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AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
Melourne
27th - 29th March 2009
Track details
Lap Dist.: 5.303 km-3.295 miles
Race: 58 laps
Race dist.: 307.574 km-191.110 miles
Track record: M. Schumacher - 1:24.125 (Ferrari - 2004)
Lap Dist.: 5.303 km-3.295 miles
Race: 58 laps
Race dist.: 307.574 km-191.110 miles
Track record: M. Schumacher - 1:24.125 (Ferrari - 2004)
Australia race analysis - an afternoon of surprises
Three different teams on the podium, just seven cars running at the finish and not a red one in sight - not a prediction many would have made ahead of Sunday’s season opener in Melbourne. After the disappointment of 2007, McLaren made a near-perfect start to their ’08 campaign, while arch rivals Ferrari were left pondering exactly what went wrong. Williams were also celebrating, after their best result since Monaco 2005, and there were surprises further down the order too. We take a team-by-team look at the Australian Grand Prix…
Race: 58 laps - 307.574 km / 191.110 miles
| Pos | No. | Driver/Team | Time | Km/h | Best Lap | ||||
| 1 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
+1:34:50.616 | 194.577 | 1:27.452 (38) |
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| 2 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld (GER) BMW Sauber F1 Team |
+1:34:56.094 | 194.390 |
1:27.739 (41)
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| 3 | 7 | Nico Rosberg (GER) AT&T Williams |
+1:34:58.779 | 194.298 |
1:28.090 (41)
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| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso (ESP) ING Renault F1 Team |
+1:35:07.797 | 193.991 |
1:28.603 (58)
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| 5 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
+1:35:08.630 | 193.963 |
1:27.418 (43)
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| 6 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima (JPN) AT&T Williams |
+1:35:04.685 | 190.751 |
1:29.639 (50)
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| 7 | 14 | Sébastian Bourdais (FRA) Scuderia Toro Rosso |
+1:30:37.541 | 193.100 |
1:29.534 (22)
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| 8 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen (FIN) Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
+1:27:55.340 | 191.800 |
1:27.903 (20)
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| - | 4 | Robert Kubica (POL) BMW Sauber F1 Team |
DNF | 209.992 |
1:28.753 (15)
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| - | 12 | Timo Glock (GER) Panasonic Toyota Racing |
DNF | 209.967 |
1:29.558 (23)
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| - | 18 | Takuma Sato (JPN) Super Aguri F1 Team |
DNF | 214.486 |
1:30.892 (24)
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| - | 6 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) ING Renault F1 Team |
DNF | 202.873 |
1:31.384 (20)
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| - | 2 | Felipe Massa (BRA) Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
DNF | 195.482 |
1:28.175 (23) |
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| - | 9 | David Coulthard (GBR) Red Bull Racing |
DNF | 199.981 |
1:29.502 (21)
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| - | 11 | Jarno Trulli (ITA) Panasonic Toyota Racing |
DNF | 200.687 |
1:29.310 (18)
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| - | 20 | Adrian Sutil (GER) Force India F1 Team |
DNF | 180.945 |
1:32.021 (8)
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| - | 15 | Sebastian Vettel (GER) Scuderia Toro Rosso |
DNF | - | - | ||||
| - | 16 | Jenson Button (GBR) Honda Racing F1 Team |
DNF | - | - | ||||
| - | 10 | Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull Racing |
DNF | - | - | ||||
| - | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Force India F1 Team |
DNF | - | - | ||||
| - | 19 | Anthony Davidson (GBR) Super Aguri F1 Team |
DNF | - | - | ||||
| Fastest Lap |
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| - | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:27:418 (43) | 218.385 | |||||
