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2008 ING Australian Grand Prix
Race 1 of 18
Melbourne
58 laps
Time of race: 1:34:50.616
Average speed of winner: 194.578 kph
Margin of victory: 5.478 sec.
Lead changes: 4 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Heikki Kovalainen 1:27.418
Lap leaders: Hamilton 1-17, Kovalainen 18-21, Hamilton 22-42, Kovalainen 43-46, Hamilton 47-58
Race notes: Debut for Sébastien Bourdais and Nelson Piquet, Jr.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Owner | Qual Time 1 | Qual Time 2 | Qual Time 3 | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 22 | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-23 | Mercedes FO 108V | Bridgestone | McLaren | 1:26.572 | 1:25.187 | 1:26.714 | 58 | 3 | 50 | 1:34:50.616 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Nick Heidfeld | 3 | BMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber F1.08 | BMW P86/8 | Bridgestone | BMW Sauber | 1:25.960 | 1:25.518 | 1:27.236 | 58 | 0 | 0 | +5.478 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | 7 | AT&T WilliamsF1 Team | Williams FW30 | Toyota RVX-08 | Bridgestone | Williams | 1:26.295 | 1:26.059 | 1:28.687 | 58 | 0 | 0 | +8.163 | 6 |
| 4 | 11 | Fernando Alonso | 5 | ING Renault F1 Team | Renault R28 | Renault RS27 | Bridgestone | Renault | 1:26.907 | 1:26.188 | N/A | 58 | 0 | 0 | +17.181 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | Heikki Kovalainen | 23 | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-23 | Mercedes FO 108V | Bridgestone | McLaren | 1:25.664 | 1:25.452 | 1:27.079 | 58 | 2 | 8 | +18.014 | 4 |
| 6 | 13 | Kazuki Nakajima | 8 | AT&T WilliamsF1 Team | Williams FW30 | Toyota RVX-08 | Bridgestone | Williams | 1:26.891 | 1:26.413 | N/A | 57 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 7 | 17 | Sébastien Bourdais | 14 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | STR2B | Ferrari Type 056 | Bridgestone | Toro Rosso | 1:27.446 | N/A | N/A | 55 | 0 | 0 | engine (classified) | 2 |
| 8 | 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F2008 | Ferrari Type 056 | Bridgestone | Ferrari | 1:26.140 | no time | N/A | 54 | 0 | 0 | engine (classified) | 1 |
| 9 | 10 | Rubens Barrichello | 17 | Honda Racing F1 Team | Honda RA108 | Honda RA808E | Bridgestone | Honda | 1:26.369 | 1:26.173 | N/A | 58 | 0 | 0 | disqualified | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | Robert Kubica | 4 | BMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber F1.08 | BMW P86/8 | Bridgestone | BMW Sauber | 1:26.103 | 1:25.315 | 1:26.869 | 47 | 0 | 0 | collision | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | Timo Glock | 12 | Panasonic Toyota Racing | Toyota TF108 | Toyota RVX-08 | Bridgestone | Toyota | 1:26.919 | 1:26.164 | 1:29.593 | 43 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | Takuma Sato | 18 | Super Aguri F1 | Super Aguri SA08 | Honda RA808E | Bridgestone | Super Aguri | 1:28.208 | N/A | N/A | 32 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | Nelson Piquet, Jr. | 6 | ING Renault F1 Team | Renault R28 | Renault RS27 | Bridgestone | Renault | 1:28.330 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 0 | 0 | clutch | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | Felipe Massa | 2 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F2008 | Ferrari Type 056 | Bridgestone | Ferrari | 1:25.994 | 1:25.691 | 1:27.178 | 29 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | David Coulthard | 9 | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB4 | Renault RS27 | Bridgestone | Red Bull | 1:26.381 | 1:26.063 | 1:29.041 | 25 | 0 | 0 | collision | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | Jarno Trulli | 11 | Panasonic Toyota Racing | Toyota TF108 | Toyota RVX-08 | Bridgestone | Toyota | 1:26.427 | 1:26.101 | 1:28.527 | 19 | 0 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | Adrian Sutil | 20 | Force India Formula One Team | Force India VJM-01 | Ferrari Type 056 | Bridgestone | Force India | 1:27.859 | N/A | N/A | 8 | 0 | 0 | hydraulics | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | Mark Webber | 10 | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB4 | Renault RS27 | Bridgestone | Red Bull | 1:26.914 | no time | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | collision | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | Jenson Button | 16 | Honda Racing F1 Team | Honda RA108 | Honda RA808E | Bridgestone | Honda | 1:26.712 | 1:26.259 | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | collision | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | Anthony Davidson | 19 | Super Aguri F1 | Super Aguri SA08 | Honda RA808E | Bridgestone | Super Aguri | 1:29.059 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | collision | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | Sebastian Vettel | 15 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | STR2B | Ferrari Type 056 | Bridgestone | Toro Rosso | 1:26.702 | 1:25.842 | no time | 0 | 0 | 0 | collision | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 21 | Force India Formula One Team | Force India VJM-01 | Ferrari Type 056 | Bridgestone | Force India | 1:27.207 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | collision | 0 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kazuki Nakajima | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sébastien Bourdais | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Robert Kubica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Timo Glock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Takuma Sato | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nelson Piquet, Jr. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | David Coulthard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mark Webber | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jenson Button | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Anthony Davidson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Sebastian Vettel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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