as of Tuesday, March 12, 2013 1:11 PM.
Date:
Sunday, March 17
Start Time:
2 a.m. ET
Site:
Albert Park Circuit (1996) -- Melbourne, Australia
Track:
5.303 km (3.3 miles), 16-turn temporary street circuit
Laps:
58
Miles:
191.110 (307.574 km)
Capacity:
80,000
Total purse:
Payouts:
Year:
29th
On TV:
NBC Sports Network
Announcers:
On Radio:
Race record:
Michael Schumacher, 2004 (1 hr., 24 mins., 15.757 secs.)
Qualifying record:
Sebastian Vettel, 2011 (1 min., 23.529 secs.)
2012 Finish
Defending champion:
Jenson Button
Runner up:
Sebastian Vettel
Pole winner:
Lewis Hamilton (1:24.922)
Top 10:
1. Jenson Button (Start: 2)
2. Sebastian Vettel (6)
3. Lewis Hamilton (1)
4. Mark Webber (5)
5. Fernando Alonso (12)
6. Kamui Kobayashi (13)
7. Kimi Raikkonen (17)
8. Sergio Perez (22)
9. Daniel Ricciardo (10)
10. Paul di Resta (15)
Average speed:
195.991 kph
Time of race:
1 hr., 34 mins., 9.565 secs.
Margin of victory:
2.139 secs.
Caution flags:
Lead changes:
Past winners
2012
Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, 195.991 kph/1:34:9.565
2011
Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Renault, 206.184 kph/1:29:30.259
2010
Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes, 197.144 kph/1:33:36.531
2009
Jenson Button, Brawn-Mercedes, 195.775 kph/1:34:15.784
2008
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 194.577 kph/1:34:50.616
2007
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 215.893 kph/1:25.28.770
2006
Fernando Alonso, Renault, 191.990 kph/1:34:27.870
2005
Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault, 215.167 kph/1:24:17.336
2004
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 219.010 kph/1:24:15.757 (record)
2003
David Coulthard, McLaren, 194.868 kph/1:34:42.124
2002
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 1.35.36.792
2001
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 1:38:26.533
2000
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 1.34:01.987
1999
Eddie Irvine, Ferrari, 1:35:01.659
1998
Mika Hakkinen, McLaren, 1:31:45.996
1997
David Coulthard, McLaren, 1:30:28.718
1996
Damon Hill, Williams, 1:32:50.491
1995
Damon Hill, Williams, 1:49:15.936
1994
Nigel Mansell, Williams, 1:47:51.480
1993
Ayrton Senna, McLaren, 1:43:27.476
1992
Gerhard Berger, McLaren, 1:46:54.786
1991
Ayrton Senna, McLaren, 24:34.899 (rain-shortened)
1990
Nelson Piquet, Benetton, 1:49:44.570
1989
Thierry Boutsen, Williams, 2:00:17.421
1988
Alain Prost, McLaren, 1:53:14.676
1987
Gerhard Berger, Ferrari, 1:52:56.144
1986
Alain Prost, McLaren, 1:54:20.388
1985
Keke Rosberg, Williams, 2:00:40.473
Last race
Race:
Brazilian Grand Prix (Nov. 25, 2012)
Site:
Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Interlagos -- Sao Paulo, Brazil
Miles:
190.067 (305.909 km)
Laps:
71
Finish line order:
Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Mark Webber, Nico Hulkenberg
Time of Race:
1 hr., 45 mins., 22.656 secs.
Average speed:
174.178 kph
Margin of victory:
2.754 secs.
Caution flags:
Lead changes:
Lap leaders:
Entry list
#1 Sebastian Vettel
(Heppenheim, Germ) Renault/Red Bull
#2 Mark Webber
(Queanbeyan, Australia) Renault/Red Bull
#3 Fernando Alonso
(Oviedo, Spain) Ferrari/Scuderia
#4 Felipe Massa
(Sao Paulo, Brazil) Ferrari/Scuderia
#5 * Jenson Button
(Frome, England) Mercedes/McLaren Vodafone
#6 Sergio Perez
(Guadalajara, Mexico) Mercedes/McLaren Vodafone
#7 Kimi Raikkonen
(Espoo, Finland) Renault/Lotus
#8 Romain Grosjean
(Geneva,Switzerland) Renault/Lotus
#9 Nico Rosberg
(Wiesbaden, Germany) Mercedes/AMG Petronas
#10 Lewis Hamilton
(Stevenage, England) Mercedes/AMG Petronas
#11 Nico Hulkenberg
(Emmerich, Germany) Ferrari/Sauber
#12 Esteban Gutierrez
(Monterrey, Mexico Ferrari/Sauber
#14 Paul di Resta
(Livingston, Scotland) Mercedes/Sahara Force India
#15 Adrian Sutil
(Starnberg, Germany) Mercedes/Sahara Force India
#16 Pastor Maldonado
(Maracay,Venezuela) Renault/Williams
#17 Valtteri Bottas
(Nastola, Finland) Renault/Williams
#18 Jean-Eric Vergne
(Pontoise, France) Ferrari/Scuderia Toro Rosso
#19 Daniel Ricciardo
(Perth, Australia) Ferrari/Scuderia Toro Rosso
#20 Charles Pic
(Montelimar, France) Renault/Caterham
#21 Giedo van der Garde
(Rhenen, Nether. Renault/Caterham
#22 Jules Bianchi
(Nice, France) Cosworth/Marussia
#23 Max Chilton
(Reigate, England) Cosworth/Marussia
Leading contenders
| Name |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| Jenson Button |
6 |
11 |
9 |
15 |
18 |
Won |
Won |
6 |
Won |
| Sebastian Vettel |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
20 |
13 |
17 |
Won |
2 |
| Lewis Hamilton |
--- |
--- |
--- |
3 |
Won |
DSQ |
6 |
2 |
3 |
| Mark Webber |
18 |
5 |
18 |
13 |
17 |
12 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
| Fernando Alonso |
3 |
3 |
Won |
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
| Kimi Raikkonen |
20 |
8 |
2 |
Won |
8 |
15 |
--- |
--- |
7 |
| Sergio Perez |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
16 |
8 |
| Nico Rosberg |
--- |
--- |
21 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
19 |
12 |
| Felipe Massa |
15 |
10 |
22 |
6 |
13 |
16 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
Notes
The 2013 Formula One season begins with the Australian Grand Prix at
Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Australia.
This will be the 29th F1 world championship running of the Australian GP. It's
the 18th consecutive year this race has been held at Albert Park. It's also
the 16th time the F1 season opener takes place in Australia.
Albert Park is a temporary circuit with parts of the track used for road
traffic for the majority of the year. This circuit features unusually high
grip-evolution, which leads to falling lap times over the course of the
weekend, as the track "rubbers-in."
Before the Australian GP was moved to Albert Park in 1996, this race was held
on the street circuit in Adelaide, Australia. Adelaide hosted the F1 season
finale from 1985-95.
Michael Schumacher, who retired from F1 for good at the conclusion of the 2012
season, holds the record for most victories in the Australian GP with four
(2000, '01, '02 and '04). Jenson Button has won this race in three of the last
four years. Button finished sixth in 2011.
In last year's Australian GP, Button started second but grabbed the lead from
pole sitter and then McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton in the first turn of the
opening lap. Button only relinquished the top position during his two pit
stops during the 58-lap race. Hamilton is now driving for Mercedes.
The race winner at Albert Park has started on the pole position eight times,
including four in the past six years. Sebastian Vettel most recently did it in
2011.
Round 2 in the 2013 Formula One world championship is the March 24 Malaysian
Grand Prix in Kuala Lumpur. Fernando Alonso won last year's race there.
