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
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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 |