Round 1 · 14 Mar – 16 Mar 2008
2008 Australian Grand Prix
🇦🇺 Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne · 58 laps
Weekend schedule
UK time, plus local track time.
| Session | UK time | Track time |
|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | Fri 14 Mar, 00:00 | Fri 14 Mar, 11:00 |
| Practice 2 | Fri 14 Mar, 00:00 | Fri 14 Mar, 11:00 |
| Practice 3 | Sat 15 Mar, 00:00 | Sat 15 Mar, 11:00 |
| Qualifying | Sat 15 Mar, 00:00 | Sat 15 Mar, 11:00 |
| Race | Sun 16 Mar, 04:30 | Sun 16 Mar, 15:30 |
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 1:34:50.616 | 10 |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 5 | +5.478 | 8 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | +8.163 | 6 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 11 | +17.181 | 5 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 3 | +18.014FL | 4 |
| 6 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 13 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 7 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 17 | Engine | 2 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 15 | Engine | 1 |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 2 | Collision | 0 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| 11 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 20 | Clutch | 0 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 8 | Collision | 0 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 6 | Electrical | 0 |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 22 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 17 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 14 | Collision | 0 |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda | 12 | Collision | 0 |
| 19 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 21 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 9 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 16 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 10 | Disqualified | 0 |
How to watch
In the United Kingdom every session is shown live on Sky Sports F1, with highlights on Channel 4 after the race. Viewers elsewhere can follow the weekend through their local rights holder or F1 TV where it is available.
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