Round 1 · 16 March 2008
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
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
22 drivers
After Round 1
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
-
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
NEW
0
+0
-
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
-
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
NEW
0
+0
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
NEW
0
+0
-
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.
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 |