ING Australian Grand Prix
16th March 2008 - Melbourne: 307.574 km (5.303 km x 58 laps)
1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:34:50.616, 194.577 kph
2 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:34:56.094
3 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:34:58.779
4 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:35:07.797
5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:35:08.630
DQ 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:35:42.069 (went through red pit exit light)
6 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:35:04.685, 57 laps
7 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:30:37.541, 55 laps/transmission
8 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:27:55.340, 53 laps/engine
Fastest Lap: Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren-Mercedes), 1m27.418 (218.385 kph) on lap 43
Not Classified
4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:17:46.665, 47 laps/accident damage
12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:09:26.522, 43 laps/accident
18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 0:52:48.448, 32 laps/transmission
6 Nelson Piquet Renault 0:49:49.308, 30 laps/accident damage
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0:47:12.136, 29 laps/engine
9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 0:39:46.572, 25 laps/accident
11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0:30:07.409, 19 laps/battery
20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 0:14:04.047, 8 laps/hydraulics
15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0 laps/accident
16 Jenson Button Honda 0 laps/accident
10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 0 laps/accident
21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 0 laps/accident
19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 0 laps/accident
Starting Grid
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes MP4-23/04 1:26.714
2 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08/03 1:26.869
3 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes MP4-23/03 1:27.079
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari F2008-267 1:27.178
5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08/04 1:27.236
6 Jarno Trulli Toyota TF108-02 1:28.527
7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota FW30-03 1:28.687
8 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault RB4-04 1:29.041
9 Timo Glock Toyota TF108-04 1:29.593
10 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR02B-04 no time
11 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA108-04 1:26.173
12 Fernando Alonso Renault R28-03 1:26.188
13 Jenson Button Honda RA108-02 1:26.259
14 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota FW30-04 1:26.413
15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault RB4-03 no time
16 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari F2008-268 no time
17 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari VJM01/05 1:27.207
18 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR02B-03 1:27.446
19 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari VJM01/03 1:27.859
20 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda SA08/06 1:28.208
21 Nelson Piquet Renault R28-01 1:28.330
22 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda SA08/05 1:29.059
Practice 1
Pos Driver Nat Team Laps Time Gap To 1st
1. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari 25 1:26.461
2. Lewis Hamilton GB McLaren-Mercedes 21 1:26.948 0.487 0.487
3. Felipe Massa BR Ferrari 25 1:26.958 0.010 0.497
4. Heikki Kovalainen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 19 1:27.114 0.156 0.653
5. Mark Webber AUS Red Bull-Renault 18 1:28.263 1.149 1.802
6. Fernando Alonso E Renault 22 1:28.360 0.097 1.899
7. Robert Kubica PL BMW Sauber 12 1:28.579 0.219 2.118
8. Timo Glock D Toyota 16 1:28.913 0.334 2.452
9. Sebastian Vettel D Toro Rosso-Ferrari 22 1:28.957 0.044 2.496
10. Jarno Trulli I Toyota 23 1:29.014 0.057 2.553
11. Jenson Button GB Honda 25 1:29.124 0.110 2.663
12. Giancarlo Fisichella I Force India-Ferrari 24 1:29.230 0.106 2.769
13. David Coulthard GB Red Bull-Renault 5 1:29.301 0.071 2.840
14. Sebastien Bourdais F Toro Rosso-Ferrari 32 1:29.363 0.062 2.902
15. Rubens Barrichello BR Honda 17 1:29.533 0.170 3.072
16. Nick Heidfeld D BMW Sauber 7 1:29.561 0.028 3.100
17. Adrian Sutil D Force India-Ferrari 13 1:30.155 0.594 3.694
18. Nelson A. Piquet BR Renault 21 1:30.357 0.202 3.896
19. Takuma Sato J Super Aguri-Honda 7 1:31.048 0.691 4.587
20. Anthony Davidson GB Super Aguri-Honda 7 1:31.771 0.723 5.310
21. Kazuki Nakajima J Williams-Toyota 3 1:35.053 3.282 8.592
22. Nico Rosberg D Williams-Toyota 3 No time
Practice 2
Pos Driver Nat Team Laps Time Gap To 1st
1. Lewis Hamilton GB McLaren-Mercedes 33 1:26.559
2. Mark Webber AUS Red Bull-Renault 27 1:27.473 0.914 0.914
3. Felipe Massa BR Ferrari 29 1:27.640 0.167 1.081
4. Heikki Kovalainen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 28 1:27.683 0.043 1.124
5. David Coulthard GB Red Bull-Renault 26 1:28.037 0.354 1.478
6. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari 28 1:28.208 0.171 1.649
7. Jarno Trulli I Toyota 22 1:28.292 0.084 1.733
8. Nico Rosberg D Williams-Toyota 31 1:28.352 0.060 1.793
9. Giancarlo Fisichella I Force India-Ferrari 32 1:28.469 0.117 1.910
10. Timo Glock D Toyota 28 1:28.582 0.113 2.023
11. Jenson Button GB Honda 30 1:28.632 0.050 2.073
12. Nick Heidfeld D BMW Sauber 32 1:28.731 0.099 2.172
13. Fernando Alonso E Renault 37 1:28.779 0.048 2.220
14. Rubens Barrichello BR Honda 28 1:28.849 0.070 2.290
15. Robert Kubica PL BMW Sauber 35 1:28.860 0.011 2.301
16. Kazuki Nakajima J Williams-Toyota 33 1:29.077 0.217 2.518
17. Adrian Sutil D Force India-Ferrari 32 1:29.161 0.084 2.602
18. Sebastian Vettel D Toro Rosso-Ferrari 40 1:29.193 0.032 2.634
19. Nelson A. Piquet BR Renault 14 1:29.518 0.325 2.959
20. Sebastien Bourdais F Toro Rosso-Ferrari 11 1:29.605 0.087 3.046
21. Takuma Sato J Super Aguri-Honda 16 1:30.663 1.058 4.104
22. Anthony Davidson GB Super Aguri-Honda 8 1:31.527 0.864 4.968
Practice 3
Pos Driver Nat Team Laps Time Gap To 1st
1. Robert Kubica PL BMW Sauber 18 1:25.613
2. Nick Heidfeld D BMW Sauber 16 1:25.950 0.337 0.337
3. Fernando Alonso E Renault 14 1:26.082 0.132 0.469
4. Nico Rosberg D Williams-Toyota 17 1:26.171 0.089 0.558
5. David Coulthard GB Red Bull-Renault 14 1:26.385 0.214 0.772
6. Mark Webber AUS Red Bull-Renault 17 1:26.407 0.022 0.794
7. Jenson Button GB Honda 18 1:26.502 0.095 0.889
8. Sebastian Vettel D Toro Rosso-Ferrari 18 1:26.663 0.161 1.050
9. Giancarlo Fisichella I Force India-Ferrari 18 1:26.682 0.019 1.069
10. Jarno Trulli I Toyota 11 1:26.882 0.200 1.269
11. Felipe Massa BR Ferrari 19 1:27.020 0.138 1.407
12. Lewis Hamilton GB McLaren-Mercedes 14 1:27.084 0.064 1.471
13. Timo Glock D Toyota 15 1:27.162 0.078 1.549
14. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari 17 1:27.163 0.001 1.550
15. Nelson A. Piquet BR Renault 13 1:27.284 0.121 1.671
16. Rubens Barrichello BR Honda 18 1:27.333 0.049 1.720
17. Adrian Sutil D Force India-Ferrari 18 1:27.489 0.156 1.876
18. Sebastien Bourdais F Toro Rosso-Ferrari 17 1:27.578 0.089 1.965
19. Kazuki Nakajima J Williams-Toyota 15 1:27.601 0.023 1.988
20. Heikki Kovalainen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 15 1:27.992 0.391 2.379
21. Takuma Sato J Super Aguri-Honda 13 1:28.363 0.371 2.750
22. Anthony Davidson GB Super Aguri-Honda 15 1:28.912 0.549 3.299
Championship Standings
Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver Nat Team Points
1. Lewis Hamilton GB McLaren-Mercedes 10
2. Nick Heidfeld D BMW Sauber 8
3. Nico Rosberg D Williams-Toyota 6
4. Fernando Alonso E Renault 5
5. Heikki Kovalainen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 4
6. Kazuki Nakajima J Williams-Toyota 3
7. Sebastien Bourdais F Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2
8. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Ferrari 1
Constructors' Championship
Pos Constructor Nat Points
1. McLaren-Mercedes GB 14
2. Williams-Toyota GB 9
3. BMW D 8
4. Renault F 5
5. Toro Rosso-Ferrari I 2
6. Ferrari I 1