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Kicking Off the Season at Melbourne’s Albert Park!
As was the case last year, the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship will start in the southern hemisphere in Australia. Some consider Melbourne’s Albert Park to be a road course, since the circuit incorporates city streets. With traction control prohibited this year, everyone will be paying particularly close attention to see how the drivers will be affected. Of course, Panasonic Toyota Racing fans will be excited to see the debut of driver Timo Glock.
2007 grand prix
The Australian GP, held on March 18, 2007, was the first race of the 2007 season. Jarno and Ralf started from P8 and P9 on the grid, respectively, and both stayed within the top ten during the first leg of the race. After changing tires, Jarno and Ralf also changed positions, with Ralf finishing the race in P8 and Jarno finishing in P9. Panasonic Toyota Racing took away one championship point from the competition.
As was the case last year, the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship will start in the southern hemisphere in Australia. Some consider Melbourne’s Albert Park to be a road course, since the circuit incorporates city streets. With traction control prohibited this year, everyone will be paying particularly close attention to see how the drivers will be affected. Of course, Panasonic Toyota Racing fans will be excited to see the debut of driver Timo Glock.
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| date | local time | |
| 14 March, 2008 (Fri) | 10:00 - 11:30 |
Practice Session 1 |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Practice Session 2 | |
| 15 March, 2008 (Sat) | 11:00 - 12:00 | Practice Session 3 |
| 14:00 - | Qualifying | |
| 16 March, 2008 (Sun) | 15:30 - | Race |
2007 grand prix
The Australian GP, held on March 18, 2007, was the first race of the 2007 season. Jarno and Ralf started from P8 and P9 on the grid, respectively, and both stayed within the top ten during the first leg of the race. After changing tires, Jarno and Ralf also changed positions, with Ralf finishing the race in P8 and Jarno finishing in P9. Panasonic Toyota Racing took away one championship point from the competition.
Race
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| fastest lap : K. Raikkonen (1:26.235) | ||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying
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track information
| Albert Park | ||
| www.grandprix.com.au | ||
| address | : | 220 Albert Road, South Melbourne, Australia |
| tel | : | (+61) 392587100 |
| fax | : | (+61) 396993727 |
| lap distance |
: | 5.303 km |
| race distance | : | 307.574 km |
| number of laps | : | 58 |