SEPANG, Malaysia, March 20, 2008 (AFP) - A race by race look at the 2008 Formula One Grand Prix season:-

March 16: Australia, Melbourne

Lewis Hamilton dominates the opening Grand Prix of the season leading from pole position all the way to the chequered flag. Behind him in suffocating heat it was a chaotic, incident-packed race with the safety car called out three times during the 58 laps and only seven of the 22 cars making it home. Germans Nick Heidfeld in a BMW-Sauber and Nico Rosberg in a Williams join Hamilton on the podium but it is a black day for Ferrari with world champion Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Mass both failing to finish the race.

March 23: Malaysia, Sepang

April 6: Bahrain, Manama

April 27: Spain, Barcelona

May 11: Turkey, Istanbul

May 25: Monaco, Monte Carlo

June 8: Canada, Montreal

June 22: France, Magny-Cours

July 6: Great Britain, Silverstone

July 20: Germany, Hockenheim

August 3: Hungary, Budapest

August 24: Europe, Valencia

September 7: Belgium, Spa-Francorchamps

September 14: Italy, Monza

September 28: Singapore (night race)

October 12: Japan, Fuji

October 19: China, Shanghai

November 2: Brazil, Interlagos

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