2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix

[Kev]

2010 FORMULA 1 QANTAS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX



Melbourne History :

When Formula One came to Australia in 1985 it set up home in Adelaide. However, ex-racer-turned-entrepreneur Bob Jane wanted a race in Melbourne. He created a huge "thunderdome" and invented the AUSCAR series, bringing NASCAR action to Australia.

The desire to have a race in Melbourne did not wane. Despite the popular end of season slot for the Adelaide race, pressure was growing from the Melbourne motor sport community, and in 1992 Jeff Kennett was elected the new premier of the State of Victoria. He immediately set about improving Melbourne's profile. First on his list was the Australian Grand Prix.

An agreement was reached with Formula One in 1993, but the contract with Adelaide did not expire until 1995, so Kennett had plenty of time to prepare. A track was developed in Melbourne's beautiful Albert Park, part of it using closed-off public roads, and in 1996 the city held the first round of the World Championship. Since then, the venue has become the home of Formula One's season opener. The race is very popular with drivers and fans alike, and the party atmosphere of Melbourne keeps them coming back year after year.

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Race Date: 28 Mar 2010 
Number of Laps: 58 
Circuit Length: 5.303 km 
Race Distance: 307.574 km 
Lap Record: 1:24.125 - M Schumacher (2004)

2009 Results :


Past Winners

2009 - Jenson Button
2008 - Lewis Hamilton
2007 - Kimi Raikkonen
2006 - Fernando Alonso
2005 - Giancarlo Fisichella

Onboard Lap with Nico Rosberg
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Drivers Standings :

1 Fernando Alonso Spanish Ferrari 25
2 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 18
3 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 15
4 Sebastian Vettel German RBR-Renault 12
5 Nico Rosberg German Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 10
6 Michael Schumacher German Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 8
7 Jenson Button British McLaren-Mercedes 6
8 Mark Webber Australian RBR-Renault 4
9 Vitantonio Liuzzi Italian Force India-Mercedes 2
10 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian Williams-Cosworth 1
11 Robert Kubica Polish Renault 0
12 Adrian Sutil German Force India-Mercedes 0
13 Jaime Alguersuari Spanish STR-Ferrari 0
14 Nico Hulkenberg German Williams-Cosworth 0
15 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish Lotus-Cosworth 0
16 Sebastien Buemi Swiss STR-Ferrari 0
17 Jarno Trulli Italian Lotus-Cosworth 0
18 Pedro de la Rosa Spanish BMW Sauber-Ferrari 0
19 Bruno Senna Brazilian HRT-Cosworth 0
20 Timo Glock German Virgin-Cosworth 0
21 Vitaly Petrov Russian Renault 0
22 Kamui Kobayashi Japanese BMW Sauber-Ferrari 0
23 Lucas di Grassi Brazilian Virgin-Cosworth 0
24 Karun Chandhok Indian HRT-Cosworth 0

Constructors Standings

1 Ferrari 43
2 McLaren-Mercedes 21
3 Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 18
4 RBR-Renault 16
5 Force India-Mercedes 2
6 Williams-Cosworth 1
7 Renault 0
8 STR-Ferrari 0
9 Lotus-Cosworth 0
10 BMW Sauber-Ferrari 0
11 HRT-Cosworth 0
12 Virgin-Cosworth 0

Weather updates : At the moment it's looking good around Albert Park. They're expecting rain for this friday, but saturday the temperatures will be about 24 °C again. I don't expect rain tbh

[Kev]

[Kev]

[Kev]

What a cracking race.

What F1 needs is just sprinklers at every track!

[trix]

well have to say even being sat at a fairly dull corner (5) it was pretty exciting!! & the atmosphere was unbelieveable!! had a good stomp down the tarmac afterwards too

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[Kev]

Noisy too isn't it!

[trix]

say what?
nah i had ear defenders forcibly positioned on my head by a mate but had to take them off occassionally to 'let my ears cool down' (& take in such an awesome sound!)

S

[Kev]

Meh ear defenders are for wimps!