- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Nick Heidfeld, and Nico Rosberg
- Race date
- March 16, 2008
- Pole
- Lewis Hamilton
- Fastest lap
- Heikki Kovalainen
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
The decisive result
Lewis Hamilton finished first for McLaren. Nick Heidfeld is listed 2 for BMW Sauber, with Nico Rosberg 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Sébastien Bourdais from P17 to P7 (+10), Fernando Alonso from P11 to P4 (+7), and Kazuki Nakajima from P13 to P6 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 Collision, 5 Finished, 3 Engine, 1 +1 lap, and 1 Accident. Heikki Kovalainen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:27.418 on lap 43. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.