Race · Round 1 of 18 ·
2008 Australian Grand Prix
Sir Lewis Hamilton won for McLaren from pole at Albert Park. 14 of the starters were not classified. It was the first championship podium for Nico Rosberg.
- Circuit
- Albert ParkMelbourne, Australia
- Winner
- Sir Lewis HamiltonMcLaren
- Fastest lap
- Heikki Kovalainen
- Entries
- 228 classified
Classification
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 22 | 1:26.572 | 1:25.187 | 1:26.714 | — | — |
| 2 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 4 | 1:26.103 | 1:25.315 | 1:26.869 | +0.155 | +0.155 |
| 3 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 23 | 1:25.664 | 1:25.452 | 1:27.079 | +0.365 | +0.210 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | 1:25.994 | 1:25.691 | 1:27.178 | +0.464 | +0.099 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 3 | 1:25.960 | 1:25.518 | 1:27.236 | +0.522 | +0.058 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 11 | 1:26.427 | 1:26.101 | 1:28.527 | +1.813 | +1.291 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | 1:26.295 | 1:26.059 | 1:28.687 | +1.973 | +0.160 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | 9 | 1:26.381 | 1:26.063 | 1:29.041 | +2.327 | +0.354 |
| 9 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 12 | 1:26.919 | 1:26.164 | 1:29.593 | +2.879 | +0.552 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 15 | 1:26.702 | 1:25.842 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 17 | 1:26.369 | 1:26.173 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 5 | 1:26.907 | 1:26.188 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Jenson Button | Honda | 16 | 1:26.712 | 1:26.259 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 8 | 1:26.891 | 1:26.413 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 10 | 1:26.914 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1 | 1:26.140 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 21 | 1:27.207 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 14 | 1:27.446 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 20 | 1:27.859 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 18 | 1:28.208 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 6 | 1:28.330 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 19 | 1:29.059 | — | — | — | — |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Nick Heidfeld | 1 · 5 | 1 · 2 | 18 · 21 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Kept their order |
| Nick Heidfeld · Nico Rosberg | 5 · 7 | 2 · 3 | 21 · 21 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Fernando Alonso | 7 · 11 | 3 · 4 | 21 · 29 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Heikki Kovalainen · Fernando Alonso | 3 · 11 | 5 · 4 | 22 · 29 | Heikki Kovalainen | Swapped places |
| Heikki Kovalainen · Kazuki Nakajima | 3 · 13 | 5 · 6 | 22 · 1 | Kazuki Nakajima | Kept their order |
| Kazuki Nakajima · Sébastien Bourdais | 13 · 17 | 6 · 7 | 1 · 19 | Kazuki Nakajima | Kept their order |
| Kimi Raikkonen · Sébastien Bourdais | 15 · 17 | 8 · 7 | 31 · 19 | Sébastien Bourdais | Swapped places |
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1 | 1:26.461 | — | — | 25 |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 22 | 1:26.948 | +0.487 | +0.487 | 21 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | 1:26.958 | +0.497 | +0.010 | 25 |
| 4 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 23 | 1:27.114 | +0.653 | +0.156 | 19 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 10 | 1:28.263 | +1.802 | +1.149 | 18 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 5 | 1:28.360 | +1.899 | +0.097 | 22 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 4 | 1:28.579 | +2.118 | +0.219 | 12 |
| 8 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 12 | 1:28.913 | +2.452 | +0.334 | 16 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 15 | 1:28.957 | +2.496 | +0.044 | 22 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 11 | 1:29.014 | +2.553 | +0.057 | 23 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | Honda | 16 | 1:29.124 | +2.663 | +0.110 | 25 |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 21 | 1:29.230 | +2.769 | +0.106 | 24 |
| 13 | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | 9 | 1:29.301 | +2.840 | +0.071 | 5 |
| 14 | Sébastien Bourdais | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 14 | 1:29.363 | +2.902 | +0.062 | 32 |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 17 | 1:29.533 | +3.072 | +0.170 | 17 |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 3 | 1:29.561 | +3.100 | +0.028 | 7 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 20 | 1:30.155 | +3.694 | +0.594 | 13 |
| 18 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 6 | 1:30.357 | +3.896 | +0.202 | 21 |
| 19 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 18 | 1:31.048 | +4.587 | +0.691 | 7 |
| 20 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 19 | 1:31.771 | +5.310 | +0.723 | 7 |
| 21 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 8 | 1:35.053 | +8.592 | +3.282 | 3 |
| 22 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 22 | 1:26.559 | — | — | 33 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 10 | 1:27.473 | +0.914 | +0.914 | 27 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | 1:27.640 | +1.081 | +0.167 | 29 |
| 4 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 23 | 1:27.683 | +1.124 | +0.043 | 29 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | 9 | 1:28.037 | +1.478 | +0.354 | 26 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1 | 1:28.208 | +1.649 | +0.171 | 28 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 11 | 1:28.292 | +1.733 | +0.084 | 22 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | 1:28.352 | +1.793 | +0.060 | 31 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 21 | 1:28.469 | +1.910 | +0.117 | 32 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 12 | 1:28.582 | +2.023 | +0.113 | 28 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | Honda | 16 | 1:28.632 | +2.073 | +0.050 | 30 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 3 | 1:28.731 | +2.172 | +0.099 | 33 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 5 | 1:28.779 | +2.220 | +0.048 | 37 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 17 | 1:28.849 | +2.290 | +0.070 | 28 |
| 15 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 4 | 1:28.860 | +2.301 | +0.011 | 35 |
| 16 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 8 | 1:29.077 | +2.518 | +0.217 | 33 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 20 | 1:29.161 | +2.602 | +0.084 | 32 |
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 15 | 1:29.193 | +2.634 | +0.032 | 40 |
| 19 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 6 | 1:29.518 | +2.959 | +0.325 | 14 |
| 20 | Sébastien Bourdais | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 14 | 1:29.605 | +3.046 | +0.087 | 11 |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 18 | 1:30.663 | +4.104 | +1.058 | 16 |
| 22 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 19 | 1:31.527 | +4.968 | +0.864 | 8 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 3
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 4 | 1:25.613 | — | — | 18 |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 3 | 1:25.950 | +0.337 | +0.337 | 16 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 5 | 1:26.082 | +0.469 | +0.132 | 14 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | 1:26.171 | +0.558 | +0.089 | 17 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | 9 | 1:26.385 | +0.772 | +0.214 | 14 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 10 | 1:26.407 | +0.794 | +0.022 | 17 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | Honda | 16 | 1:26.502 | +0.889 | +0.095 | 18 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 15 | 1:26.663 | +1.050 | +0.161 | 18 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 21 | 1:26.682 | +1.069 | +0.019 | 18 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 11 | 1:26.882 | +1.269 | +0.200 | 11 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | 1:27.020 | +1.407 | +0.138 | 19 |
| 12 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 22 | 1:27.084 | +1.471 | +0.064 | 14 |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 12 | 1:27.162 | +1.549 | +0.078 | 15 |
| 14 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1 | 1:27.163 | +1.550 | +0.001 | 17 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 6 | 1:27.284 | +1.671 | +0.121 | 13 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 17 | 1:27.333 | +1.720 | +0.049 | 18 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 20 | 1:27.489 | +1.876 | +0.156 | 18 |
| 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 14 | 1:27.578 | +1.965 | +0.089 | 17 |
| 19 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 8 | 1:27.601 | +1.988 | +0.023 | 15 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 23 | 1:27.992 | +2.379 | +0.391 | 15 |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 18 | 1:28.363 | +2.750 | +0.371 | 13 |
| 22 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 19 | 1:28.912 | +3.299 | +0.549 | 15 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Photographs from this race
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The cars in this race
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McLaren MP4-23
Lewis Hamilton 2008 China · Tim Wang from Beijing, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
BMW Sauber F1.08
Nick Heidfeld 2008 test · Mypoorbrain · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Williams FW30
Kazuki Nakajima 2008 Britain · Marc Evans from Newbury, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Renault R28
Nelson Piquet 2008 test 3 · Darren · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Ferrari F2008
Luca Badoer 2008 test · Mypoorbrain · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Honda RA108
Barrichello Canada 2008 · Mark McArdle · CC BY-SA 2.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
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Red Bull RB4
David Coulthard - Toro Rosso (4204012255) · kevinmcgill from Den Bosch, Netherlands · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Super Aguri SA08
Davidson 2008 Malaysia · Mohd Nor Azmil Abdul Rahman from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Toyota TF108
Jarno Trulli 2008 Britain 2 · Marc Evans from Newbury, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 1 of 2008
- Grand Prix
- Australian Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Original layout · 5.303 km · 16 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Mercedes
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.