2008 - Australian Grand Prix

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2008 - Australian Grand Prix

Race Name - Australian Grand Prix
Date - 3/16/2008
Race Track - Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 22
Laps Run - 58
Pole Winner Lewis Hamilton
Average Race Speed - 194.578 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Lewis Hamilton
Race Number - 1

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Lewis Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-23	Mercedes FO 108V
2	5	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber F1 Team	BMW Sauber F1.08	BMW P86/8
3	7	Nico Rosberg	ATT WilliamsF1 Team	Williams FW30	Toyota RVX-08
4	11	Fernando Alonso	ING Renault F1 Team	Renault R28	Renault RS27
5	3	Heikki Kovalainen	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-23	Mercedes FO 108V
6	13	Kazuki Nakajima	ATT WilliamsF1 Team	Williams FW30	Toyota RVX-08
7	17	Sbastien Bourdais	Scuderia Toro Rosso	STR2B	Ferrari Type 056
8	15	Kimi Rikknen	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F2008	Ferrari Type 056
9	10	Rubens Barrichello	Honda Racing F1 Team	Honda RA108	Honda RA808E
10	2	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber F1 Team	BMW Sauber F1.08	BMW P86/8
11	18	Timo Glock	Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota TF108	Toyota RVX-08
12	19	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri F1	Super Aguri SA08	Honda RA808E
13	20	Nelson Piquet Jr	ING Renault F1 Team	Renault R28	Renault RS27
14	4	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F2008	Ferrari Type 056
15	8	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull RB4	Renault RS27
16	6	Jarno Trulli	Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota TF108	Toyota RVX-08
17	22	Adrian Sutil	Force India Formula One Team	Force India VJM-01	Ferrari Type 056
18	14	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull RB4	Renault RS27
19	12	Jenson Button	Honda Racing F1 Team	Honda RA108	Honda RA808E
20	21	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri F1	Super Aguri SA08	Honda RA808E
21	9	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Toro Rosso	STR2B	Ferrari Type 056
22	16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India Formula One Team	Force India VJM-01	Ferrari Type 056