| Albert Park Circuit Length - 3.294m / 5.303km Laps - 58 Lap Record - M Schumacher 2004, 1'24:215 2008 Result - 1.L Hamilton, 2.N Heidfeld, 3.N Rosberg Website - www.grandprix.com.au |
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| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Times/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 22 | J Button | Brawn Mercedes | 58 | 1:34:15.784 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 23 | R Barrichello | Brawn Mercedes | 58 | +0.807 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | J Trulli | Toyota | 58 | +1.604 | 20 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | T Glock | Toyota | 58 | +4.435 | 19 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | F Alonso | Renault | 58 | +4.879 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | 16 | N Rosberg | Williams Toyota | 58 | +5.722 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | 12 | S Buemi | STR Ferrari | 58 | +6.004 | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | S Bourdais | STR Ferrari | 58 | +6.298 | 17 | 1 |
| 9 | 20 | A Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 58 | +6.335 | 16 | |
| 10 | 6 | N Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 58 | +7.085 | 9 | |
| 11 | 21 | G Fisichella | Force India Mercedes | 58 | +7.374 | 15 | |
| 12 | 14 | M Webber | Red Bull Renault | 57 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 13 | 15 | S Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 56 | +2 Laps | 3 | |
| 14 | 5 | R Kubica | BMW Sauber | 55 | +3 Laps | 4 | |
| 15 | 4 | K Raikkonen | Ferrari | 55 | +3 Laps | 7 | |
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Did not finish |
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| 16 | 3 | F Massa | Ferrari | 45 | +13 Laps | 6 | |
| 17 | 8 | N Piquet | Renault | 24 | +34 Laps | 14 | |
| 18 | 17 | K Nakajima | Williams Toyota | 17 | +39 Laps | 11 | |
| 19 | 2 | H Kovalainen | Mclaren Mercedes | 0 | +58 Laps | 12 | |
| 20 | 1 | L Hamilton* | Mclaren Mercedes | 58 | DSQ | 18 | |
* - L Hamilton was disqualified after misleading the stewards post race
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Qualifying Results |
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| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
| 1 | 22 | J Button | Brawn Mercedes | 1:25.211 | 1:24.855 | 1:26.202 |
| 2 | 23 | R Barrichello | Brawn Mercedes | 1:25.006 | 1:24.783 | 1:26.505 |
| 3 | 15 | S Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1:25.938 | 1:25.121 | 1:26.830 |
| 4 | 5 | R Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:25.922 | 1:25.152 | 1:26.914 |
| 5 | 16 | N Rosberg | Williams Toyota | 1:25.846 | 1:25.123 | 1:26.973 |
| 6 | 3 | F Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.844 | 1:25.319 | 1:27.033 |
| 7 | 4 | K Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:25.899 | 1:25.380 | 1:27.163 |
| 8 | 14 | M Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1:25.427 | 1:25.241 | 1:27.246 |
| 9 | 6 | N Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:25.827 | 1:25.504 | . |
| 10 | 7 | F Alonso | Renault | 1:26.026 | 1:25.605 | . |
| 11 | 17 | K Nakajima | Williams Toyota | 1:26.074 | 1:25.607 | . |
| 12 | 2 | H Kovalainen | Mclaren Mercedes | 1:26.184 | 1:25.726 | . |
| 13 | 1 | L Hamilton | Mclaren Mercedes | 1:26.454 | no time | . |
| 14 | 12 | S Buemi | STR Ferrari | 1:26.503 | . | . |
| 15 | 8 | N Piquet | Renault | 1:26.598 | . | . |
| 16 | 21 | G Fisichella | Force India Mercedes | 1:26.677 | . | . |
| 17 | 20 | A Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1:26.742 | . | . |
| 18 | 11 | S Bourdais | STR Ferrari | 1:26.964 | . | . |
| 19 | 10 | T Glock | Toyota | DSQ | ||
| 20 | 9 | J Trulli | Toyota | DSQ | ||
