2008 Australian Grand Prix Race Results

It was a race to remember. Out of 22 starters, only 7 made it to the finish line. Engine failures, accidents and other technical difficulties impeded on many racers. Lewis Hamilton would go onto win the Grand Prix, starting from Pole Position. Nick Heidfeld had a strong race to Second and appearing on the podium for the first time in his career, was rising star Nico Rosberg, finishing in a strong third.

The remainder of the field classified in the following order:

Fernando Alonso
Heikki Kovalainen
Kazuki Nakajima
-- Drivers Below did not make it to the Finish --
Sebastien Bourdais
Kimi Räikkönen
Robert Kubica
Timo Glock
Takuma Sato
Nelsinho Piquet
Felipe Massa
David Coulthard
Jarno Trulli
Adrian Sutil
Mark Webber
Jenson Button
Anthony Davidson
Sebastian Vettel
Giancarlo Fisichella
Rubens Barrichello

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2008 Australian GP Practice and Qualifying

The 2008 F1 Season got underway on Friday in Melbourne. There were 2 Friday Practice Sessions (as with every race weekend in the season)and qualifying on Saturday.

Qualifying:
Lewis Hamilton took pole position, followed by a spectacular drive from Robert Kubica and a solid outing for Heikki Kovalainen. The remainder of the field will line up as follows:

Felipe Massa
Nick Heidfeld
Jarno Trulli
Nico Rosberg
David Coulthard
Timo Glock
Sebastian Vettel
Rubens Barrichello
Fernando Alonso
Jenson Button
Kazuki Nakajima
Mark Webber
Kimi Räikkönen
Giancarlo Fisichella
Sebastien Bourdais
Adrian Sutil
Takuma Sato
Nelsinho Piquet
Anthony Davidson


Practice 1:
Kimi Räikkönen finished fastest, followed by Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa. The remainder of the field finished in the following order:

Heikki Kovalainen
Mark Webber
Fernando Alonso
Robert Kubica
Timo Glock
Sebastian Vettel
Jarno Trulli
Jenson Button
Giancarlo Fisichella
David Coulthard
Sebastien Bourdais
Rubens Barrichello
Nick Heidfeld
Adrian Sutil
Nelsinho Piquet
Takuma Sato
Anthony Davidson
Kazuki Nakajima
Nico Rosberg

Practice 2:
Lewis Hamilton was the man to beat, followed by Mark Webber and Felipe Massa. The remainder of the field finished as follows:

Heikki Kovalainen
David Coulthard
Kimi Räikkönen
Jarno Trulli
Nico Rosberg
Giancarlo Fisichella
Timo Glock
Jenson Button
Nick Heidfeld
Fernando Alonso
Rubens Barrichello
Robert Kubica
Kazuki Nakajima
Adrian Sutil
Sebastian Vettel
Nelsinho Piquet
Sebastien Bourdais
Takuma Sato
Anthony Davidson

Saturday Practice:
This time it was the BMWs time to shine. Robert Kubica took top spot, followed by teammate Nick Heidfeld and Renault star Fernando Alonso. The remainder of the field finished as follows:

Nico Rosberg
David Coulthard
Mark Webber
Jenson Button
Sebastian Vettel
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jarno Trulli
Felipe Massa
Lewis Hamilton
Timo Glock
Kimi Räikkönen
Nelsinho Piquet
Rubens Barrichello
Adrian Sutil
Sebastien Bourdais
Kazuki Nakajima
Heikki Kovalainen
Takuma Sato
Anthony Davidson