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2008 Formula 1™ ING Australian Grand Prix

16 Mar 2008Melbourne307.574 km (5303 m x 58 Laps)

Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton, McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes, 1:26.714 (220.158 km/h) Fastest Lap: Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes, 1:27.418 (218.385 km/h lap 43) Race Results: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:34:50.616 194.578 km/h 2 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08 1:34:56.094 194.390 km/h 3 7 Nico Rosberg Williams FW30-Toyota 1:34:58.779 194.299 km/h 4 5 Fernando Alonso Renault R28 1:35:07.797 193.992 km/h 5 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:35:08.630 193.964 km/h DQ 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA108 1:35:43.069 192.800 km/h (Left pit lane under red light) 6 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams FW30-Toyota -1 Lap 7 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari 55 Engine 8 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari F2008 53 Engine Did Not Finish: 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08 47 Collision with Nakajima 12 Timo Glock Toyota TF108 43 Spun off 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 32 Gearbox 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault R28 30 Accident damage 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari F2008 29 Engine 9 David Coulthard Red Bull RB4-Renault 25 Collision with Massa 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota TF108 19 Battery 20 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM01-Ferrari 8 Hydraulics 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari 0 Collision with Button 16 Jenson Button Honda RA108 0 Collision with Vettel 10 Mark Webber Red Bull RB4-Renault 0 Collision with Davidson 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India VJM01-Ferrari 0 Collision with Glock and Piquet Jr. 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 0 Collision with Nakajima and Webber Lap Leaders: Car# Driver Car Laps Total Safety Car 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1-17 50 1-2 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 18-21 8 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 22-42 27-30 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 43-46 45-48 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 47-58 Fastest Laps: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Lap 1 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:27.418 218.385 43 2 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:27.452 218.300 39 3 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08 1:27.739 217.586 41 4 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari F2008 1:27.903 217.180 20 5 7 Nico Rosberg Williams FW30-Toyota 1:28.090 216.719 41 6 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari F2008 1:28.175 216.510 23 7 5 Fernando Alonso Renault R28 1:28.603 215.464 58 DQ 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA108 1:28.736 215.142 44 8 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08 1:28.753 215.100 15 9 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota TF108 1:29.310 213.759 18 10 9 David Coulthard Red Bull RB4-Renault 1:29.502 213.300 21 11 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari 1:29.534 213.224 22 12 12 Timo Glock Toyota TF108 1:29.558 213.167 23 13 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams FW30-Toyota 1:29.639 212.974 50 14 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 1:30.892 210.038 24 15 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault R28 1:31.384 208.907 20 16 20 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM01-Ferrari 1:32.021 207.461 8 Final Qualifying Times: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Entrant 1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:26.714 220.158 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 2 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08 1:26.869 219.765 BMW Sauber F1 Team 3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:27.079 219.235 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 4 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari F2008 1:27.178 218.986 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 5 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08 1:27.236 218.841 BMW Sauber F1 Team 6 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota TF108 1:28.527 215.649 Panasonic Toyota Racing 7 7 Nico Rosberg Williams FW30-Toyota 1:28.687 215.260 AT&T Williams 8 9 David Coulthard Red Bull RB4-Renault 1:29.041 214.405 Red Bull Racing 9 12 Timo Glock Toyota TF108 1:29.593 213.084 Panasonic Toyota Racing 10 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari - - Scuderia Toro Rosso 11 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA108 1:26.173 221.540 Honda Racing F1 Team 12 5 Fernando Alonso Renault R28 1:26.188 221.502 ING Renault F1 Team 13 16 Jenson Button Honda RA108 1:26.259 221.320 Honda Racing F1 Team 14 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams FW30-Toyota 1:26.413 220.925 AT&T Williams 15 10 Mark Webber Red Bull RB4-Renault - - Red Bull Racing 16 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari F2008 - - Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 17 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India VJM01-Ferrari 1:27.207 218.914 Force India F1 Team 18 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari 1:27.446 218.315 Scuderia Toro Rosso 19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM01-Ferrari 1:27.859 217.289 Force India F1 Team 20 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 1:28.208 216.429 Super Aguri F1 Team 21 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault R28 1:28.330 216.130 ING Renault F1 Team 22 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 1:29.059 214.361 Super Aguri F1 Team Starting Order: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:26.714 220.158 2 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08 1:26.869 219.765 3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:27.079 219.235 4 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari F2008 1:27.178 218.986 5 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08 1:27.236 218.841 6 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota TF108 1:28.527 215.649 7 7 Nico Rosberg Williams FW30-Toyota 1:28.687 215.260 8 9 David Coulthard Red Bull RB4-Renault 1:29.041 214.405 9 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari - - 10 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA108 1:26.173 221.540 11 5 Fernando Alonso Renault R28 1:26.188 221.502 12 16 Jenson Button Honda RA108 1:26.259 221.320 13 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams FW30-Toyota 1:26.413 220.925 14 10 Mark Webber Red Bull RB4-Renault - - 15 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari F2008 - - 16 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India VJM01-Ferrari 1:27.207 218.914 17 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari 1:27.446 218.315 18 12 Timo Glock Toyota TF108 1:29.593 213.084 Penalty 19 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 1:28.208 216.429 20 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault R28 1:28.330 216.130 21 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 1:29.059 214.361 22 20 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM01-Ferrari 1:27.859 217.289 Pit lane 1st Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:25.664 222.857 2 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08 1:25.960 222.089 3 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari F2008 1:25.994 222.002 4 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08 1:26.103 221.720 5 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari F2008 1:26.140 221.625 6 7 Nico Rosberg Williams FW30-Toyota 1:26.295 221.227 7 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA108 1:26.369 221.038 8 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota TF108 1:26.427 220.889 8 9 David Coulthard Red Bull RB4-Renault 1:26.381 221.007 9 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:26.572 220.519 10 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari 1:26.702 220.189 11 16 Jenson Button Honda RA108 1:26.712 220.163 12 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams FW30-Toyota 1:26.891 219.710 13 5 Fernando Alonso Renault R28 1:26.907 219.669 14 10 Mark Webber Red Bull RB4-Renault 1:26.914 219.652 15 12 Timo Glock Toyota TF108 1:26.919 219.639 17 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India VJM01-Ferrari 1:27.207 218.914 18 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari 1:27.446 218.315 19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM01-Ferrari 1:27.859 217.289 20 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 1:28.208 216.429 21 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault R28 1:28.330 216.130 22 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 1:29.059 214.361 2nd Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:25.187 224.105 2 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08 1:25.315 223.768 3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:25.452 223.410 4 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08 1:25.518 223.237 5 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari F2008 1:25.691 222.787 6 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari 1:25.842 222.395 7 7 Nico Rosberg Williams FW30-Toyota 1:26.059 221.834 8 9 David Coulthard Red Bull RB4-Renault 1:26.063 221.824 9 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota TF108 1:26.101 221.726 10 12 Timo Glock Toyota TF108 1:26.164 221.564 11 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA108 1:26.173 221.540 12 5 Fernando Alonso Renault R28 1:26.188 221.502 13 16 Jenson Button Honda RA108 1:26.259 221.320 14 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams FW30-Toyota 1:26.413 220.925 15 10 Mark Webber Red Bull RB4-Renault - - 16 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari F2008 - - 3rd Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:26.714 220.158 2 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08 1:26.869 219.765 3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:27.079 219.235 4 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari F2008 1:27.178 218.986 5 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08 1:27.236 218.841 6 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota TF108 1:28.527 215.649 7 7 Nico Rosberg Williams FW30-Toyota 1:28.687 215.260 8 9 David Coulthard Red Bull RB4-Renault 1:29.041 214.405 9 12 Timo Glock Toyota TF108 1:29.593 213.084 10 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari - - 1st Friday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari F2008 1:26.461 220.802 25 2 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:26.948 219.566 21 3 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari F2008 1:26.958 219.540 25 4 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:27.114 219.147 19 5 10 Mark Webber Red Bull RB4-Renault 1:28.263 216.294 18 6 5 Fernando Alonso Renault R28 1:28.360 216.057 22 7 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08 1:28.579 215.523 12 8 12 Timo Glock Toyota TF108 1:28.913 214.713 16 9 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari 1:28.957 214.607 22 10 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota TF108 1:29.014 214.470 23 11 16 Jenson Button Honda RA108 1:29.124 214.205 25 12 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India VJM01-Ferrari 1:29.230 213.950 24 13 9 David Coulthard Red Bull RB4-Renault 1:29.301 213.780 5 14 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari 1:29.363 213.632 32 15 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA108 1:29.533 213.226 17 16 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08 1:29.561 213.160 7 17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM01-Ferrari 1:30.155 211.755 13 18 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault R28 1:30.357 211.282 21 19 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 1:31.048 209.678 7 20 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 1:31.771 208.027 7 21 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams FW30-Toyota 1:35.053 200.844 3 22 7 Nico Rosberg Williams FW30-Toyota - - 3 2nd Friday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:26.559 220.552 33 2 10 Mark Webber Red Bull RB4-Renault 1:27.473 218.248 27 3 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari F2008 1:27.640 217.832 29 4 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:27.683 217.725 29 5 9 David Coulthard Red Bull RB4-Renault 1:28.037 216.850 26 6 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari F2008 1:28.208 216.429 28 7 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota TF108 1:28.292 216.223 22 8 7 Nico Rosberg Williams FW30-Toyota 1:28.352 216.077 31 9 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India VJM01-Ferrari 1:28.469 215.791 32 10 12 Timo Glock Toyota TF108 1:28.582 215.516 28 11 16 Jenson Button Honda RA108 1:28.632 215.394 30 12 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08 1:28.731 215.154 33 13 5 Fernando Alonso Renault R28 1:28.779 215.037 37 14 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA108 1:28.849 214.868 28 15 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08 1:28.860 214.841 35 16 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams FW30-Toyota 1:29.077 214.318 33 17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM01-Ferrari 1:29.161 214.116 32 18 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari 1:29.193 214.039 40 19 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault R28 1:29.518 213.262 14 20 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari 1:29.605 213.055 11 21 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 1:30.663 210.569 16 22 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 1:31.527 208.581 8 Saturday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08 1:25.613 222.989 18 2 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08 1:25.950 222.115 16 3 5 Fernando Alonso Renault R28 1:26.082 221.775 14 4 7 Nico Rosberg Williams FW30-Toyota 1:26.171 221.546 17 5 9 David Coulthard Red Bull RB4-Renault 1:26.385 220.997 14 6 10 Mark Webber Red Bull RB4-Renault 1:26.407 220.940 17 7 16 Jenson Button Honda RA108 1:26.502 220.698 18 8 15 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari 1:26.663 220.288 18 9 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India VJM01-Ferrari 1:26.682 220.239 18 10 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota TF108 1:26.682 220.239 11 11 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari F2008 1:27.020 219.384 19 12 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:27.084 219.223 14 13 12 Timo Glock Toyota TF108 1:27.162 219.027 15 14 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari F2008 1:27.163 219.024 17 15 6 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault R28 1:27.284 218.720 13 16 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA108 1:27.333 218.598 18 17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM01-Ferrari 1:27.489 218.208 18 18 14 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso STR02B-Ferrari 1:27.578 217.986 17 19 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams FW30-Toyota 1:27.601 217.929 15 20 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes 1:27.992 216.961 15 21 18 Takuma Sato Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 1:28.363 216.050 13 22 19 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri SA08A-Honda 1:28.912 214.716 15 Notes:
  • Glock was demoted 5 places on starting grid (gearbox change).
  • Glock was demoted 5 places on starting grid (blocking Webber in qualifying).
  • Sutil started from pit lane.
  • Barrichello got 10 second stop/go penalty (pitting during safety car period).
  • Weather: Sunny, Mild, Dry.