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2008 Australian Grand Prix: race pace
True race pace at the 2008 Australian Grand Prix: each driver's typical lap time with the first lap, pit laps and safety car laps removed.
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) won the 2008 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne on 16 March 2008, starting from P1. Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg completed the podium. Lewis Hamilton took pole position. Heikki Kovalainen set the fastest lap, 1:27.418.
Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · All 2008 races
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | +18.014 | 4 |
| 6 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 13 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 7 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 17 | Engine | 2 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 15 | Engine | 1 |
| R | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 2 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Timo Glock | Toyota | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 20 | Clutch | 0 |
| R | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| R | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 8 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 6 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 22 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| R | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 14 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Jenson Button | Honda | 12 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 21 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 9 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 16 | Collision | 0 |
| D | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 10 | Disqualified | 0 |
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