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| - Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(0.937,0.937,0.937) id:linemark value:gray(0.8) id:linemark2 value:gray(0.9) BackgroundColors = canvas:canvas PlotData = mark:(line,linemark) from:start till:25 color:yellow shift:(20,-5) text:Lewis Hamilton (Laps 1–24) from:25 till:27 color:green shift:(20,-5) text:Nico Rosberg (Laps 25–26) from:27 till:end color:yellow shift:(20,-5) text:Lewis Hamilton (Laps 27–58) An accident in testing prevented Fernando Alonso from taking part in the race, and Kevin Magnussen took his place for the race.
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| - Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(0.937,0.937,0.937) id:linemark value:gray(0.8) id:linemark2 value:gray(0.9) BackgroundColors = canvas:canvas PlotData = mark:(line,linemark) from:start till:25 color:yellow shift:(20,-5) text:Lewis Hamilton (Laps 1–24) from:25 till:27 color:green shift:(20,-5) text:Nico Rosberg (Laps 25–26) from:27 till:end color:yellow shift:(20,-5) text:Lewis Hamilton (Laps 27–58) The 2015 Australian Grand Prix (formally the 2015 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix) was the first race of the 2015 Formula One season. The race was the 80th Australian Grand Prix, the 31st time as a round of the Formula One World Championship, and the 20th F1 race to be held at the Albert Park Circuit. Lewis Hamilton entered the race as World Champion. An accident in testing prevented Fernando Alonso from taking part in the race, and Kevin Magnussen took his place for the race. Hamilton took pole position, over half a second ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg. The Mercedes duo were clear of the remainder of the field, with Felipe Massa only managing to lap with 1.4 seconds of Hamilton. Marussia's return saw them not make it to the track at all, while the new McLaren-Honda partnership started off in disastrous fashion, as Jenson Button and Magnussen locked out the back row. Prior to the race, Valtteri Bottas withdrew with a back injury, while on the lap out to the grid, Magnussen's engine blew and Daniil Kvyat's gearbox gave way. There was drama at the start of the race as Pastor Maldonado was hit off in a racing incident with Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Nasr. Once this was clear, Mercedes went on to dominate the race, with Hamilton ahead of Rosberg throughout, the Brit eventually winning by just over a second. Sebastian Vettel undercut Massa at the pit stops to claim a podium on his Ferrari début, ahead of Massa. Nasr performed admirably to take fifth place on his début for Sauber, being the last driver on the lead lap. Aussie Daniel Ricciardo struggled to sixth, with Nico Hülkenberg valiantly driving his Force India to seventh. Marcus Ericsson scored his first points with eighth place, giving Sauber a double-points score the first race after a pointless season, just beating out Carlos Sainz, Jr., whose tyres faded towards the end of the race. Sergio Pérez picked up the final point, while Button managed to bring home the Honda-powered McLaren, albeit very slowly. Räikkönen retired mid-race after wheel wasn't properly put on during a pit stop, and Max Verstappen's race as the youngest ever F1 driver ended in engine failure. Romain Grosjean retired on the first lap with power loss. Hamilton set the fastest lap. The result left Hamilton with the initial advantage over Rosberg, with Mercedes' Championship lead standing at a mammoth 28 points after just the one race.
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