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Round 1 · 16 March 2008

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia

R1
Winner Lewis Hamilton McLaren
Pole position Lewis Hamilton McLaren
Fastest lap Heikki Kovalainen 1:27.418
Finishers 8/22 14 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 1
Before the race

Pre-season

No standings yet

This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.

After the race

After Round 1

22 drivers
1
Lewis Hamilton McLaren
NEW
10 +10
2
Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber
NEW
8 +8
3
Nico Rosberg Williams
NEW
6 +6
4
Fernando Alonso Renault
NEW
5 +5
5
Heikki Kovalainen McLaren
NEW
4 +4
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6
Kazuki Nakajima Williams
NEW
3 +3
7
Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso
NEW
2 +2
8
Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
NEW
1 +1
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Robert Kubica BMW Sauber
NEW
0 +0
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Timo Glock Toyota
NEW
0 +0
-
Takuma Sato Super Aguri
NEW
0 +0
-
Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault
NEW
0 +0
-
Felipe Massa Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
-
David Coulthard Red Bull
NEW
0 +0
-
Jarno Trulli Toyota
NEW
0 +0
-
Adrian Sutil Force India
NEW
0 +0
-
Mark Webber Red Bull
NEW
0 +0
-
Jenson Button Honda
NEW
0 +0
-
Anthony Davidson Super Aguri
NEW
0 +0
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Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso
NEW
0 +0
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Giancarlo Fisichella Force India
NEW
0 +0
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Rubens Barrichello Honda
NEW
0 +0

Circuit map

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.

Geometry available
Vector layout of Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Segment data not yet authored

Layout: Local authored circuit package · · Layout ID australia

Race classification

22 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 HAM Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1 1:34:50.616 10
2 HEI Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 5 +5.478 8
3 ROS Nico Rosberg Williams 7 +8.163 6
4 ALO Fernando Alonso Renault 11 +17.181 5
5 KOV Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 3 +18.014 4
6 NAK Kazuki Nakajima Williams 13 1L 3
7 BOU Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 17 3L 2
8 RAI Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 15 5L 1
R KUB Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 2 0
R GLO Timo Glock Toyota 18 0
R SAT Takuma Sato Super Aguri 19 0
R PIQ Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 20 0
R MAS Felipe Massa Ferrari 4 0
R COU David Coulthard Red Bull 8 0
R TRU Jarno Trulli Toyota 6 0
R SUT Adrian Sutil Force India 22 0
R WEB Mark Webber Red Bull 14 0
R BUT Jenson Button Honda 12 0
R DAV Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 21 0
R VET Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 9 0
R FIS Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 16 0
D BAR Rubens Barrichello Honda 10 0