2008 Australian Grand Prix [SEP] point in time
2008 Australian Grand Prix
The 2008 Australian Grand Prix (formally the LXXIII ING Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 16 March 2008 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia. It was the first race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 58 lap race was won by Lewis Hamilton for the McLaren team after starting from pole position. Nick Heidfeld finished second in a BMW Sauber car, with Nico Rosberg third in a Williams, his first ever F1 podium.
This
first point in its first season at the 2006 United States Grand Prix. The team's first podium and only pole position and victory were scored by Sebastian Vettel at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix. Their second podium was scored by Daniil Kvyat at the 2019 German Grand Prix with 3rd. Max Verstappen became the youngest driver in Formula One history at 17 years and 166 days old by competing in a Toro Rosso at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix.
Origins.
Minardi had competed in Formula One from 1985 to 2005. Despite