2013 FORMULA 1 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
Whooooop!
Here we go then.
The 2013 Formula One World Championship is GO!
Melbourne
Race Date: 17 Mar 2013
Circuit Name: Albert Park
First Grand Prix: 1996
Number of Laps: 58
Circuit Length: 5.303 km
Race Distance: 307.574 km
Lap Record: 1:24.125 - M Schumacher (2004)
UK Times
Fri 15 March 2013
Practice 1 01:30 - 03:00
Practice 2 05:30 - 07:00
Sat 16 March 2013
Practice 3 03:00 - 04:00
Qualifying 06:00
Sun 17 March 2013
Race 06:00
Previous Winners
2012 Button McLaren
2011 Vettel Red Bull
2010 Button McLaren
2009 Button Brawn GP
2008 Hamilton McLaren
2007 Raikkonen Ferrari
2006 Alonso Renault
2005 Fisichella Renault
2004 Schumacher Ferrari
2003 Coulthard McLaren
Jenson on board 2012
script
iCal files of the race dates
http://www.f1calendar.com/
(ability to change time zones)
http://www1.skysports.com/formula1/grandprix/
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/contact/f1-fanatic-calendar/
Teams and Drivers
Red Bull Racing
Chassis - RB9
Engine - Renault
1 Sebastian Vettel (Ger)
2 Mark Webber (Aus)
Scuderia Ferrari
Chassis - F138
Engine - Ferrari
3 Fernando Alonso (Spa)
4 Felipe Massa (Bra)
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Chassis - MP4-28
Engine - Mercedes
5 Jenson Button (Gbr)
6 Sergio Perez (Mex)
Lotus F1 Team
Chassis - E21
Engine - Renault
7 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin)
8 Romain Grosjean (Fra)
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
Chassis - W04
Engine - Mercedes
9 Nico Rosberg (Ger)
10 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr)
Sauber F1 Team
Chassis - C32
Engine - Ferrari
11 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger)
12 Esteban Gutierrez (Mex)
Sahara Force India F1 Team
Chassis - VJM06
Engine - Mercedes
14 Paul Di Resta (Gbr)
15 Adrian Sutil (Ger)
Williams F1
Chassis -FW35
Engine - Renault
16 Pastor Maldonado (Ven)
17 Valtteri Bottas (Fin)
Scuderia Toro Rosso
Chassis - STR8
Engine - Ferrari
18 Jean-Eric Vergne (Fra)
19 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus)
Team Caterham
Chassis - CT03
Engine - Renault
20 Charles Pic (Fra)
21 Giedo van der Garde (Ned)
Marussia F1 Team
Chassis - MR02
Engine - Cosworth
22 Jules Bianchi (Fra)
23 Max Chilton (Eng)
2013 Race Calendar
01 2013 FORMULA 1 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) 15 - 17 Mar
02 2013 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) 22 - 24 Mar
03 2013 FORMULA 1 UBS CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) 12 - 14 Apr
04 2013 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir) 19 - 21 Apr
05 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA 2013 (Catalunya) 10 - 12 May
06 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2013 (Monte Carlo) 23 - 26 May
07 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2013 (Montréal) 07 - 09 Jun
08 2013 FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone) 28 - 30 Jun
09 FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 2013 (Nürburgring) 05 - 07 Jul
11 FORMULA 1 MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2013 (Budapest) 26 - 28 Jul
12 2013 FORMULA 1 SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps) 23 - 25 Aug
13 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA 2013 (Monza) 06 - 08 Sep
14 2013 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore) 20 - 22 Sep
15 2013 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Yeongam) 04 - 06 Oct
16 2013 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka) 11 - 13 Oct
17 2013 FORMULA 1 AIRTEL INDIAN GRAND PRIX (New Delhi) 25 - 27 Oct
18 2013 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina) 01 - 03 Nov
19 2013 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX (Austin) 15 - 17 Nov
20 FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÊMIO DO BRASIL 2013 (São Paulo) 22 - 24 Nov
Tyres
Intermediate - Green
Full Wet - Blue
Super Soft - Red
Soft - Yellow
Medium - White
Hard - Orange
Driver Changes
OUT
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes AMG)
Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber)
Bruno Senna (Williams)
Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham)
Vitaly Petrov (Caterham)
Timo Glock (Marussia)
The HRT Team
IN
Esteban Gutiérrez (Sauber)
Valtteri Bottas (Williams)
Giedo van der Garde (Caterham)
Max Chilton (Marussia)
Jules Bianchi (Marussia)
Adrian Sutil (Force India)
MOVED
Lewis Hamilton (from McLaren to Mercedes AMG)
Nico Hulkenberg (from Force India to Sauber)
Sergio Perez (from Sauber to McLaren)
Charles Pic (Marussia to Caterham)
Only 9 drivers on the grid have raced in more than 2 full seasons.
Hulkenberg, Perez, di Resta and Maldonado are entering their 3rd season.
Grosjean, Ricciardo starting their 2nd full season, have done half a season extra.
Pic, Vergne starting their 2nd season.
Van der Garde, Bottas, Chilton, Gutierrez and Bianchi are rookies.
Rule/Technical Changes
- With two fewer cars on the grid, due to the demise of HRT, qualifying is slightly altered. Q1 and Q2 will now lose 6 cars each and Q3 will remain the same with the final 10 car shootout.
- DRS is no longer allowed to be used at will in free practice and qualifying. It can only be used in the designated zones. Also, where feasible, all tracks will have two DRS zones.
- force majeure will no longer be recognised as a valid reason for stopping a car in qualifying.
- The midseason test has been scrapped in cost cutting measures
- The pit curfew rules have changed a little. The exclusion time has been extended from 6 to 8 hours before the first session of the day and teams are only allowed 2 'jokers' instead of 4 to breach that.
- Teams are allowed to add a non-structural 'vanity panel' to cover the stepped nose enforced by the 2012 regulations.
- More comprehensive front wing tests to stop flexible bodywork.
- Double DRS is banned
- The minimum weight of cars will increase to 642 kg (1,420 lb) so as to account for the weight difference between the 2012 and 2013 specification of tyres.
Betting Odds
Drivers Championship
2.62 Sebastian Vettel
4.00 Fernando Alonso
7.00 Jenson Button
9.00 Lewis Hamilton
11.00 Kimi Raikkonen
15.00 Sergio Perez
23.00 Mark Webber
41.00 Felipe Massa
41.00 Nico Rosberg
41.00 Romain Grosjean
201.00 Nico Hulkenberg
201.00 Pastor Maldonado
501.00 Adrian Sutil
501.00 Esteban Gutierrez
501.00 Paul Di Resta
501.00 Valtteri Bottas
1001.00 Daniel Ricciardo
1001.00 Jean-Eric Vergne
3001.00 Charles Pic
3001.00 Giedo van der Garde
3001.00 Jules Bianchi
3001.00 Max Chilton
Constructors Championship
2.00 Red Bull
4.33 McLaren
5.00 Ferrari
13.00 Mercedes
15.00 Lotus
151.00 Sauber
251.00 Williams
501.00 Force India
1001.00 Toro Rosso
5001.00 Caterham
5001.00 Marussia
Others
Hamilton to win a race
Yes 1.53
No 2.37
Hamilton to get pole in a race
Yes 1.57
No 2.25
Caterham or Marussia to score at least 1 point
No 1.44
Yes 2.62
Statistics: Posted by Big Kev — Sun Mar 10, 2013 2:22 am