Lewis Hamilton won the Australian Grand Prix 2008 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 16 March 2008, starting from pole position. Nick Heidfeld finished second for BMW Sauber, with Nico Rosberg completing the podium for Williams. Heikki Kovalainen set the fastest lap with a time of 1:27.418.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | 1 | 10 | Finished | ||
2 | | | 5 | 8 | Finished | |
3 | | | 7 | 6 | Finished | |
4 | | | 11 | 5 | Finished | |
5 | | | 3 | 4 | ⚡ 1:27.418 | Finished |
6 | | 13 | 3 | +1 Lap | ||
7 | | 17 | 2 | Engine | ||
8 | | 15 | 1 | Engine | ||
R | | 2 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | | 18 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | | 19 | 0 | Transmission | ||
R | | 20 | 0 | Clutch | ||
R | | 4 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | | 8 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | | 6 | 0 | Electrical | ||
R | | 22 | 0 | Hydraulics | ||
R | | 14 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | | 12 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | | 21 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | | 9 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | | 16 | 0 | Collision | ||
D | | 10 | 0 | Disqualified |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | | 1:26.572 | 1:25.187 | 1:26.714 |
2 | | | 1:26.103 | 1:25.315 | 1:26.869 |
3 | | | 1:25.664 | 1:25.452 | 1:27.079 |
4 | | | 1:25.994 | 1:25.691 | 1:27.178 |
5 | | | 1:25.960 | 1:25.518 | 1:27.236 |
6 | | | 1:26.427 | 1:26.101 | 1:28.527 |
7 | | | 1:26.295 | 1:26.059 | 1:28.687 |
8 | | | 1:26.381 | 1:26.063 | 1:29.041 |
9 | | | 1:26.919 | 1:26.164 | 1:29.593 |
10 | | | 1:26.702 | 1:25.842 | - |
11 | | | 1:26.369 | 1:26.173 | - |
12 | | | 1:26.907 | 1:26.188 | - |
13 | | | 1:26.712 | 1:26.259 | - |
14 | | | 1:26.891 | 1:26.413 | - |
15 | | | 1:26.914 | - | - |
16 | | | 1:26.140 | - | - |
17 | | | 1:27.207 | - | - |
18 | | | 1:27.446 | - | - |
19 | | | 1:27.859 | - | - |
20 | | | 1:28.208 | - | - |
21 | | | 1:28.330 | - | - |
22 | | | 1:29.059 | - | - |