2008 Australian GP Tyre Strategies

By Bridgestone
March 16 2008

Bridgestone Tyre Strategies

In 2008, the tyre regulations stipulate that the two dry tyre specifications must be visibly distinguishable from each other. At the Australian Grand Prix, the soft compound Bridgestone Potenza tyre was marked with a white line in the second from inside groove.

Team / Race Driver     Tyre Choice by Stint*: Medium or Soft

Scuderia Ferrari:
Kimi Raikkonen         Soft-Medium-DNF
Felipe Massa           Soft-Soft-Soft-DNF
	
BMW Sauber F1 Team:
Nick Heidfeld          Medium-Medium-Soft
Robert Kubica          Medium-Medium-Soft-DNF
	
ING Renault F1 Team:      
Fernando Alonso        Medium-Medium-Soft
Nelson Piquet          Medium-Medium-DNF
	
AT&T Williams:            
Nico Rosberg           Medium-Medium-Soft
Kazuki Nakajima        Medium-Medium-Soft-Medium
	
Red Bull Racing:          
David Coulthard        Medium-Medium-DNF
Mark Webber            Medium-DNF
	
Panasonic Toyota Racing:
Jarno Trulli           Medium-DNF
Timo Glock             Soft-Medium-DNF
	
Scuderia Toro Rosso:      
Sebastien Bourdais     Medium-Soft-Medium-DNF
Sebastian Vettel       Medium-DNF
	
Honda Racing F1 Team:     
Jenson Button          Medium-DNF
Rubens Barrichello     Medium-Medium-Soft-Soft
	
Super Aguri F1 Team:     
Takuma Sato            Medium-Medium-DNF
Anthony Davidson       Medium-DNF
	
Force India Formula One:  
Adrian Sutil           Soft-DNF
Giancarlo Fisichella   Medium-DNF

McLaren Mercedes:         
Lewis Hamilton         Medium-Medium-Soft
Heikki Kovalainen      Medium-Medium-Soft

*        Teams did not necessarily change tyres at pitstops
*        Includes drive through penalties