Australian GP Weekend 2008
Race No. 1:  The Australian GP is Race 1 of the 2008 F1 Championship.

Venue:  Melbourne
Race Day:  Sunday 16th March 2008
Number of Laps:  58
Lap Distance:  5.303km / 3.295 miles
Race Distance:  307.574km / 191.118 miles
Weekend Timetable:
Friday Free Practice 1:  10:00 - 11:30
Friday Free Practice 2:  14:00 - 15:30

Saturday Free Practice:  11:00 - 12:00
Saturday Qualifying:  14:00 - 15:00

Sunday Race Start:  15:30
2007 Pole:
Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari
2007 Podium:
1)   Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari
2)   Fernando Alonso - McLaren
3)   Lewis Hamilton - McLaren


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The Australian GP Weekend 2008  -  Race 1 of 18 in 2008
  • Map & Notes
  • Fri Free 1
  • Fri Free 2
  • Sat Free
  • Qualifying
  • Race Result
  Australian GP Weekend 2008 - Circuit Map & Notes

2008 will see Melbourne host its 13th Australian Grand Prix.

Up until 1995 the race had been held in Adelaide.

Melbourne is Australia's second-largest city after Sydney, with a population of almost 3.4 million.

It lies at the eastern end of the continent's south coast and is the capital of the State of Victoria.

The city lies at the point where the Yarra River empties into Port Phillip Bay.

Melbourne has many faces and is extremely multicultural, its 21st-century profile shaped by immigrants and students from all over the world, as well as a fascinating architectural mix of historical and modern buildings.

The St Kilda district offers a thriving beach- and nightlife, and Melbourne also boasts lush green sports grounds and public parks.

The Formula One circuit is right in the middle of the city, running through the idyllic Albert Park and around its lake.

The teams generally find the pit area rather too small.


  Australian GP - Friday Free Practice - Session One
Pos
Driver
Team
Nationality
Time
1
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
Finnish
1.26.461
2
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
British
1.26.948
3
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
Brazilian
1.26.958
4
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
Finish
1.27.114
5
Mark Webber
Red Bull
Australian
1.28.263
6
Fernando Alonso
Renault
Spanish
1.28.360
7
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
Polish
1.28.579
8
Timo Glock
Toyota
German
1.28.913
9
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
German
1.28.957
10
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
Italian
1.29.014
11
Jenson Button
Honda
British
1.29.124
12
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
Italian
1.29.230
13
David Coulthard
Red Bull
British
1.29.301
14
Sebastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
French
1.29.363
15
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
Brazilian
1.29.533
16
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
German
1.29.561
17
Adrian Sutil
Force India
German
1.30.155
18
Nelson Piquet
Renault
Brazilian
1.30.357
19
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
Japanese
1.31.048
20
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri
British
1.31.771
21
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
Japanese
1.35.053
22
Nico Rosberg
Williams
German
No Tme Set

  Australian GP - Friday Free Practice - Session Two
Pos
Driver
Team
Nationality
Time
1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
British
1.26.559
2
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
Brazilian
1.27.473
3
Mark Webber
Red Bull
Australian
1.27.473
4
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
Finish
1.27.683
5
David Coulthard
Red Bull
British
1.28.037
6
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
Finnish
1.28.208
7
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
Italian
1.28.292
8
Nico Rosberg
Williams
German
1.28.352
9
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
Italian
1.28.469
10
Timo Glock
Toyota
German
1.28.582
11
Jenson Button
Honda
British
1.28.632
12
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
German
1.28.731
13
Fernando Alonso
Renault
Spanish
1.28.779
14
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
Brazilian
1.28.849
15
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
Polish
1.28.860
16
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
Japanese
1.29.077
17
Adrian Sutil
Force India
German
1.29.161
18
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
German
1.29.193
19
Nelson Piquet
Renault
Brazilian
1.29.518
20
Sebastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
French
1.29.605
21
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
Japanese
1.30.663
22
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri
British
1.31.527

  Australian GP - Saturday Free Practice
Pos
Driver
Team
Nationality
Time
1
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
Polish
1.25.613
2
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
German
1.25.950
3
Fernando Alonso
Renault
Spanish
1.26.082
4
Nico Rosberg
Williams
German
1.26.171
5
David Coulthard
Red Bull
British
1.26.385
6
Mark Webber
Red Bull
Australian
1.26.407
7
Jenson Button
Honda
British
1.26.502
8
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
German
1.26.663
9
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
Italian
1.26.682
10
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
Italian
1.26.882
11
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
Brazilian
1.27.020
12
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
British
1.27.084
13
Timo Glock
Toyota
German
1.27.162
14
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
Finnish
1.27.163
15
Nelson Piquet
Renault
Brazilian
1.27.284
16
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
Brazilian
1.27.333
17
Adrian Sutil
Force India
German
1.27.489
18
Sebastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
French
1.27.578
19
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
Japanese
1.27.601
20
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
Finish
1.27.992
21
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
Japanese
1.28.363
22
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri
British
1.28.912

  Australian GP - Qualifying Session
Pos
Driver
Team
Nationality
Time
1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
British
1.26.714
2
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
Polish
1.26.869
3
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
Finish
1.27.079
4
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
Brazilian
1.27.178
5
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
German
1.27.236
6
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
Italian
1.28.527
7
Nico Rosberg
Williams
German
1.28.687
8
David Coulthard
Red Bull
British
1.29.041
9
Timo Glock
Toyota
German
1.29.593
10
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
German
No Time Set

   2nd Session: times of drivers knocked out in 2nd session
11
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
Brazilian
1.26.173
12
Fernando Alonso
Renault
Spanish
1.26.188
13
Jenson Button
Honda
British
1.26.259
14
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
Japanese
1.26.413
15
Mark Webber
Red Bull
Australian
No Time Set

   1st Session: times of drivers knocked out in 1st session
16
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
Finnish
1.26.140
17
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
Italian
1.27.207
18
Sebastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
French
1.27.446
19
Adrian Sutil
Force India
German
1.27.859
20
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
Japanese
1.28.208
21
Nelson Piquet
Renault
Brazilian
1.28.330
22
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri
British
1.29.059

  Australian GP - Race Result & Times
Pos
Driver
Team
Nationality
Time
1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
British
Winner
2
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
German
+ 5.8
3
Nico Rosberg
Williams
German
+8.1
4
Fernando Alonso
Renault
Spanish
+ 17.1
5
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
Finish
+ 18.0
6
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
Japanese
+ 1 lap
7
Sebastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
French
+ 3 laps
8
Kimi Raikkonen
Ferrari
Finnish
+ 5 laps
9
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
Polish
+ 11 laps
10
Timo Glock
Toyota
German
+ 15 laps
11
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
Japanese
+ 26 laps
12
Nelson Piquet
Renault
Brazilian
+ 28 laps
13
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
Brazilian
+ 29 laps
14
David Coulthard
Red Bull
British
+ 33 laps
15
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
Italian
+ 39 laps
16
Adrian Sutil
Force India
German
+ 50 laps
17
Mark Webber
Red Bull
Australian
-
18
Jenson Button
Honda
British
-
19
Anthony Davidson
Super Aguri
British
-
20
Sebastian Vettel
Toro Rosso
German
-
21
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
Italian
-
22
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
Brazilian
DQF



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