2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix *spoiler alert*

[Big 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 a young Webber
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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

[Exar Kun]

29 for Friday and 26 for Saturday is current forecast. Hopefully it stays fine and warm - things cool down quickly once the sun falls behind the stands. http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/vic/forec ... urne.shtml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Gizmo]

What forum do you get all that info from Kev?

[Big Kev]

f1zone.net. It's not a great site. Mainly full of kids but they do a good race topic I tend to make the odd adjustment. I'm going to try and find onboard laps for Webber each time this year. See how young I can find him

[Doso]

god those non rev restricted v10 sound sooo much better than 2.4l v8's!

hope everyone gets a kangaroo TV as well if your heading for the track!

[Exar Kun]

Yep, KangarooTV sorted here already. Reminds me I have to remember to print my booking form!

[Big Kev]

[Exar Kun]

I kind of hope it rains a bit since I forked out for undercover seats.

[Gizmo]

I kind of hope it rains a bit since I forked out for undercover seats.

I hope theres alot of wind so Exar still gets wet

[KNAPPO]

Rain would be awesome and would make up for the boring Bharain GP

[doug99]

I kind of hope it rains a bit since I forked out for undercover seats.

I dont care if I get wet.

[DexterPunk]

woooooooo rain rain rain!!


/me does a rain dance.

[Exar Kun]

Forecast for Thursday

Morning cloud. Patchy morning fog. Light winds tending northwesterly up to 20 km/h around midday.City
Fog clearing.
Min
14
Max
29

Forecast for Friday

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers from the late morning. Winds north to northwesterly averaging 15 to 20 km/h tending southwesterly up to 30 km/h around midday.City
Shower or two developing.
Min
18
Max
29

Forecast for Saturday

Partly cloudy. Isolated showers until evening. Winds southeast to southwesterly averaging up to 20 km/h becoming light later in the evening.City
Shower or two.
Min
17
Max
26

Forecast for Sunday

Becoming cloudy. Winds north to northeasterly averaging up to 30 km/h.City
Cloudy.
Min
17
Max
31

Just a couple of showers - may or may not hit the track I guess. Nice and warm though.

[DexterPunk]

This is melbourne, and it's only Wednesday, the forcast will probably change, there's every chance it will snow in the morning then clear by mid day sunny and 42c with late thunderstorms and a change late afternoon.

[KNAPPO]

Dont forget the cricket ball sized hail!

[schuey97]

Bloody hell ..... programs are up $3, now $15

[AstrO]

Bloody hell ..... programs are up $3, now $15

when was the last time you bought a program... 1985?

[schuey97]

Bloody hell ..... programs are up $3, now $15

when was the last time you bought a program... 1985?

lol .... hey I bought last years and that was $12. I was ok with that .... but $15

[Exar Kun]

Probably to offset the fact that ticket holders actually get them for free this year (about time!).

[Dan]

Probably to offset the fact that ticket holders actually get them for free this year (about time!).

...i paid for one the other day

[KNAPPO]

Probably to offset the fact that ticket holders actually get them for free this year (about time!).

Cool, its about time they did stuff like that
I have been peeved that at the Clipsal the stand tickets go up every year and we get stuff all for it. The shade is great now but that took years of sitting in 40+ heat... We even lost the toilet block behind our stand this year!!! Yet we paid more...

Good to see that the GP organisers have given out programs

[DexterPunk]

Probably to offset the fact that ticket holders actually get them for free this year (about time!).

general admission as well? or just grand stand?

[9ra55h0ppaH]

Probably to offset the fact that ticket holders actually get them for free this year (about time!).

Where's mine, i got grandstand tickets and all

[Exar Kun]

Ummm... I got a little voucher with my tickets in the mail - maybe GP Advantage only then?

[Big Kev]

Sauber in McLaren copy/paste shocker