|
Australia has hosted grand prix racing since the
100 Miles Road Race in 1928. Classic
venues such as Phillip Island and Bathurst have been the setting for
Australia's premier motor race and Albert Park earned the honor twice in
the 1950s. The Australian GP didn't receive Formula 1
status until 1985 but the event still attracted many of
the sport's leading drivers, including world champions
Jack Brabham, Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Alan Jones and
Jackie Stewart.
When the event was finally added to the Formula 1 calendar
the Australian GP brought the season to a close and during
a ten-year period as host the Adelaide street race witnessed high
attrition and drama, most notably in the 1986 and 1994 title deciders.
The grand prix relocated to Melbourne in 1996 and it was
moved from the end of the calendar to the opening round of
the championship. The Melbourne event, raced around Albert
Park Lake, has continued the trend that was set in
Adelaide of producing races with many retirements.
If a driver is fast around the temporary street circuit,
though, then statistically they have a great chance of
going on to become world champion. Eleven out of the 19
Australian GP winners at Albert Park have gone on to
clinch that season's title and in the other eight races
six of the polesitters were subsequently crowned champion.
The 2015 Fantasy Formula 1 season begins this weekend with
the Australian GP in Melbourne, the first of 20 scheduled
races this year. Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes go into the
season as defending champions and many believe it'll be
another year of Silver Arrows dominance after some ominous
performances during winter testing.
Last year Lewis Hamilton grabbed pole position in the wet
but on race day his engine was down a cylinder, leading to
an early retirement. His Mercedes teammate, Nico Rosberg,
took full advantage and secured a dominant victory. Daniel
Ricciardo crossed the finish line second but he was
subsequently disqualified for an illegal fuel flow. This
allowed McLaren to record a double podium finish, with
rookie Kevin Magnussen second and Jenson Button third.
Remember to make your game picks in the 2015 Fantasy Formula 1 thread
before the deadline of Saturday, March 14th at 2 AM ET,
when qualifying begins. Here we run down some Australian
GP facts and stats.
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Race Info
|
| Grand Prix
|
Australian GP |
| Round
|
1 of 20 |
| Circuit
|
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
(Albert Park Circuit)
|
| Location
|
Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Circuit Type |
Street circuit |
| Circuit
Length |
3.30 mi (5.303 km) |
| Circuit
Direction |
Clockwise |
| Turns |
16 (6 Left, 10 Right) |
| Lap Record |
1:24.125, Michael Schumacher
(Ferrari), 2004 |
| Race Length |
191.071 mi (307.574 km)
|
| Laps
|
58 |
| 2014
Polesitter |
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| 2014 Winner |
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) |
|
Timetable
|
| Free
Practice 1 |
Thursday, March 12th at 9:30 PM
ET - 11 PM ET |
| Free
Practice 2 |
Friday, March 13th at 1:30 AM ET
- 3 AM ET |
| Free
Practice 3 |
Friday, March 13th at 11 PM ET -
Saturday 12 AM ET |
Fantasy
Deadline / Qualifying
|
Saturday, March 14th at 2 AM
ET |
| Race
|
Sunday, March 15th at 1 AM ET
|
Melbourne facts:
- The polesitter has won one of the last five
Australian GP.
- Two of the last eight polesitters has failed to
finish on the podium in Melbourne.
- At four of the last 11 Melbourne races, the front
row of the grid has finished 1-2.
- The front two on the grid have finished on the
podium four times in the last eight years.
- In three of the last seven years the podium has
included two drivers who started behind the front two
rows.
- Jenson Button (3) and Kimi Räikkönen (2) are the
only active drivers with multiple Albert Park wins.
- Ferrari and McLaren have the most Melbourne
victories with six apiece.
- Five different teams have won in the last six years.
- McLaren has had two double podium finishes in the
last three years and three in the last eight.
- The most positions gained in a Melbourne race is 17
by Jarno Trulli in 2009.
- In four of the last seven Albert Park events at
least one driver has been disqualified.
- In three of the last ten Melbourne races there have
been fewer than five retirements.
- There has been at least one first lap retirement at
six of the last nine races at Albert Park.
- In 2005, 2006 and 2014 the start was aborted due at
least one stalled car on the grid.
- The safety car has been deployed in Melbourne 12
times in the last nine years.
|
2014 Australian GP
Qualifying Results
|
|
Rank
|
Driver |
Team |
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Grid
|
|
1.
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes
|
1:31.699
|
1:42.890
|
1:44.231
|
1
|
|
2.
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull Racing
|
1:30.775
|
1:42.295
|
1:44.548
|
2
|
|
3.
|
Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes
|
1:32.564
|
1:42.264
|
1:44.595
|
3
|
|
4.
|
Kevin Magnussen
|
McLaren
|
1:30.949
|
1:43.247
|
1:45.745
|
4
|
|
5.
|
Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari
|
1:31.388
|
1:42.805
|
1:45.819
|
5
|
|
6.
|
Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Toro Rosso
|
1:33.488
|
1:43.849
|
1:45.864
|
6
|
|
7.
|
Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India
|
1:33.893
|
1:43.658
|
1:46.030
|
7
|
|
8.
|
Daniil Kvyat
|
Toro Rosso
|
1:33.777
|
1:44.331
|
1:47.368
|
8
|
|
9.
|
Felipe Massa
|
Williams
|
1:31.228
|
1:44.242
|
1:48.079
|
9
|
|
10.
|
Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams
|
1:31.601
|
1:43.852
|
1:48.147
|
15
|
|
11.
|
Jenson Button
|
McLaren
|
1:31.396
|
1:44.437
|
-
|
10
|
|
12.
|
Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari
|
1:32.439
|
1:44.494
|
-
|
11
|
|
13.
|
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull Racing
|
1:31.931
|
1:44.688
|
-
|
12
|
|
14.
|
Adrian Sutil
|
Sauber
|
1:33.673
|
1:45.655
|
-
|
13
|
|
15.
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
Caterham
|
1:34.274
|
1:45.867
|
-
|
14
|
|
16.
|
Sergio Pérez
|
Force India
|
1:34.141
|
1:47.293
|
-
|
16
|
|
17.
|
Max Chilton
|
Marussia
|
1:34.293
|
-
|
-
|
PL
|
|
18.
|
Jules Bianchi
|
Marussia
|
1:34.714
|
-
|
-
|
PL
|
|
19.
|
Esteban Gutiérrez
|
Sauber
|
1:35.117
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
|
20.
|
Marcus Ericsson
|
Caterham
|
1:35.157
|
-
|
-
|
19
|
|
21.
|
Romain Grosjean
|
Lotus
|
1:36.993
|
-
|
-
|
PL
|
|
|
107% Time: |
1:37.129
|
|
|
|
|
NC.
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
Lotus
|
No Time
|
-
|
-
|
21
|
|
|
Qualifying Notes
|
| Mercedes had two
cars in the top 4. |
| Toro Rosso and
Williams had two cars in the top 10. |
| Pastor Maldoando
failed to set a time in Q1 but the race stewards
allowed him to start. |
| Valtteri Bottas was
given a 5-place grid penalty for a gearbox
change. |
| Esteban Gutiérrez
was given a 5-place grid penalty for a gearbox
change. |
| Qualifying began dry
but it started to rain during Q1. |
|
|
2014 Australian GP Race
Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
|
|
Rank
|
Driver |
Team |
Retirement
|
Q.P.
|
R.P.
|
C.F.
|
L.L.
|
M.L.
|
F.L.
|
TOTAL
|
|
1.
|
Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes
|
|
2
|
40
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
47
|
|
2.
|
Kevin Magnussen
|
McLaren
|
|
1
|
38
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
41
|
|
3.
|
Jenson Button
|
McLaren
|
|
0
|
36
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
|
4.
|
Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari
|
|
1
|
34
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
37
|
|
5.
|
Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams
|
|
1
|
32
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
|
6.
|
Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India
|
|
1
|
30
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
32
|
|
7.
|
Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari
|
|
0
|
28
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
|
8.
|
Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Toro Rosso
|
|
1
|
26
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
|
9.
|
Daniil Kvyat
|
Toro Rosso
|
|
1
|
24
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
|
10.
|
Sergio Pérez
|
Force India
|
|
0
|
22
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
|
11.
|
Adrian Sutil
|
Sauber
|
|
0
|
20
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
|
12.
|
Esteban Gutiérrez
|
Sauber
|
|
0
|
18
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
|
13.
|
Max Chilton
|
Marussia
|
|
0
|
16
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
|
NC.
|
Jules Bianchi
|
Marussia
|
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
|
Ret.
|
Marcus Ericsson
|
Caterham
|
Power unit
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
|
Ret.
|
Romain Grosjean
|
Lotus
|
Power unit
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
|
Ret.
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
Lotus
|
Oil pressure
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
|
Ret.
|
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull Racing
|
Engine
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
|
Ret.
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes
|
Engine
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
|
Ret.
|
Felipe Massa
|
Williams
|
Collision
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Ret.
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
Caterham
|
Collision
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Dsq.
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull Racing
|
Fuel flow
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
2014 Australian GP
Teams' Fantasy Points
|
| Team
|
Drivers |
Q.P.
|
R.P.
|
C.F.
|
L.L.
|
M.L.
|
F.L.
|
TOTAL
|
Red Bull Racing
|
(Sebastian
Vettel/Daniel Ricciardo) |
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Mercedes
|
(Lewis Hamilton/Nico
Rosberg) |
3
|
22
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
29
|
Ferrari
|
(Fernando Alonso/Kimi
Räikkönen) |
0
|
31
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
33
|
Lotus
|
(Romain
Grosjean/Pastor Maldonado) |
0
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
McLaren
|
(Jenson Button/Kevin
Magnussen) |
0
|
37
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
39
|
Force India
|
(Nico
Hülkenberg/Sergio Pérez) |
0
|
26
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
Sauber
|
(Adrian Sutil/Esteban
Gutiérrez) |
0
|
19
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
Toro Rosso
|
(Jean-Éric
Vergne/Daniil Kvyat) |
1
|
25
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
Williams
|
(Valtteri
Bottas/Felipe Massa) |
1
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
Marussia
|
(Jules Bianchi/Max
Chilton) |
0
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
Caterham
|
(Kamui
Kobayashi/Marcus Ericsson) |
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
|
|
Race Notes
|
| Classified
finishers |
Top-13 drivers. |
| Two classified
finishers |
McLaren, Ferrari,
Toro Rosso, Force India and Sauber. |
| Race leaders |
Rosberg (Mercedes). |
| Laps led |
Rosberg (1-57). |
| Fastest lap |
Nico Rosberg
(Mercedes) on lap 19 (1:32.478). |
| Miscellaneous |
Romain Grosjean
started from the pitlane for breaking parc
fermé. |
|
Max Chilton and Jules
Bianchi started from the pitlane after stalling
on the grid. |
|
The race was reduced
to 57 laps after the first start was aborted due
to stalled cars. |
|
Safety car: Laps
11-15. |
|
Jules Bianchi was not
classified because he didn't complete 90% of
race distance
(49/57 laps). |
|
|
Points and Bonus Points
Key
|
|
Q.P.
|
Qualifying Points
|
|
R.P.
|
Race Points |
|
C.F.
|
Classified
Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s) |
|
L.L.
|
Lap Led Bonus Point
|
|
M.L.
|
Most Laps Led Bonus
Points |
|
F.L.
|
Fastest Lap Bonus
Point |
Australian GP 2005 - 2014 Statistics
|
|
List
|
Driver/Team
|
TM
|
Races
|
Poles
|
Avg Start
|
Avg Finish
|
Best
|
Top-10
|
Top-5
|
Wins
|
FP/Race
|
|
A
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
MER
|
8
|
3
|
3.67
|
9.33
|
1
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
31.25
|
|
A
|
Nico Rosberg
|
MER
|
9
|
0
|
5.29
|
3.33
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
23.78
|
|
A
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
RBR
|
3
|
0
|
8.13
|
11.38
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
11.33
|
|
A
|
Valtteri Bottas
|
WIL
|
2
|
0
|
7.20
|
3.30
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
24.50
|
|
A
|
Sebastian Vettel
|
FER
|
7
|
3
|
9.38
|
7.75
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
25.00
|
|
A
|
Kevin Magnussen
|
MCL
|
1
|
0
|
4.00
|
2.00
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
41.00
|
|
B
|
Daniil Kvyat
|
RBR
|
1
|
0
|
12.00
|
9.00
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
26.00
|
|
B
|
Felipe Massa
|
WIL
|
10
|
0
|
5.50
|
15.50
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
19.90
|
|
B
|
Kimi Räikkönen
|
FER
|
8
|
1
|
13.33
|
18.00
|
1
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
33.13
|
|
B
|
Jenson Button
|
MCL
|
10
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
30.70
|
|
B
|
Nico Hülkenberg
|
FI
|
4
|
0
|
11.67
|
22.00
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
8.25
|
|
B
|
Sergio Pérez
|
FI
|
4
|
0
|
15.00
|
9.50
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
17.75
|
|
B
|
Max Verstappen
|
TR
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
B
|
Carlos Sainz Jr
|
TR
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
B
|
Romain Grosjean
|
LOT
|
3
|
0
|
12.00
|
11.50
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
12.67
|
|
B
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
LOT
|
4
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
13
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7.50
|
|
B
|
Marcus Ericsson
|
SAU
|
1
|
0
|
10.70
|
17.00
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8.00
|
|
B
|
Felipe Nasr
|
SAU
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
B
|
Will Stevens
|
MAR
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
TM
|
Mercedes
|
MER
|
5
|
1
|
6.67
|
9.61
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
17.80
|
|
TM
|
Red Bull Racing
|
RBR
|
10
|
3
|
6.38
|
13.50
|
1
|
10
|
6
|
1
|
24.30
|
|
TM
|
Williams
|
WIL
|
10
|
0
|
8.55
|
8.35
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
15.30
|
|
TM
|
Ferrari
|
FER
|
10
|
1
|
9.00
|
9.75
|
1
|
13
|
9
|
1
|
26.90
|
|
TM
|
McLaren
|
MCL
|
10
|
2
|
6.90
|
6.68
|
1
|
16
|
11
|
3
|
34.40
|
|
TM
|
Force India
|
FI
|
7
|
0
|
14.25
|
12.33
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
20.00
|
|
TM
|
Toro Rosso
|
TR
|
9
|
0
|
10.25
|
10.53
|
7
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
18.22
|
|
TM
|
Lotus
|
LOT
|
3
|
0
|
14.56
|
12.75
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
20.33
|
|
TM
|
Sauber
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SAU
|
10
|
0
|
10.95
|
13.00
|
2
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
21.40
|
|
TM
|
Marussia
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MAR
|
3
|
0
|
19.50
|
14.67
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14.00
|
|
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