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Qualifying results

Pos	Nat	Name	Team/Engine	Part 3	Part 2	Part 1
1		Jenson Button	Honda	1:25.229	1:26.337	1:28.081
2		Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:25.635	1:26.196	1:27.765
3		Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:25.778	1:25.729	1:28.569
4		Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:25.822	1:26.161	1:27.193
5		Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:25.976	1:25.902	1:27.079
6		Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:26.612	1:26.596	1:28.007
7		Mark Webber	Williams-Cosworth	1:26.937	1:26.075	1:27.669
8		Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber-BMW	1:27.579	1:26.014	1:27.796
9*		Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber-BMW	1:29.239	1:26.714	1:28.460
10		Jarno Trulli	Toyota	no time	1:26.327	1:27.748
11		Michael Schumacher	Ferrari		1:26.718	1:28.228
12		David Coulthard	RBR-Ferrari		1:27.023	1:28.408
13		Vitantonio Liuzzi	STR-Cosworth		1:27.219	1:28.999
14		Christian Klien	RBR-Ferrari		1:27.591	1:28.757
15		Nico Rosberg	Williams-Cosworth		1:29.422	1:28.351
16		Felipe Massa	Ferrari		no time	1:28.868
17		Rubens Barrichello	Honda			1:29.943
18		Christijan Albers	MF1-Toyota			1:30.226
19		Scott Speed	STR-Cosworth			1:30.426
20		Tiago Monteiro	MF1-Toyota			1:30.709
21		Takuma Sato	Super Aguri-Honda			1:32.279
22		Yuji Ide	Super Aguri-Honda			1:36.164

Note

Jacques Villeneuve had an engine change after Friday Practice, dropping him 10-places on the grid on Sunday and hence started from 19th on the grid.

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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	57	1:34:27.870	3	10
2	3	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	57	+1.8 secs	4	8
3	7	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	57	+24.8 secs	6	6
4	16	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber-BMW	57	+31.0 secs	8	5
5	2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	57	+38.1 secs	2	4
6	17	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber-BMW	57	+49.5 secs	19	3
7	11	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	57	+51.9 secs	16	2
8	14	David Coulthard	RBR-Ferrari	57	+53.9 secs	11	1
9	21	Scott Speed¹	STR-Cosworth	57	+78.8 secs	18
10	12	Jenson Button²	Honda	56	+1 Lap/Engine	1
11	19	Christijan Albers	MF1-Toyota	56	+1 Lap	17
12	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri-Honda	55	+2 Laps	21
13	23	Yuji Ide	Super Aguri-Honda	54	+3 Laps	22
Ret	4	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	46	Electrical	5
Ret	18	Tiago Monteiro	MF1-Toyota	39	Mechanical	20
Ret	20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	STR-Cosworth	37	Accident	12
Ret	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	32	Accident	10
Ret	9	Mark Webber	Williams-Cosworth	22	Transmission	7
Ret	15	Christian Klien	RBR-Ferrari	4	Accident	13
Ret	8	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	0	Accident	9
Ret	10	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Cosworth	0	Accident damage	14
Ret	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	0	Accident	15

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Notes

1. Scott Speed finished eighth but had 25 seconds added to his race time for lack of attention to yellow flags. Cynics will note that this prevented his rev-limited V10 beating a theoretically more competitive V8-powered car, something which would gain criticism as it can be seen as STR taking advantage of a rules loophole. He was also fined $5000 for using abusive language during a post-race hearing.
2. Jenson Button was forced to resign a matter of yards from the finish line due to engine failure, giving up a point scoring position. Pit crew orders were to pull in to avoid a 10 place position penalty in the next race. As he may have been able to complete the race, whether he will be entitled to change the engine without a penalty is not yet clear.
3. Takuma Sato was reprimanded by the stewards for lack of attention to blue flags. But he was not punished with a penalty, this time.
4. The race distance was reduced from 58 laps to 57, due to an extra formation lap.
5. Giancarlo Fisichella started from the pit-lane after stalling as the cars prepared for the start. As a result, Juan Pablo Montoya's spin on the way to the grid went unpunished; he was able to move back through the field and reclaim his fifth (now fourth) place on the grid.
6. Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen: 1:26.045.
7. Lap Leaders: Jenson Button 1–3 (3); Fernando Alonso 4–19, 23–57 (51); Kimi Räikkönen 20 (1); Mark Webber 21–22 (2).

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External links

• Detailed Australian Grand Prix results
• Australian Grand Prix result
• FIA's results table
• Results from The Official Formula 1 Website