2008 Australian Grand Prix
- Round
- 1 of 2008
- Circuit
- Albert Park
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Sir Lewis Hamilton
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Mercedes
- Pole position
- Sir Lewis Hamilton
- Fastest lap
- Heikki Kovalainen
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 58 | 10 | — |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 5 | 58 | 8 | — |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | 58 | 6 | — |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 11 | 58 | 5 | — |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 3 | 58 | 4 | — · fastest lap |
| 6 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 13 | 57 | 3 | — |
| 7 | Sébastien Bourdais | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 55 | 2 | Engine |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 15 | 53 | 1 | Engine |
| DNF | Adrian Sutil | Force India | PL | 8 | — | Hydraulics |
| DNF | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 2 | 47 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 29 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 6 | 19 | — | Electrical |
| DNF | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | 8 | 25 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 9 | 0 | — | Collision |
| DSQ | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 10 | 58 | — | Ignored red light |
| DNF | Jenson Button | Honda | 12 | 0 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 14 | 0 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 16 | 0 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Timo Glock | Toyota | 18 | 43 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 19 | 32 | — | Transmission |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 20 | 30 | — | Collision damage |
| DNF | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 21 | 0 | — | Collision |