Formula 1, Melbourne, Brawn GP take one-two victory

Jenson Button recorded his second career victory and the first for the brand new Brawn Mercedes team. Race day saw Button make a perfect start to lead the first lap by five seconds as Rubens Barrichello slipped down the field as his anti-stall device kicked in. Rubens Barrichello inherited second position to make it a famous Brawn GP one-two result.

"It's not just for me but for the whole team, a fairy tale ending really to the first race of our career together and I hope we can continue this way. We are going to fight every way we can to keep this car competitive and at the front. This has got to continue and this is where we want to be. Bring on Malaysia", said Jenson Button.

Jarno Trulli started from the pit lane after Toyota’s rear wing infringement yesterday, but hauled through to take the final podium finish, while a very determined drive brought a hugely valuable fourth place for McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. The world champion was briefly third in the dying stages after Trulli ran off track behind the safety car, before the Italian subsequently retook the place - an infringement which prompted stewards to subsequently add 25s to his race time, later dropping him to 12th.

Neither of the Ferraris finished. Both struggled with tyre wear, and as Massa suffered a mechanical problem late in the race, Raikkonen spun and subsequently retired.

Driver table:

Rank	Driver/Team	Points
1	Jenson Button (Brawn)	10
2	Rubens Barrichello (Brawn)	8
3	Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)	6
4	Timo Glock (Toyota)	5
5	Fernando Alonso (Renault)	4
6	Nico Rosberg (Williams)	3
7	Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso)	2
8	Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso)	1
9	Adrian Sutil (Force India)	0
10	Felipe Massa (Ferrari)	0
11	Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India)	0
12	Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren)	0
13	Jarno Trulli (Toyota)	0
14	Kazuki Nakajima (Williams)	0
15	Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari)	0
16	Mark Webber (Red Bull)	0
17	Nelson Piquet (Renault)	0
18	Nick Heidfeld (BMW-Sauber)	0
19	Robert Kubica (BMW-Sauber)	0
20	Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)	0

Teams table:

Rank	Team	Points
1	Brawn-Mercedes	18
2	McLaren-Mercedes	6
3	Toyota	5
4	Renault	4
5	Williams-Toyota	3
6	Toro Roso	3
7	Force India-Mercedes	0
8	BMW Sauber	0
9	RBR-Renault	0
10	Ferrari	0

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