Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix from Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. (Season Opener)(58 Laps)
US TV Network: SPEED.
US TV Commentators: David Hobbs, Bob Varsha, & Steve Matchett.
US Pit Reporter: Will Buxton.
Official F1 Interviewer: James Allen.
In Attendence: David Couthard & Mick Doohan.
Red Lights On, Red Lights off, Sebastien Vettel leads!
Lap 1 Local Yellow Michael Schumacher & Jamie Alguersuari get together, both stay on track.
Lap 1 Local Yellow Rubens Barrichello goes off into the gravel but gets back going.
Lap 11 Local Yellow Pastor Moldonado stops on track and is out of the race.
Lap 15 Lewis Hamilton takes the lead!
Lap 15 Black Flag! Jenson Button for using the emergency lane for a pass. Must make a drive thru penalty.
Lap 17 Vettel takes the lead!
Lap 17 Heikki Kovalainen goes off thru the grass abd back on track.
Lap 21 Local Yellow Kovalainen strops off track. Heikki is out of the race.
Lap 22 Scumacher goes to the garage, and is out of the race.
Lap 23 Local Yellow Barrichello & Nico Rosberg get together. Rubens spins around but gets back going. Rosberg catchs fire and is out of the race.
Lap 29 Black Flag! Barrichello for causing a accident, has a pass thru pentalty.
Lap 33 Local Yellow Hamilton goes off thru the grass and back on track.
Lap 52 Barrichello goes to the garage and is out of the race.
Final Lap! Vettel leads!
Winner is: Sebastien Vettel!!!!!! Vettel's 3rd F1 win in a row & his 11th career win!!!
Final Results
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 58 Winner 1 25
2 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 58 +22.2 secs 2 18
3 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 58 +30.5 secs 6 15
4 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 58 +31.7 secs 5 12
5 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 58 +38.1 secs 3 10
6 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 58 +54.3 secs 4 8
7 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 58 +65.8 secs 13 6
8 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 58 +76.8 secs 9 4
9 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 58 +85.1 secs 8 2
10 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 57 +1 Lap 10 1
11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 57 +1 Lap 16
12 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 57 +1 Lap 14
13 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 57 +1 Lap 12
14 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 57 +1 Lap 18
15 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 56 +2 Laps 20
16 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 54 +4 Laps 22
Ret 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 49 +9 Laps 21
Ret 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 48 +10 Lap 17
Ret 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 22 +36 Laps 7
Ret 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 19 +39 Laps 19
Ret 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 19 +39 Laps 11
Ret 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 9 +49 Laps 15
Points
1. Sebastien Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault w/ Red Bull
2. Lewis Hamilton Great Britain McLaren-Mercedes w/ Vodafone
3. Vitaly Petrov Russia Renault w/ Lotus
4. Fernado Alonso Spain Ferrari w/ Marlboro
5. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault w/ Red Bull
Next Race is: 4/10 from Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia.
