The 2008 Australian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 2008 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, 16 March 2008. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and was the race winner.
2008 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:50.616 | - | - | 1:27.452 | 39 | 194.577 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:56.094 | +5.478 | +5.478 | 1:27.739 | 41 | 194.390 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:58.779 | +8.163 | +2.685 | 1:28.090 | 41 | 194.298 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:35:07.797 | +17.181 | +9.018 | 1:28.603 | 58 | 193.991 | 5 |
| 5 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:35:08.630 | +18.014 | +0.833 | 1:27.418 | 43 | 193.963 | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | NAK | Japan | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:35:04.685 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:29.639 | 50 | 190.751 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | BOU | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:30:37.541 | 3 laps | 2 laps | 1:29.534 | 22 | 193.100 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:27:55.340 | 5 laps | 2 laps | 1:27.903 | 20 | 191.800 | 1 |
| DSQ | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Honda | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:35:43.069 | 1:28.736 | 44 | 192.800 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 47 | 1:17:46.665 | 1:28.753 | 15 | 192.271 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Toyota | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:09:26.522 | 1:29.558 | 23 | 197.023 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Takuma Sato | SAT | Japan | Super Aguri Honda | Bridgestone | 32 | 52:48.448 | 1:30.892 | 24 | 192.809 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | PIQ | Brazil | Renault | Bridgestone | 30 | 49:49.308 | 1:31.384 | 20 | 191.590 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 29 | 47:12.136 | 1:28.175 | 23 | 195.482 | |||
| DNF | 9 | David Coulthard | COU | Great Britain | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 25 | 39:46.572 | 1:29.502 | 21 | 199.981 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | 19 | 30:07.409 | 1:29.310 | 18 | 200.687 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Ferrari | Bridgestone | 8 | 14:04.047 | 1:32.021 | 8 | 180.945 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 16 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Honda | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 10 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Force India Ferrari | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 19 | Anthony Davidson | DAV | Great Britain | Super Aguri Honda | Bridgestone |