2008 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix
Melbourne · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 22 | 5.478 | 58 | 307.6 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | 58 | Finished | 10 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | BMW | 58 | +5.478s | Finished | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Toyota | 58 | +8.163s | Finished | 6 | |
| 4 | 11 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Renault | 58 | +17.181s | Finished | 5 | |
| 5 | 3 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Mercedes | 58 | ★ | +18.014s | Finished | 4 |
| 6 | 13 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Toyota | 57 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 7 | 17 | 14 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 55 | — | Engine | 2 | |
| 8 | 15 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Ferrari | 53 | — | Engine | 1 | |
| — | 2 | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | BMW | 47 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 18 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Toyota | 43 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 19 | 18 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | Honda | 32 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 20 | 6 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Renault | 30 | — | Collision damage | ||
| — | 4 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | 29 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 8 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Renault | 25 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 6 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Toyota | 19 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | — | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Ferrari | 8 | — | Hydraulics | ||
| — | 9 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 12 | 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | Honda | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 14 | 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Renault | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 16 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Ferrari | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 21 | 19 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | Honda | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 10 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | Honda | 58 | — | Ignored red light |