:27.236 | +0.522 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:26.427 | 1:26.101 | 1:28.527 | +1.813 |
| 7 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:26.295 | 1:26.059 | 1:28.687 | +1.973 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:26.381 | 1:26.063 | 1:29.041 | +2.327 |
| 9 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:26.919 | 1:26.164 | 1:29.593 | +2.879 |
| 10 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:26.702 | 1:25.842 | — | — |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:26.369 | 1:26.173 | — | — |
| 12 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:26.907 | 1:26.188 | — | — |
| 13 | 22Jenson 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 | — | — | +0.200 |
| 16 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.140 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:27.207 | — | — | +0.493 |
| 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:27.446 | — | — | +0.732 |
| 19 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:27.859 | — | — | +1.145 |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:28.208 | — | — | +1.494 |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:28.330 | — | — | +1.616 |
| 22 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 1:29.059 | — | — | +2.345 |