In order to effectively predict the lightning arc attachment response of carbonfibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates and explore the influence of anode specimenmaterial on the spatial distribution of lightning arc parameters, on the basis of the finiteelement analysis software ABAQUS, the thermal-electrical-structural coupling of lightningcurrent injected into CFRP laminates was analyzed, and a three-dimensional finite elementmodel of the arc attachment damage was established. The impact response of compositelaminates under lightning current was simulated, the mechanism and mode of lightningstrike attachment were analyzed, and the influence of specimen size on arc attachment response characteristics was discussed. The results show that the damage regions tend to becentralized at the arc attachment when the aspect ratio of the CFRP specimen is close to 1,and the specimen shows smaller damage area but severer damage depth compared to otheraspect ratios.