CIRCUIT GUIDE: ALBERT PARK

2007 RESULTS

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Race Time
1	Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari	1h25m28.770
2	Fernando Alonso	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	+7.242
3	Lewis Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	+18.595
4	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	+38.763
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+66469
6	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari	+66.805
7	Nico Rosberg	Williams F1	+1 lap
8	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+1 lap
9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1 lap
10	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	+1 lap
11	Rubens Barrichello	Honda Racing	+1 lap
12	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	+1 lap
13	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1 lap
14	Tonio Luizzi	Toro Rosso	+1 lap
15	Jenson Button	Honda Racing	+1 lap
16	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	+2 laps
17	Adrian Sutil	Spyker F1	+2 laps

The first World Championship grand Prix to be held in Australia was in 1992 in Adelaide.
The race moved to the Albert Park circuit, Melbourne in 1996 and has been there ever since (12 years).
Formula 1 races were held in Albert park in the 1950's, however they did not have world championship status.
McLaren has won the Australian Grand Prix more than any other constructor, winning on 8 occasions (1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997 1998, 2003).
In 2007 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton became the first driver to finish on the podium on his Formula 1 debut since Jacques Villeneuve in 1996. Having held the lead for part of the race the British driver finished third.
Michael Schumacher has won the Australian Grand Prix more than any driver - four times. Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, and David Coulthard have all won twice driving for McLaren.